Chen Ruolin, a 15-year-old diver, was ordered to skip dinner for one year to keep her body sharp as a razor slicing into the water. The girl weighs 66 pounds.66 pounds! I know some 1st graders that weigh more than that!
At least they still have their sense of humor:
Guo Jingjing, a gold medalist in diving who weighs 108 pounds, pointed out as much rather ungraciously when she referred to competitor Blythe Hartley as "the fat Canadian."I really wonder how long the Chinese Government can keep this up. As it mentions in the article, many of the gold medal winning athletes are envious of the way athletes are treated in America. All too soon the independent spirit inside everyone is bound to pop out.
I'm just amazed that they've been able to exercise the amount of censorship and information control that they have in the era of unlimited information.
Does anyone remember when anorexia and bulimia were chronic problems for female gymnasts? They even made that made-for-tv special with the Pink Ranger (from Power Rangers, AmyJo Johnson) about the very "pressing"issue.
How did we go from that, to this?
And, we still had the top 2 all-around gymnasts in the world! Maybe healthy is better! Maybe!
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