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If He Kexin or other Chinese gymnasts are not 16 -- where's unassailable proof going to come from? How, NBC's Alan Abrahamson writes, practically speaking, is that going to happen?

The second to last night of gymnastics was not without  its share of drama.

The second to last night of gymnastics was not without  its share of drama.

Holy fried scorpions!! What a great all-around final. We all thought going into the all-around final that it would be a two-person battle for the gold between Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. In the end, they were the top two on the stand, but for a while it looked like Yang Yilin was going to break-up the American party.

Johnny R says: 'If I'm wrong I'll do a cannonball off the ten meter platform in the aquatic center (or off my chair onto my bed in my hotel room, whichever is closest).'

John Roethlisberger, a three-time Olympian, breaks down the U.S. Men's chances in the team competition.

David Durante is the last remaining alternate for the U.S. men's team.  "Maybe," Dave said over the telephone Friday morning in words that tear at the soul, "I'm just not supposed to be an Olympian.

 

After Morgan Hamm withdrew from the U.S. men's gymnastics team, it was abundantly clear that Sasha Artemev would replace him, not David Durante.

The head coach of the U.S. men's gymnastics team proclaimed that -- even without Paul Hamm -- the American team is very much in the medal hunt at these Beijing Olympics, writes Alan Abrahamson.

Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm's announcement that he is withdrawing from the Beijing Games injects an element of significant uncertainty to the U.S. men's team medal chances, writes Alan Abrahamson.