I saw one girl who did not look over 12, shortness aside. She just didn't have the facial maturity.
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Vortex - Aug 12, 2008 7:29:35 pm PDT #1332 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
SailAweigh - Aug 12, 2008 7:30:13 pm PDT #1333 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
It's like, as long as I have a waist, I'm NSM with what the other measurements are. I have an hourglass; I loveloveLOVE the very distinct dip between my hips and waist, esp. in my lower back.
This is me. I usually think the scale is lying to me when it says 175, because I keep telling it "I've got a waist! I can't weigh that!" I've always gotten compliments on my waist being "tiny", no matter what my weight, so who cares what the scale says. And, even though I can't see it, I get compliments on my legs and ankles. Well, I'll take 'em, even if I don't quite believe 'em.
IOmeN, I hooked up a new router this evening and it's being a pain in the butt. My TiVo didn't want to play nice with it and after a lot of fiddle-faddle with its setup and my home network and other oddities, I've finally got it hooked up and loading the TV schedule for the next two weeks. Damn, I wanted to be in bed an hour ago.
omnis_audis - Aug 12, 2008 7:38:40 pm PDT #1334 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
amych. Sorry. My grammar & spelling skills are horrid. When I am at the computer, I'm pretty good about checking. But on the iPhone, it's too much a pain. It is the one glaring area where I am very unBuffista. I am getting better. Since joining, I am far more aware of my serial comma usage.
brenda m - Aug 12, 2008 7:40:03 pm PDT #1335 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
What do others think? Are they over 16? Is that why they don't list a home town (so research can't be done)?
Those three who did the uneven bars? No way.
Interesting thought about the home town thing. Though, if you're pulled at three into a central training program, is that even a meaningful concept?
billytea - Aug 12, 2008 7:40:13 pm PDT #1336 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Watching the lady gymnists now. I find it interesting that the Chinese list a whole province for 'home', vs. a city.
I asked Wallybee about this. She said that the gymnasts are first selected for the provincial team. The provincial teams compete against each other, and it's through performance in that competition that the national team gets selected. That's her guess on why they're identified by province, because it's the avenue by which they make it to the national team.
brenda m - Aug 12, 2008 7:43:16 pm PDT #1337 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
omnis, not to harp, but I think amych's point was about the term "lady" gymnasts, as opposed to women.
d - Aug 12, 2008 7:49:29 pm PDT #1338 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
What is the advantage for having super young gymnasts? Maybe some of them could be on the edge of 16, but that wee little thing can't be anywhere near 16.
amych - Aug 12, 2008 7:52:09 pm PDT #1339 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yes, what Brenda said -- I'd never dream of correcting your spelling. But "lady" diminishes what they do as athletes.
Hil R. - Aug 12, 2008 7:54:04 pm PDT #1340 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
At least two of the Chinese gymnasts who are currently listed as 16 were listed as 12 just two years ago.
amych - Aug 12, 2008 7:55:05 pm PDT #1341 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What is the advantage for having super young gymnasts?
It was discussed a good bit in Natter the other day by people who know way more about gymnastics than I ever will, but in a nutshell, tiny=better balance and prepubescent=not having to relearn all your skills to account for hips. The age limit used to be 14, but when they raised it to 16, the incentive for forging papers on some kids who aren't anywhere near the required age must have gone through the roof. For those teams that would do such a thing, of course.