China Promises to Watch Gymnasts’ Ages Closely
Jul.29, 2010 in
2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, News, Singapore 2010, athletes
The Chinese government says that it will get tough about Olympic gymnasts’ ages. We’ll see…
Entries Tagged ‘China’
US Gets Bronze Gymnastics Medal; China Loses Theirs
Apr.28, 2010 in
2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, athletes, gymnastics
The Chinese gymnast team lost their team bronze medal from 2000; the US team, initially placing fourth, now have the bronze medal.
2008 Beijing Olympics
Apr.04, 2010 in
2008 Beijing, 2012 London
The 2008 Beijing Olympics were memorable, but they had their controversies.
Jacques Rogge Looks for Age Cheaters at YOG
Mar.29, 2010 in
2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, International Olympic Committee, News, Singapore 2010, Youth Olympics, gymnastics
Jacques Rogge says that they will look for age cheaters, but they don’t always do a great job. China’s gymnasts have had long-standing problems with being underage.
Vancouver Olympics Day 15
Feb.27, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, alpine skiing, athletes, biathlon, bobsledding, cross country skiing, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Friday was a day for final races. Apolo Ohno won the team bronze in what might be his last Olympic race, while Sarah Schleper raced in the slalom.
Vancouver Olympics Day 14
Feb.26, 2010 in
1964 Innsbruck, 2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, athletes, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, hockey, nordic combined
Today was a history making day for the US, with no US figure skating winner for the ladies competition since 1964, but the first nordic combined gold ever.
Vancouver Olympics Day 13
Feb.25, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, bobsledding, cross country skiing, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, speed skating
Upsets occur as aerialists fall, skaters are disqualified, and skiers crash.
Vancouver Olympics Day 9
Feb.21, 2010 in
alpine skiing, bobsledding, cross country skiing
Shani Davis, Apolo Ohno, and Lindsey Vonn came home with medals for the US today, but none of them were gold.
Vancouver Olympics Day 6
Feb.18, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, athletes, cross country skiing, luge, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Day 6 was eventful. Shaun White, Shani Davis, and Lindsey Vonn won big for the United States.
