China is again under suspicion of faking the ages of it’s athletes. In the 2008 Olympics, many found it hard to believe that their female gymnasts were old enough to compete, but China produced passports allegedly proving it. Now, the AP has noticed that the birth dates of 9 Chinese figure skaters on the official Chinese Skating website don’t match the dates on their International Skating Union bios. Bottom line: some Chinese skaters might have been too old when they won junior competitions, while others might have been younger than the minimum age of 15 when they competed in the Olympics.
- Of course with Chinese Passports you look at them once, and you want to look at them again an hour later.
- The Chinese Cable News Network MS-MSG reports the charges are ridiculous.
- We should have realized they were too young when they all skated to Justin Bieber songs.