Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
They changed the age rules years ago because they worried about injury in girls too young ...

Gymnastics is the only sport where younger is better, physiologically, the younger you are, the better muscle-to-weight ratio your body has.
Exactly. Younger girls have an advantage over the older girls. Generally their balance and flexibility is better at a younger age too.

Plus it takes spots away from women who are following the rules and are just as good.

I also heard a report they were talking about during the olympics that typically these chinese gymnasts are taken from their homes at 3 years of age and one of the girls requested to go back home and her family refused to let her come home because itw ould be better for their family is she made it to the olympics.