And as far as the China dominating the games, from a gold medals standpoint yes, but from an overall medals standpoint the US is still on top. And that despite being hobbled by quite a few questionable decisions and the under 15 PRC little girls’ gymnastics team.

Funny thing is the angry youth that are so quick to criticize Liu are typically so feeble they could neither jump over the hurdle nor move it out of the way by themselves.

That’s the perspective that allows people to attack him. Reminds me of a story JFK used to tell about a guy who never dropped a fly ball, never got out stealing a base, never made a stupid mistake. Only problem was, he also never put down his beer and hotdog to go out on the field to play.

Jeremy - I think you may be on to something when you said “Then again, maybe it’s us who just don’t get it.” We can’t forget that this is a completely different culture, one that puts “losing face” way above pretty much anything else. I agree with you, but I also understand how the Chinese may not. But then again, I haven’t even been to China yet, so all I know is from what I’ve been reading.