<p>omg some of the guys on our male track team are such ARROGANT asses. someone needs to smack them.</p>
<p>Absolutely right DB. They should learn some humility from the USA female gymnasts. Or follow Bela's lead -- he's excited out of his tree without being arrogant. Much classier behavior than what we see from some of the guys on the men's track team.</p>
<p>oh god. some of the women are the same way. The commentator was like what's your goal? and the idiots are like "TO WIN GOLD. THAT'S WHY I CAME." and someone else asked "how do you compare your run to the guy that ran before you and posted a similar time?" answer: "THERE IS NO COMPARISON." </p>
<p>and then, of course, they get beat by the Jamaican team.</p>
<p>Borrowing and modifying a well known phrase, those Jamaicans are pretty “Cool Runners”. And very fast as well. I don’t think the US guys have much of a chance against the fastest Jamaican sprinter.</p>
<p>I do love to watch these guys on the High Bar. Incredible routines; "spectacular to watch" as Al Trautwig says.</p>
<p>I'm sorry to see the Gymnastics end. :(</p>
<p>me too. gymnastics/swimming were the best part of the olympics, IMO.</p>
<p>Am I the only one who cares that UVA has won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in this Olympics so far? That is a pretty amazing feat..</p>
<p>It is amazing barboza! For such a small population, it's quite something. UVA's alumni and current student population is for sure beating small countries with a similar size :)</p>
<p>It's too bad gymnastics and swimming are done :( and womens beach volleyball is done tonight...go for gold!</p>
<p>Haha HHD, "Cool Runnings" was filmed in my home town.</p>
<p>we're beating some countries much larger than us as well. India's won one medal so far. (but it's gold!)</p>
<p>cool runnings = best movie EVAR</p>
<p>Cool Runnings. I always liked the lucky egg part and "are ya dead, mon? No, mon"</p>
<p>Small world Canuck.</p>
<p>Cool Runnings was an awesome movie. I found the part where they picked up the sled and carried it across the Finish Line very moving.</p>
<p>Quite a story, bob sledders from Jamaica :) Calgary is also a nice town to visit...</p>
<p>Another gold for UVA from women's soccer :) </p>
<p>So now 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals for UVA. Impressive.</p>
<p>YES. THANK YOU IOC. I wonder what evidence came up.</p>
<p>I think the medals will remain with He, because it's virtually impossible to prove that she's underaged. The evidence on Stryde</a> Hax and BillyPan</a> 的部落格@台灣派部落客 - Google 逮到了，中共在奧運中作弊!!體操金牌選手何可欣証實只有14歲，不符參賽資格! have been deemed false by the Chinese gymnastics federation. </p>
<p>It's difficult to come up with hard proof as the state seems to have altered the gymnasts' passports, which is the only requirement from the IOC to check age eligibility. It goes without saying that the state can still modify birth documents and other ID's.</p>
<p>All we can do is hope that they can do something. After the mens beach volleyball game last night (yay another gold!), they said and stand by for breaking news. All I could think is "they're checking their ages" and then "yes!". Bela must've been jumping up with joy and flailing those arms in his own way of being excited.</p>
<p>On one hand, I'm not really into cheating. On the other hand, I think minimum ages are problematic, and especially stupid for sports. Don't know which side to root on here.</p>
<p>The issue is other teams could have fielded athletes below 16 that are just as strong or better than the Chinese. The problems with underaged gymnasts lie with exploiting children and gaining unfair advantage through better physical flexibility, which certainly is harder to do when you're older.</p>
<p>The age limit is made to aid aspiring athletes. The Olympics require very, very rigorous training to even make the team, much less compete in the final event. Young people are still growing, even at 16, which the excessive training can hinder. I injured my ankle badly in 5th grade and they were very concerned about my growth plates, as young adults can have serious bone problems later in life if their plates are messed up early on before they close. If a young athlete requires surgery, it could be even worse. And we aren't even touching the mental health effects of an event like the Olympics. Being taken out of grade school, the pressures to compete well, and being surrounded by much older athletes, can all put unnecessary strain on a child's mind. At 14, the risks are too high. Even 16 is pushing the limit, but by 16 most females are pretty much done growing other than the usual growth spurt in early college, and even males are heading into their final growth years. And in some sports, the peak performance age is 16-20 (women gymnastics), so it would be unfair to make the age much higher. I think it's smart of the IOC, as it in some ways prevents "athlete-mills", which is what they're now calling specialized schools/trainers who begin coaching the children at a low age. Sure, it won't end that practice, but there's less pressure on the younger "students" which could actually make them better athletes.</p>
<p>So, gold for the women's basketball team, AND men's beach volleyball. The men's bball play later today for the gold. It would be a good close to the Olympics to see them win!</p>