Did the Chinese lie about their female gymnastic ages?

I don't get why people are saying we need to get over it. We were saying that they were underage even before the competition in Beijing ever started.

I don't think there should be an age limit, if you are the best.... show that you're the best. however, since there is an age limit. I think all gymnast should have to show a birth-certficate.. no matter WHAT country they come from!

first i will say that we, the usa, got the medal we deserved. silver. the chinese outperformed. and, in my opinion, the chinese would have still won even if sacramone hadn't fallen, so people shouldn't be so hard on her either. i would not go as far as to say that the chinese won because of their size.

HOWEVER....doesn't it seem like a huge coincidence that 4 out of china's 6 best gymnasts just happened to be 16 the year the Olympics came? hmm thats lucky. and strange that their own newspapers cited the girls ages as younger previously? i didn't question their ages when i was watching but after those articles have come to light im pretty sure at least 1 or 2 are not 16. but oh well. nothing is going to happen about it and there is no use crying over it. silver is good.

well, they don't look 16, but olympic gymnasts generally don't develop properly and they hot puberty later in life and their hormones get messed up. Also, Chinese people are genetically smaller than most other people from different nationalities o I just think we'll never know.

I will admit they do look like children (not just size wise) but I don't think this would have been brought up if USA had done better so...

Karolyi should grow up and stop acting childish. I'm 22 and I look 16. I get carded whenever I try to go out. China deserves it and theyre an amazing team. US is an amazing team as well, so it all came down to skills. If the US has older atheletes shouldnt that mean that they have better skills since theyve had more years of practise?? Age shouldnt matter now should it??

Stop crying about this, I'm an american and watched the amateur mistakes the usa gymnast did. We should be upset with our own performances of stepping out of bounds, falling down on your back, rookie mistakes is why i am mad. Petty age cheating is for sore losers. Man up and take the defeat and move on.

No. I think the Chinese deserved it Fair and square. As a fellow American I ask for you not to look for excuses but to congratulate China.

Congratulations and Good Luck China!

Go Team USA!

Karolyi is a grown woman and she calls the chinese gymnasts babies. Sounds very mature huh?

Just because the Americans blew it (which they did) doesn't mean it's okay that China lied. And they did. Of course, what do you expect from a totalitarian government?

are you TRYING to create problems? do you KNOW how many times this qustion has been asked? why bring it up the millionth time? Do you NEED to make excuses for why the americans lost or something. Just leave them alone, seroiusly. Karolyi is a woman and she is saying those things, how mature! (sarcasm)

if a girl is smaller and lighter then the ratio nad velocity in the air can be achieved easier. Those tiny girls weigh 70LBS!!! look at shawn she is like 90lbs and 4'9. Of course the chinese team is very talented but their height and weight made them win the gold.

I think cheating is unfair, if those girls really are 16 then someone needs to call a doctor because they should be dead because the weight is low and they are not growing.