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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
In China, a girl that shows gymnastic promise at 7 or 8 will be placed in a special school where they get 30 to 40 hours of practice per week. The child gets free schooling, room, and board.
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Yes but do we really want our Canadian girls to be 4 feet 6?
And those chinese gymnasts who won the men's team event yesterday won't be able to lift their arms when they retire after the beating they've taken in the rings and parallel bars.
China sacrificed it's athletes for these Beijing games. Expect their results to fall in subsequent games. I very happy that our athletes are well-rounded and will have a career after the games are done. Results aren't everything.