Yep, the story just crossed the news wire.
BEIJING (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into allegations Chinese authorities covered up the age of a double gold medal winning gymnast because she was too young to compete.
He Kexin, who won team gold in artistic gymnastics and an [...]
Archive for August, 2008
IOC opens investigation into He Kexin’s age
Posted in Current Events on 21 August 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Chinese gymnast age controversy
Posted in Current Events, Science, Technology on 21 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The interwebs are abuzz over a controversy regarding the ages of several Chinese women gymnasts. Critics point to several news reports, and even an official Chinese government web site, which listed Chinese gymnast He Kexin’s birthday as 1 January 1994 instead of the “official” date of 1 January 1992. That would make her 14 years [...]
Russia wins gold in women’s individual gymnastics
Posted in Current Events on 15 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, that might as well be the headline. Nastia Liukin was born to and trained by a Russian. Her American citizenship is incidental. Ah, but the US team performed incredibly well in women’s gymnastics, anyway. No need to pick nits.
Stunning
Posted in Current Events on 8 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As one of the NBC commentators said, “When it comes to Opening Ceremonies, retire the trophy.”
Another milestone
Posted in Personal on 3 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I turned 30 last month, and I just realized that I will turn 11,000 days old in three days. Yes, I’m a nerd for even thinking about these things. I missed my 10,000th day, which happens 139 days after your 27th birthday (this may vary by a day depending on your birthday’s relation to the [...]
