Apparently your reading comprehension is down quite a bit today...
I’ve said SEVERAL TIMES that if there’s other documentation about age - great! Bring it up - please!
The thread has been about the appearance of the gymnasts, and I’ll stand fast that you just can’t look and tell age - you simply can’t.
Apparently you missed the summary of the start of the thread:
“Chinese coaches tried to hide the ages of the girls with “enough makeup to shame a drag queen,” but no amount of lipstick and eyeliner can hide the fact that the American gymnasts have curves and breasts and the Chinese ones don’t. On average, the girls on the Chinese team are 3.5 inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter than their American counterparts....”
Now how that does NOT point to appearance I haven’t a clue.
This thread is about the physical appearance, plain and simple. And the reality is that several OTHER posters in this thread have pointed out the same thing I have: asian women appear younger than you think.
And several have added that gymnasts - including Americans - mature much more slowly. Add those two facts together and you end up with a team that may look to be all 13 and 14 years old but very well could be 16+.
So read the opening again, and get back to me on that whole premise that I do not want to question their age. I’ve posted here that if there’s other information, that’s what you need to use. Looks alone - as this thread opened with - simply doesn’t cut it.
“The thread has been about the appearance of the gymnasts, and I’ll stand fast that you just can’t look and tell age - you simply can’t.”
Chinese-american gymnasts do not appear to be 10 when they are 16.
Chinese gymnasts in past olympics (except in Athens) appeared older at “16” then these athletes.
Chinese athletes in other sporting events appear older at “16” than the chinese gymnasts.
Chinese 16 year olds do not retain baby teeth.