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Originally posted by the way
reply to post by yellowcard
I can't comment on the womens vault as I managed to miss it.
I'm really not bitter at all, just fed up with all your compatriots on all the olympic threads here whining about how hard done by they are.
And for the record this is the first time i've heard anyone complain that any other country is getting screwed over except the US.
Originally posted by yellowcard
Alicia Sacramone should have gotten a silver at least
It happened in the team competition too, on the balance beam, it's happened in synchronized diving.
Originally posted by TKainZero
Soon, China will be stripped of some medals for having 13-year olds competing...
Years from now, people are going to wonder, "why didn't we see china for what it is?
Originally posted by chinawhite
They are judged by the difficultly of their routines NOT on if they made the best landing. The American girl choose to do a very easy and basic routine and got rewarded with a low score. Simple as that. The scores were explained in a article published by the IOC. Some retired Americans questioned the new system and made points based on their experienced on the old system like it was a matter of fact.
Originally posted by chinawhite
So your suggesting that the people who didn't get any medals should be questioning whether the US deserved her nice third and second place medals?. Should China also bring up whether it should have won the gold in the Womans all-rounder?.
Originally posted by chinawhite
Originally posted by TKainZero
Soon, China will be stripped of some medals for having 13-year olds competing...
If you got that from the same rumour mill than Micheal Phelps should have one last look at his medals then. The American media only managed to pull some misquoted internet links compared to the hundreds of meets the gymnast already have been and attempt to make something out of nothing. The new one is China apprantly is briding the judges because "team" USA is infallible and the only reason they arent wearing the gold is because someone cheated
Originally posted by chinawhiteSays the American.
British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il
Germans view US ally as greatest threat to world peace: survey
America: The Greatest Menace to Global Stability
Europeans see US as threat to peace
Originally posted by yellowcard
It wasn't just the landing, thanks for playing.
Yes...
Originally posted by yellowcard
Uhm, Michael Phelps is well above 16 years old
It wasn't just the "US Media" who was pointing out the gymnast ages.
With respect to the cases of Deng Lingling and Jiang Yuyuan, there is a 2003 documentary film about how China was preparing for the 2008 Olympics. This 89 minute documentary even includes the then unknown hurdler named Liu Xiang. In 2003, China was already screening young girls for the 2008 Olympics, and the group included Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Lingling (but not He Kexin). While birth certificates, passports and newspaper reports can be faked, it is unlikely that this documentary was faked back then because the Chinese sports authorities were just guessing who among the large group will emerge as eventual Olympians five years down the road.
Quote " This is for girl athletes who will be at the right age in 2008"
Still looks the same even when she is 16. This was when she was 12
Quote " Deng Lingling is the child who loves to cry"
www.zonaeuropa.com...
Says the person with "China" in their name:
well the completely overturn your links because mine say that now
Originally posted by chinawhite
Anyhow, before you look like a bigger clown. I dont live in China nor is that government my government.
Originally posted by yellowcard
Originally posted by the way
reply to post by yellowcard
I can't comment on the womens vault as I managed to miss it.
I'm really not bitter at all, just fed up with all your compatriots on all the olympic threads here whining about how hard done by they are.
And for the record this is the first time i've heard anyone complain that any other country is getting screwed over except the US.
That's probably because most of the attention of the U.S. Media is on The U.S. teams...so obviously you are going to notice it more on team U.S.A....because you are watching it more...than the other teams
Originally posted by chinawhite
Says the American.
British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il
Germans view US ally as greatest threat to world peace: survey
America: The Greatest Menace to Global Stability
Europeans see US as threat to peace
Originally posted by the way
Wow!!!
I have really tried to debate things through and be civil to you on a personal basis, but that sure is a dumb comment to make.
Let me simply expand and re-iterate what I have previously posted (obviously you find reading and understanding other peoples points of view that do not agree with yours difficult ?) in the hope you will understand-
I am from europe, I do not watch the american media.
In europe the media have not complained about judging bias.
Here on ALL the olympic threads on ATS-all you read is american posters, saying how biased the judges are (except when america gets gold, strangely enough-then its not biased!) and how america should have got gold in this or that event.
It is quite clear that you are blinkered by your own patriotism and that you (personally as an individual and collectively as a nation) are a very poor sport, bad losers, finding it hard to get the sour grapes down your throats etc.
You even accuse another poster on the page of being biased just because he/she's got the name chinawhite!
Well, your bias is quite plain for all to see, and you can whine and whinge all you like or even bray usa-usa-usa at the tv screen-the medals table speaks for itself.
If there is really score fixing/doping it will all come out in time-but there would have to be a hell of a lot of it for you to catch up in the golds, you can always pray?
Like I said earlier-suck it down and learn how to lose gracefully.
[edit on 19-8-2008 by the way]