I think their coaches need to be booted out, and the government roundly castigated. Those girls were NOT having fun, and look at their bodies - they don't look like well-trained athletes. They look like they're starving. :(
Personally, I don't think children should be subjected to the pressures of international competition - if I had my druthers, the minimum age for any Olympic competition would be 17. Not only because of the physical stresses (hell, my cousin didn't start having periods till she was 19 because of her competitive gymnastics), but because of the emotional problems it can cause.
Wasn't it nice to see the one grown-up Romanian woman competing? She was strong and well-muscled and did *great*. They should all be like that.
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15/8/08 12:40 (UTC)I think their coaches need to be booted out, and the government roundly castigated. Those girls were NOT having fun, and look at their bodies - they don't look like well-trained athletes. They look like they're starving. :(
Personally, I don't think children should be subjected to the pressures of international competition - if I had my druthers, the minimum age for any Olympic competition would be 17. Not only because of the physical stresses (hell, my cousin didn't start having periods till she was 19 because of her competitive gymnastics), but because of the emotional problems it can cause.
Wasn't it nice to see the one grown-up Romanian woman competing? She was strong and well-muscled and did *great*. They should all be like that.