Looking a Chinese Gymnast in the Mouth

The controversy about the age of some of the Chinese woman's gymnasts appears to be going nowhere fast. I first heard about the questions regarding the youthful appearance of the Chinese gymnasts while watching the preliminaries, specifically just before the one who looks the youngest to me smiled. That was all I needed to see.

I'm not a dentist (nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night); however, I am the parent of a 10 year-old child who has EXACTLY the same gap in his teeth. According to our dentist, our child's a bit early; the age is usually 11.

Certainly there are other ways the young gymnast could have lost her teeth, due to an accident or dental work, for example. Could a qualified dentist tell the difference? My guess is yes. My guess is also there's no way any of this will make one iota of difference.

There won't be looking any Chinese gymnast in the mouth any time soon. Their "gift" to the world of gymnastics has been accepted. This "gift" reminds me of the Big Lies my favourite narcissist would tell. Everyone involved knew they were lies, but for various reasons, usually fear, we all agreed to "believe" the lie and thereby not tip our precariously balanced life. So, the various governing bodies serve as enabler to the Chinese to provide them international narcissistic supply. Bully for them.