According to the Times Online there is now proof that China used underage gymnasts—thanks to the free part of the internet, that is.This is not going to have a pretty ending, folks.
Speaking of left to right, back to the picture: From left to right, we have silver medalist Nastia of the U.S., gold medalist He of China and bronze medalist Yang of China posing on the podium during the awards ceremony for the women’s uneven bars. I wonder how devastated these Chinese girls will feel if their medals are stripped away. Would they ever be allowed to compete again?
Speaking of competitions, there’s the men’s basketball finals to ruminate upon: Our Lithuanian friends lost to Argentina 87-75. But what of the U.S.? Did the Super 12 avoid devastation? Well, it was too close at the end and Coach K, due to his West Point background, was sweating bullets, I’m sure.
The fact is, his boys/our boys only led their boys by 4 points with 2.5 minutes left to play. So I’ll whisper the final score….. Not that it matters, ’cause Google has sandboxed me for changing three letters of my domain name (o u t to i n g). Oh crap, now I’m back to that hari kari stuff. All of a sudden Suck it Up has new meaning.
Sucking it up: Last night I saw a Bob Costas interview with Jacques Rogge (feeble head of the International Olympic Committee). Hot on a trail, Costas could not disguise the lust in his eyes, while Jacques countered with an already dead look in his. Jacques the rogue my have sold his soul for plenty big yuan, but this controversy about the underage gymnasts is not over, folks, as there may be as many as 6 (yes six) Chinese children who shouldn’t have been prancing about on the floor of the Bird’s Nest Stadium.
Not to worry, the International Gymnastics Federation or FIG is looking into the problem, gathering documentation, such as passports, identity cards and family booklets.
All booklets aside, folks, if the gold medal looks almost as big as the face, then what does that tell you?
