Comments on: U.S. Hacker Hits Gold: Documents Appear to Confirm Falsified Ages of Chinese Gymnast

By: Smalls

Smalls — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:21:59 +0000

Idk its obvious the chines cheated big time! At first I thought it would b a disadvantage being younger but I realize that the younger gymnasts have a large advantage over the older ones. First their bodies aren’t as beat up. And second they have more endurance. Is it so hard to play fair? Seariously!!!!!!! And cro I think the sports change with the times thus spirit of the olympics is still the same just different sports.

By: susieq

susieq — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:03:45 +0000

It is obvious that these gymnasts are not 16. The Chinese have done this before and they need to be caught. The Olympic spirit is about the ideal of fairness. One girl is missing her baby tooth?

By: Cro Magnum Man

Cro Magnum Man — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:58:44 +0000

Gee, I don’t know sticks.

I really enjoy watching them slip in a ringer in the “Tiddlywinks” open challenge.

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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:50:34 +0000

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By: sticks

sticks — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:25:44 +0000

The spirit of the games is competition, not cheating. The rest of you decide what works for you. For me, as an athelete I wanted fair competiton. But not everyone subscribes to ethics and morals. Your loss.

By: Gyges

Gyges — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:56:15 +0000

Personally the only Olympic event I watch is the Women’s biathlon. I only watch that because I like the look on peoples’ faces when I tell them that.

By: Cro Magnum Man

Cro Magnum Man — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:10:28 +0000

Frankly I’m not sure why anyone even cares.

After all, when they make Basketball an olympic sport we’ve pretty much closed the book on the spirit of Athens and what it means to be an olympic contender.

By this time next year I’ve no doubt that “Wheel of Fortune” will make it’s way to the cornucopia of Olympic events.

By: Michael Spindell

Michael Spindell — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:22 +0000

Dundar,
Finally, there is something I agree with you on completely.

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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:24 +0000

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By: dundar

dundar — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:47:37 +0000

What does it matter. The corrupt Olympics commission will do nothing about it.

By: Bill in Chicago

Bill in Chicago — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:19:51 +0000

Yep, and the Chinese have done this before, too:

“Yang Yun, a Chinese gymnast who was listed as 16 when she won double bronzes at Sydney, later went on Chinese television and said she had been 14 when she competed.”

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832312,00.html?imw=Y

Also, what is striking about the incident with the little girl in the opening ceremonies, which seems trivial in and of itself, is that the decision to put in the double was reportedly approved by the Chinese Politburo! If the upper echelons of the Chinese government are micromanaging these games to such a degree, then what evidentiary value do those (very recent) passports present?

By: Cro Magnum Man

Cro Magnum Man — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:21:57 +0000

It’s about time a US hacker got something on the Chinese.

Their hackers have been roaming freely around our government systems long enough, unanswered.

Maybe we should make “Hacking” an Olympic sport.