By Alyssa Rosenberg No one's going to prove that the members of the Chinese women's gymnastic team who won gold last night are underage at this point. And no one's going to deny that they are phenomenally talented. Even if someone did prove they were underage, it wouldn't prevent China from keeping them on extremely tough training schedules where they see their families once a year. But it amazes me that Harvey Araton can write a column about how young the Chinese team is without writing about precisely why the age limits are what they are particularly in gymnastics, or Jennifer Sey, who blasted the cultures of eating disorders and abuse in gymnastics, can say she hopes the Chinese team wins because the medals will make up for it. The golds they won tonight may make life better for those girls, but it just rewards China's strategy. More young girls will follow them into the spotlight, and the expectations for them will be immense.
