Let's stipulate first that the American team had their chance and did not produce their best performances when they needed them in the Women's Team Gymnastics final a couple of nights ago. Let's further stipulate that if "home field advantage" was present in the scoring it might not be the first time that's ever happened.
However, it would be very unusual, even for slightly built gymnasts, to have an average team weight of 77 pounds if they really are all 16 years old. And, sure enough, a news report exists on the net was recently removed from its webpage which sheds doubt on the age of at least one competitor.
BEIJING (AP)—Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government’s news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week.
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The Associated Press found the Xinhua report on the site Thursday morning and saved a copy of the page. Later that afternoon, the Web site was still working but the page was no longer accessible.
You're putting me on! The Chinese government control the flow of information? You don't say!
Doctors can tell. Google "Tanner Stages" if you don't think so.
