http://www.citizensugar.com/ Breaking News, Together. en http://www.citizensugar.com/1864559 <p><span class="inline left"><a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,0,0" ><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82280587.preview_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image right preview" height="450"></a></span>The US women's gymnastics team <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080813110636.ppigdozj&amp;show_article=1" target="_blank">pointed to stadium officials</a> when explaining their disappointing silver medal finish in the team competition. US coach Marta Karolyi blamed the Beijing stadium officials for disrupting Alicia Sacramone's preparation for the beam. Karoyli said: "First they called her name up, then they did not even put her name up even though the Chinese had finished . . . (it was) totally unusual holding."</p> <p>The loss of concentration apparently caused Alicia to fall off the beam and then slip during the following floor exercise. If it weren't for the unsettling, Karolyi maintains, Alicia would not have made the crucial mistakes and China would not have won the gold medal. Hours after Karoyli's lashout, the USA Gymnastics president <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFDCzJ_1Szsuy9g_DPVqcJn_jCMg" target="_blank">mitigated the statements</a> suggesting that Karolyli was simply disappointed by the loss.</p> <p><p><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'><div id=mask-13821 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#ff3399'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}><div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'><a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 active ' href=http://popsugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,0,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82280576.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="Alicia Sacramone is not happy." title="Alicia Sacramone is not happy." class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a></div></div></div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'><div id=mask-25897 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#ff3399'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}><div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'><a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://popsugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,1,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82280587.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="Alicia Sacramone loses her balance on the beam." title="Alicia Sacramone loses her balance on the beam." class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a></div></div></div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'><div id=mask-77356 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#ff3399'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}><div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'><a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://popsugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,2,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82281309.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="China&#039;s Jiang Yuyuan competes on the floor." title="China&#039;s Jiang Yuyuan competes on the floor." class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a></div></div></div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'><div id=mask-54704 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#ff3399'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}><div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'><a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://popsugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,3,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82282594.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="Gold." title="Gold." class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a></div></div></div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'><div id=mask-25868 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#ff3399'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}><div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'><a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://popsugar.com/gallery/view/1864487?page=0,4,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/33_2008/82283808.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="Bridget Sloan of the United States competes in the floor exercise." title="Bridget Sloan of the United States competes in the floor exercise." class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a></div></div></div></p><br clear=all></p> <p>Some believe the Chinese government issued falsified passports to <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/1864389" >underage members of their women's gymnastics team</a>, making them eligible for competition. Has China given itself some unfair home-field advantages, or is the US just being ungraceful losers? To see some a lot more beautiful pictures from the competition, </p> <p><a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1864559">read more</a></p> http://www.citizensugar.com/1864559#comment 2008 Olympics China Gymnastics Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:00:14 -0700 LibertySugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1864559