Quote Originally Posted by Nissan Sean
i do believe that some of the Chinese girls may have been underage, but they still did the best gymnastically. i dont see a benefit for the chinese using underage girls. they still performed the best no matter their age. they deserve their medals.

On another forum I am on this was discussed and one of the posters found a quote about it from a member of the US gymnastics assoc. He said the ideal ages for gymnastics is 11-14 as they are more flexable and have the ability to do a higher degree of difficulty on many tricks.

A psychologist also said that children that age feel pressure much less than when older.