Chinese Gymnast too young

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

Are there different ages for different sports? I heard on the news that one of the synchronized divers was 14.

I wonder if all those hours of training and competing messes with their hormones. They're all so small and they all look so young. I remember when Kerri Strug was interviewed on TV after she vaulted on a sprained ankle. She had such a high-pitched voice, even though she was a teenager. The 33-year-old German gymnast seemed to be the only one in these games who had a normal appearing female body.

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Yes it does change their development, my daughter did gymnastics for three years and it did definetely delay development. She goes to a chiropracter and has a lot of chronic problems from it also.