I am not going to allow myself to wonder why the IOC (International Olympic Committee) waited until three days before the end of the Olympics to fully address the Chinese gymnastic age scandal. I am not going to even dwell on the fact that the ID’s and birth certificates that China provided to the IOC [...]
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IOC Finally Takes Action on Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal
Posted by Robert Vance on August 23rd, 2008
IOC Criticism of Olympic Star Usain Bolt Rings Hollow
Posted by Robert Vance on August 22nd, 2008
Shortly before the Olympic games commenced in Beijing nearly two weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled Should We Feel Sorry for Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper? in which I suggested that the best course of action for Gosper was to “keep his mouth shut.” Now, I am afraid that I have to suggest that IOC President [...]
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Tags: 2008 Games, 2008-Olympics, Beijing Games, Bolt Rogge, China, ioc, Jamaican Track Star, Jean Rogge, Usain Bolt 
3 Comments »Are Three Olympic Gymnasts Products of China’s Culture of Cheating?
Posted by Robert Vance on August 15th, 2008
We should not be surprised to hear that three of China’s women gymnasts are not actually old enough to be participating in the 2008 Olympics. After all, the Chinese are good at cheating and they will tell you so unabashedly. Some months ago, I wrote an article entitled Cheating in China — It’s an Epidemic in [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008 Olympic Gymnastics, Beijing Olympic Games, Cheating Olympics, China, Gymnasts Ages, ioc 23 Comments »Should We Feel Sorry for Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper?
Posted by Robert Vance on August 2nd, 2008
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I want to feel sorry for Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper; he seems like a nice guy. As a former Olympic athlete, Gosper was a silver medalist in a 400 metre relay in 1956. He [...]
The IOC Becomes an Official Accomplice to the CCP in China
Posted by Robert Vance on July 31st, 2008
If it was not already, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now officially an accomplice to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and all of the Chinese government’s attempts to censor free speech and block personal freedoms in China. According to a report from Reuter’s on Wednesday, “some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China [...]
