tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post3758832486803463445..comments2023-12-15T18:58:20.806-06:00Comments on Triple Full: Ariella Kaeslin: "I Notice That the Other Girls Now Have Respect for Me"The Gym Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-73750215446383930392009-01-20T22:47:00.000-06:002009-01-20T22:47:00.000-06:00Just wanted to say that I have been reading your b...Just wanted to say that I have been reading your blog for a while now, and although I don't post much...I love it! Further, I actually like the I idea that u all work collective and post collectively. It shows comradeship and I think it helps in the idea of keeping everything positive on the site. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-48261119486138393432009-01-20T15:47:00.000-06:002009-01-20T15:47:00.000-06:00Roughly at the same time she consulted the doctor ...Roughly at the same time she consulted the doctor in Miami, I would assume, Cidlover.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen any pictures of the Disney World trip, but I know the trip was planned. There are several Brazilian newspaper articles in which Jade, Daniele and Diego talk about their upcoming trip to Disney World. <BR/><BR/>Rawles, Chuso intends to compete at the 2009 Worlds, but even so we agree - Kaeslin should be a shoo-in for a medal.The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-84030652578081855362009-01-20T15:40:00.000-06:002009-01-20T15:40:00.000-06:00When did Jade and Daniele go to Disney World? Glob...When did Jade and Daniele go to Disney World? Globoesporte said that Jade was on vacation in Brazil.2.5TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883184716271847424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-57243514653850649942009-01-19T20:10:00.000-06:002009-01-19T20:10:00.000-06:00I really like Kaeslin and she's a very pretty girl...I really like Kaeslin and she's a very pretty girl. Which makes me wonder why the photographer decided to give her no neck whatsoever in that picture.<BR/><BR/>I know she has a neck! I've seen it!<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I think if she goes for London 2009 she might be able to get a vault medal with Chuso and Sacramone out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-38747654033401497652009-01-18T20:02:00.000-06:002009-01-18T20:02:00.000-06:00Not yet, TCO. As far as we know she's still missin...Not yet, TCO. As far as we know she's still missing in action. But we hope she will at least consider it!The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-78497339472211125482009-01-18T19:59:00.000-06:002009-01-18T19:59:00.000-06:00Has Jess of the C score joined the Borg? I am jus...Has Jess of the C score joined the Borg? I am just reading all her old posts now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-6680835396501063922009-01-18T19:30:00.000-06:002009-01-18T19:30:00.000-06:00TCO, I'll have to discuss it with the other member...TCO, I'll have to discuss it with the other members of the team. We'll see.<BR/><BR/>Cidlover, we're still very much intending to post the articles on the Sao Paulo girls' injuries and the Daiane dos Santos interview we mentioned a while ago. We just don't have time to translate them at present (we have lives away from this blog, and at the moment things are kind of hectic for a lot of us). We'll probably post them in two weeks or so, when things will get a bit less hectic for a number of us. Patience!<BR/><BR/>Mike, the reason why I rejected three of your comments yesterday was because one of them was nasty (you'll know the one I mean) and the other two were completely impertinent to the subject at hand. Yes, you made some good points. I dare say most of us actually agree with you. However, I fail to see how a rant on the Olympic qualifying process and wild cards handed out to gymnasts from third-tier countries has any bearing on Ariella Kaeslin, who qualified for the Olympics on her own merit and actually came close to the podium. If you want to rant, fine, but stay on topic or risk having your comments rejected. Also, bear in mind that "brutally honest assessments" do not always make for pleasant reading (especially if they sound bitter) and that we're trying to keep things positive here. If your brutal honesty sounds rude, unconstructive or uncalled for to us, we will reject your comments. It's as simple as that. And no, there's nothing anti-American about that. It's called running a blog and keeping it a pleasant place to hang out. There's a difference.The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-75418516421015352082009-01-18T15:57:00.000-06:002009-01-18T15:57:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-68044289472989309992009-01-18T11:55:00.000-06:002009-01-18T11:55:00.000-06:00I really like it on VC. It lets some more charact...I really like it on VC. It lets some more character come out. I think it makes the blog richer, if we really see multiple authors (even comment on each others posts) rather than some sort of bork-like hive mind, preaching at us like an institution.<BR/><BR/>It also (I think) will better incent each of you to contributeand give you a little more credit for the work done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-78083120632052002152009-01-18T10:30:00.000-06:002009-01-18T10:30:00.000-06:00Hey Gym Gals:I never said this site must focus mor...Hey Gym Gals:<BR/>I never said this site must focus more american gymnasts. All i said was that a brutally honest assessment of a gymnast should not be taken as a unfair criticism. <BR/>This site is about making news of foreign gymnasts available in english. That's great! But it is not possible to talk about foreign gymnasts in isolation without referring to american gymnasts too, since you can't win gold medal without someone else taking silver and bronze (and others taking 4th, 5th, ...).<BR/>Given you tendency to selective publication, this post might not see laptop lamp lightMike Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251433164791251762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-51072241640886998762009-01-18T10:08:00.000-06:002009-01-18T10:08:00.000-06:00And on an unrelated note, you said a while ago tha...And on an unrelated note, you said a while ago that you would talk about the Sao Paulo girls' injuries, but you never did. Will we ever get an update on them? I can't find anything talking about them.2.5TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883184716271847424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-42628830275857279192009-01-18T10:06:00.000-06:002009-01-18T10:06:00.000-06:00There is some anti-american censorship going onher...There is some anti-american censorship going onhere. Some of my posts never see the daylight on this blog. Let's see if my next few posts get lucky.....Mike Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251433164791251762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-46257106736856513362009-01-18T09:50:00.000-06:002009-01-18T09:50:00.000-06:00I was wondering how TCO would respond to the last ...I was wondering how TCO would respond to the last photo of Kaeslin.