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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't think we should have children, yes 15 is a child, competing at this level. It isnt just the abuse and work that the olympic kid is subjected to but all the others angling for that place. It is crazy that if your kid is an actor they can only work a certain number of hours a day but if your kid is an athlete you can grind them into the ground as much as you like. [/quote]
This is the root of the issue. She’s 15, so while she’s allowed to compete at a senior level, she follows different rules. If this were revealed 6 weeks ago, Russia could have stripped her of her Russian title (the event she was tested for) and then sent her right off to the Olympics, because at 15, there’s no minimum requirement for suspension. If she were 17, she’d be automatically suspended by WADA and the IOC for 2-4 years.

Instead, the test surfaces in the middle of the Olympics, and Russia can’t hand wave it. The “suspended” her the day the story broke, and then immediately lifted it the next day so she could use the practice rink. The problem with all of this is that athletes under 16 can’t be held accountable for their actions, then they shouldn’t be competing. Expect the age requirements to change. [/quote]

Even gymnastics has been 16 for senior events since the mid 1990s.[/quote]

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