To browse Academia. This paper explores the tension between age rules, antitrust issues, and amateurism within the context of women's gymnastics. By examining historical instances of age falsification and the impact of stringent regulations on both compliant and noncompliant nations, the discussion suggests a potential reevaluation of these age limits in pursuit of a more equitable environment in elite gymnastics.
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health, Log in with Facebook Log in with Google. Remember me on this computer. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Need an account? Click here to sign up. That is how long it took Dominique Dawes, one of the most decorated American gymnasts ever, to receive the bronze medal she and her Olympic Games Olympics or Games teammates deserved. Assistant Professor, Florida State University.
University of Washington-Seattle, Ph. Indiana University-Bloomington. The author would like to thank Justin Lovich and Michelle Humowiecki for helpful comments. Pells, supra note 1; Diane Pucin, U. In , fourteen-year-old Nadia Comaneci of Romania dazzled viewers with the first set of perfect scores ever in Olympic competition. The primary purpose of this article is to establish the legal framework by which such a claim would be analyzed.
Section II of this 4. Pucin, supra note 3. See Pells, supra note 1. Wetzel, supra note 6. Section III addresses the overlap between antitrust law and sports, explains how eligibility rules in sports are treated by the courts, and analyzes the antitrust legality of minimum-age rules in gymnastics. Historical Development and Current Status The sport of gymnastics has existed in the United States since the s, when it was introduced by European immigrants.
About USA Gymnastics, supra note History of Artistic Gymnastics, supra note It began in as the European Federation of Gymnastics and was renamed in when countries outside of Europe were first added to the federation. See id.
