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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter currently loves the US Women's Gymnastics team after watching them at the Olympics.  Actually, that is likely one of the least corrupted sports (drug wise), in addition to tennis (I watched a lot of tennis as a kid - that is a good suggestion).  [/quote]

I see what you're saying regarding gymnastics and (most likely) very little drug use, but there is the issue of countries passing off very young girls as 16 year olds.  That's not fun to explain either.[/quote]

that is a whole different can of worms.  and doesn't personally affect my daughter unless she truly becomes an elite gymnast competing at the int'l level.

Then there is also the constant pounding on young bodies and pressure to perform ever more dangerous moves in order to compete, as well as to compete through injury.

I didn't say it was a perfect sport, but at least no one is likely using illegal substances to enhance performance.[/quote]
Don't gymnasts use stuff and methods to delay puberty?[/quote]

Not that I know of... But I did read that the fitness level of the rhythmic gymnastic does delay puberty. Overtraining can cause young girls to miss their periods or have irregular periods or can cause their periods to stop completely (especially in girls who have been intensely training in gymnastics for a majority of their lives).

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I think you mean artistic gymnastics.  The requirement of 16 years old in olympic year has made most "women" gymnasts look at least like teenagers.[/quote]

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