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Parker gymnast Nastia Liukin looks to improve upon team silver in Beijing

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/au ... e-upon-te/

"Liukin will attend Southern Methodist University in the Fall and plans to study international business. Study business at SMU? Shocking, I know."

Smart AND athletic.

I think the IOC needs to cut the members of the Chinese women's team in half and count their rings.

jtstang wrote:I think the IOC needs to cut the members of the Chinese women's team in half and count their rings.

I think the IOC should conduct a puberty check first.

She enrolled in the Spring but did not attend...

HB Pony Dad wrote:

jtstang wrote:I think the IOC needs to cut the members of the Chinese women's team in half and count their rings.

I think the IOC should conduct a puberty check first.

Heh, knowing nothing about gymnastics and maturity levels, does a 13 year old girl hold an inherent phycial advantage over an 18 year old girl, or is the rule of being at least 16 at some point in the calendar year of the Olympics in place to protect the girls, such as not putting the pressure and rigors of training on someone so young?

Common sense would tell me that an older girl (16-20) would be a better gymnast because they have more experience, training, and maturity to handle pressure and if they get whupped by a 12 year old, more power to em....let them compete and just do away with the rule. I would think in most cases you wouldn't want someone so young on the team anyway for the reasons i listed above.

Im betting she goes Theta

bagice wrote:

HB Pony Dad wrote:

jtstang wrote:I think the IOC needs to cut the members of the Chinese women's team in half and count their rings.

I think the IOC should conduct a puberty check first.

Heh, knowing nothing about gymnastics and maturity levels, does a 13 year old girl hold an inherent phycial advantage over an 18 year old girl, or is the rule of being at least 16 at some point in the calendar year of the Olympics in place to protect the girls, such as not putting the pressure and rigors of training on someone so young?

Common sense would tell me that an older girl (16-20) would be a better gymnast because they have more experience, training, and maturity to handle pressure and if they get whupped by a 12 year old, more power to em....let them compete and just do away with the rule. I would think in most cases you wouldn't want someone so young on the team anyway for the reasons i listed above.

i would agree with you except for what my gf told me...who is an ex gymnast

apparently the ideal size and weight for gymnastic in girls is at 13-14 years old, they have a distinct advantage over those who are younger and older...i guess they are as small as can be while still being strong enough to compete at a high level.

HB Pony Dad wrote:

jtstang wrote:I think the IOC needs to cut the members of the Chinese women's team in half and count their rings.

I think the IOC should conduct a puberty check first.

you know they do gender testing for the weightlifters? hahaha

RednBlue11 wrote:Im betting she goes Theta

where ever she goes, ill try to be looking for her on campus

Thats cool news. She definately looks like a Theta. I heard a pretty funny conversation on KNBR(my local sports radio station) and they were talking about how pixie-like the Chinese team is and how the U.S. has the most "bootylicious" team in the Olympics. Funny stuff

SMUfiji43 wrote:Thats cool news. She definately looks like a Theta. I heard a pretty funny conversation on KNBR(my local sports radio station) and they were talking about how pixie-like the Chinese team is and how the U.S. has the most "bootylicious" team in the Olympics. Funny stuff

that is pretty funny stuff and I couldnt agree more

Well she can add "Olympic Champion" to her name as well.

Way to go, Nastia! Congrats on the gold!

Pure gold.