<BR/><BR/>Just considering how brutally cold it has been in New York City, she may not enjoy night time jogs.<BR/><BR/>And I don't think you girls need to go on some type of affirmative action program to make sure you meet a quota of articles about Americans.2.5TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883184716271847424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-68558541135859029022009-01-18T09:26:00.000-06:002009-01-18T09:26:00.000-06:00TCO, identifying the author of each post is someth...TCO, identifying the author of each post is something we're considering. We haven't quite made up our minds about the subject yet. We'll see.<BR/><BR/>We're glad you don't see the blog as anti-American. We don't either, so we were a bit baffled by the accusation...The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-14211359825240851692009-01-18T08:23:00.000-06:002009-01-18T08:23:00.000-06:00I think you should put the author of particular bl...I think you should put the author of particular blog posts with each post. That is how other multi-author blogs do it (e.g. Volokh.com).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-44794271095829956692009-01-18T07:26:00.000-06:002009-01-18T07:26:00.000-06:00The blog is incredible in terms of the news being ...The blog is incredible in terms of the news being conveyed. I don't see it as anti-american. If anything you are helping us out with the translations. Someone could even accuse you of giving in to English language domination or whatever. Well, anyhow, USA won WW2 and the Cold War. Go Shawn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-49463600301712292892009-01-18T01:20:00.000-06:002009-01-18T01:20:00.000-06:00Mike, this blog is by no means anti-American (some...Mike, this blog is by no means anti-American (some of our contributors <I>are</I> American, and proudly so). If we pay less attention to American gymnasts than we do to other teams, it's because we simply don't have time to keep track of them because we're too busy translating stories from foreign languages. The stated aim of this blog is to make information from foreign sources accessible to English-speaking readers, and that's what we're doing, when we're not busy covering competitions. There are plenty of other sites and blogs out there which focus almost exclusively on American gymnasts. We're kind of trying to provide the <I>other</I> perspective here. That's what this blog is about. If that makes us sound anti-American, well, so be it. Sorry. :)<BR/><BR/>As for the commenting business, when I accused you of being too negative just now, it was not because you were criticizing a non-American gymnast (we're not that petty), but because we feel you are often negative in general. Some of your comments seem harsh and uncalled for. We're trying to keep things positive here, which is why I just asked for a bit less negativity from you. Honestly, we don't care whom you criticize or what his or her background is; we would just like a bit less negativity in general. We hope you understand.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, we're glad you appreciate the blog, despite its apparently anti-American slant! :)The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-38179312064895940722009-01-18T01:08:00.000-06:002009-01-18T01:08:00.000-06:00Considering she's at her best now at age 21 she co...Considering she's at her best now at age 21 she could have a shot at 2012. I hope she does well this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-57566449059475011452009-01-18T00:43:00.000-06:002009-01-18T00:43:00.000-06:00This blog seems to be anti-american, pro-everyone-...This blog seems to be anti-american, pro-everyone-else. Whenever I offered an pessimistic assessment of non-american gymnasts, you guys accused me of being too negative. I don't know. I could be wrong ..... <BR/>But I love this blog though!!!!Mike Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251433164791251762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-7188336517701460012009-01-17T22:33:00.000-06:002009-01-17T22:33:00.000-06:00Did you even read the interview, Mike? It doesn't ...Did you even read the interview, Mike? It doesn't say anything about 2012. Kaeslin just says she wants to do well at the 2009 Europeans. That's not asking too much, we think.<BR/><BR/>Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but a bit less negativity from you wouldn't hurt.The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-31435661970600406502009-01-17T22:21:00.000-06:002009-01-17T22:21:00.000-06:00Kaeslin will be 25 by 2012. She will be a washup ...Kaeslin will be 25 by 2012. She will be a washup by then. She will either not be at the London Olympics, or get in as a wild-card. Either way, she will not a serious medal contender.Mike Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251433164791251762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-11943898829791699102009-01-17T21:03:00.000-06:002009-01-17T21:03:00.000-06:00Ha! We were kind of wondering how you'd respond to...Ha! We were kind of wondering how you'd respond to that, TCO. Be strong. Behave. We know you can do it!<BR/><BR/>Nico, we agree on Kaeslin. Even at age 21 she is improving all the time. Very impressive.The Gym Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362416176989111908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-43274498268502075612009-01-17T20:49:00.000-06:002009-01-17T20:49:00.000-06:00You are trying to provoke me to a relapse.You are trying to provoke me to a relapse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943980977308137302.post-84530754381684455002009-01-17T20:25:00.000-06:002009-01-17T20:25:00.000-06:00Along with Nastia, Ariella was the gymnast who imp...Along with Nastia, Ariella was the gymnast who impressed me the most in 2008. It's really quite remarkable how much success she achieved last year. I was always amazed how much progress she made on vault between Europeans, when she did a front tuck full, to Beijing by through a layout 1.5! She's amazing!NCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461220981302865443noreply@blogger.com