Get your period, time to retire
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:37 pm
"I call upon the pre-pubescent of the world to assemble at ---- in four years."
https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/60427119
https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/60427119
"I absolutely believe that there should be an age limit," American skater Mariah Bell said this week. "I know for me, personally, I know when you're growing there's a lot of changes happening. There are minors competing... that's a whole different thing."
Her coach Adam Rippon added: "If there are two people who are competing against each other, like a woman that gets a period and has breasts and has hips against a young little girl who is 80 pounds, is it a fair playing field?"
Age limits are determined by sports' individual federations, rather than the IOC, so it would be up to the International Skating Union.
Could it even be the quadruple jump that might need thinking about - what will the coaching methods be if older skaters are trying to achieve a young skater's jump?