Medical Updates & Things

    As most of you have probably noticed, I haven’t been posting very much lately. I apologize for that; there is a lot I’ve been planning on posting, a lot I want to talk about, and Cindy – the translator of the Yang Yun video...

Dancing With The Thieves!

You’re a great dancer, Derek, but why’d you have to borrow the steps?     What with all the trouble we’ve been having lately, what with the elections, the economic crisis, my on-going health issues, and all those depressing photos...

A Ruling & Plans for the Future

    The International Gymnastics Federation’s investigation into the alleged age falsification of Chinese gymnasts at the 2008 Beijing Games came to a close today. (AP article) However, their ruling was far from surprising. All five Chinese...

The Dark Road to Chinese Gymnastic Glory

    Thanks to a kind anonymous source from within China, I have created a gallery of images showing the conditions young Chinese gymnasts are subjected to at the hand of their government’s training program. These images are simply...

“Slips of the tongue”

    Five hours ago, the AP released an article stating that the FIG is now including the Chinese gymnastics team from the 2000 Sydney Olympics in their investigations into age falsification. Strangely, the article gave no explanation for the shift...

Yang Yun: China’s Habitual Deceit

    Just over one week ago, I mentioned that there was still so much to say about the age scandal that erupted around the sport of gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Even though the closing ceremonies have long since ended, the athletes have...