tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693426940490804954.post8924722320827039733..comments2024-03-16T11:55:38.236+05:30Comments on The Corporate Slacker: Ruminations on a year-old OlympicsPercy Slackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743973968486575362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693426940490804954.post-86600458153870295792023-07-09T04:39:36.894+05:302023-07-09T04:39:36.894+05:30What a masterful, riveting piece - with foreshadow...What a masterful, riveting piece - with foreshadowing of events to come and digressions heightening the suspense and cliffhangers egging me on to read. I would have never read this long tale on wikipedia etc., in your words it was so informative and engrossing.<br /><br />What a sad tale. My heart broke at that Fell. And fell. And fell. And fell. Wasn't the minimum age increased in gymnastics? It should be in Figure skating and in general in all high pressure, competitive sports, where it is low. Inhuman pressure for a 15 year old.<br /><br />This piece should be published in sports magazines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693426940490804954.post-9261577570266639172023-05-18T22:43:40.849+05:302023-05-18T22:43:40.849+05:30This was a heartbreaking read. Can’t imagine the w...This was a heartbreaking read. Can’t imagine the weight that was on that child’s shoulder. Someone so talented yet, weighed down by misfortune. It was well written, as we would expect from you. You have conveyed the pain beautifully. Hope someday Valieva gets the recognition she so richly deserves. Aindrilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693426940490804954.post-17130012020759307542023-05-16T16:29:01.074+05:302023-05-16T16:29:01.074+05:30This was a lovely albeit extremely sad read. I gue...This was a lovely albeit extremely sad read. I guess such are the times we are living in that all things lovely must be tainted by the world untill the 'otherworldly-ness' of said things is diluted and the stature diminished to just about competent human levels. Ravi Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719174666413173350noreply@blogger.com