... have used performance-enhancing substances to better their results. Some legal, some not. Institutionalized cheating — whether through doping or not — likely still exists. The controversy surrounding certain Chinese gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics suggests at least the possibility that sporting officials or others might use some ...

... reasons. The US Redeem Team won back the Gold, the US Volleyball team overcame tragedy to triumph, and the Chinese gymnasts... well, we won't go there. However, the drama and intensity (see half man, half condor above) of this event stood out above the rest. The Olympics of the 2000s will be remembered for one thing, ...

... recognized and thanked for their contribution to the event. We were also informed as to the massive participation of the Chinese media in this event with newspapers, magazines, television and radio all participating in ... feted to a massive 20-course meal that left no appetite unsatisfied. Gymnasts entertained the crowd as they ate. It must be said, this was a magnificent opening to what portends to ...

... a past life, I was bound for the Olympics. From the age of six, I had posters of illustrious gymnasts, taken from the pages of International Gymnast, pushpinned into my bedroom wall. Almost every day ... and I scrimped on food money so that I could afford more theater tickets. Someone tipped me off to a Chinese restaurant where you could get a whole plate of sweet and sour chicken for only 4 pounds! ...

... look anything like that picture of Dr. Suchong, but then again... I didn't think Dr. Suchong looked Chinese. Andrew's Mother (I forget her name) - also dead at the time of gameplay... uh... ... game (the Big Daddies are the good guys by comparison). Gonna need contortionists, mimes, gymnasts, dancers... people who can move. Sure, they have a zombie-type shuffle... but then some of them run ...

... choices, Dreams was full of well-crafted poetic images. In the opening scene, a silver Chinese lion lies snoozing in the middle of the stage, head tucked into its back feet like ... third in a weight-sharing hold. The lightness and control of their jumps is admirable – these men are gymnasts as well as drummers! The drumming, unsurprisingly, is supreme. The variations in rhythm, the sense of humour ...