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Old 05-14-2007, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle View Post
Don’t get me wrong, I think the kids are great but WOMENS gymnastics should consist of women (18 and up) and not pre-pubesant (sp?) little girls who alter their diets and menstrual cycles (I coached) to stay as tiny as possible. (On the competitive world-level)
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NP, I'm a big gymnastics fan and have heard and read various accounts through the years about the destructiveness of the sport due to the extreme diets and body issues in both men's and women's gymnastics. In your opinion, how much of this is true, and how much of it is media sensationalism?

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