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    August 14, 2008

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    Karen Talavera

    Hi there! I noticed the same during the Beijing Olympics, but as the mom of a gymnast I also know the hair regulations for competition and can only imagine what they are at the Olympic level. Even for beginner competition all hair must be pulled back from the face. So if you have a layered haircut or bangs, basically (you're screwed!) you're relegated to clips and hairspray. Or as my stylist would say, "product, use lots of product!"

    True the Chinese gymnasts could use a style primer, but what I noticed in all the Olympic gymnasts is their simple, functional hair treatments - buns or ponytails. This is a far cry from what I've seen in gymnastics meets full of 8 and 9 year olds who often have elaborate braids and such (complete with glitter spray) done up the same for the whole team. As my daughter tells me, ponytails are the best because they don't hurt when you roll over them and they don't pull too tight.

    My guess is China's race toward consumerism hasn't quite caught up to where we're at in the US, where you can walk into any corner Walgreen's or CVS and have your pick of 20 different hair clips. I hope they're careful what they wish for, distracting hair candy and all!

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