China said before these Olympics that their goal was to win more gold medals than any other country. I translate that as "We're going to cheat...a lot." And apparently that's already happening.

It seems that China has two Olympic gymnasts who aren't old enough to compete in the Olympics. You have to be at least 16 to compete in the Olympics, and the two Chinese gymnasts - He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan - are apparently both 14, according to information obtained by the New York Times.

Naturally, China got its panties in a knot when it heard the Times would be publishing the story and immediately faxed the paper copies of the two gymnasts passports that say they are both 16.

Fantastic. Only problem is that online records listing Chinese gymnasts and their ages that were posted on official Web sites in China, along with ages given in the official Chinese news media, say that He and Jiang are in all likelihood 14. Way to cover your tracks you commie rats.

By the way, now might also be a good time to mention that He is a favorite to win gold in the uneven parallel bars. I know, I'm not shocked either.

And here's another rather distressing thing. China's actually done this before. In the 2000 Olympics they had a female gymnast who was 14 who won individual and team bronze medals. So, in other words, China shouldn't have those bronze medals.

Now, the question is what's going to be done about this? The answer is nothing. And that's because the International Olympic Committee - which may be the most gutless and abysmally run organization on the planet - wouldn't dare offend the country it granted the Games to. Hell, the IOC would probably make waterboarding a sport if China asked for it.

Now, you may be saying, man, you seem really pissed about this. And won't other people be cheating in the Games as well, including Americans? Well sure, but for most athletes, cheating is a personally decision, or a decision they go through with a coach. It's not something that's state sponsored. However, in China it is. And that's what makes me so pissed, combined with the fact that it's state sponsored cheating being perpetuated on 14-year-old girls. That's straight up sick.

So anyway, there's not much we can do except cheer our athletes on to kick China's butt in these Olympics. Heck, I wouldn't even mind if we cheated to do it. All we'd be doing is leveling the playing field anyway.