Comments on: Vonn isn’t “heavy” she’s a great athlete! http://nicolemlavoi.com/2010/01/14/vonn-isnt-heavy-shes-a-great-athlete/ One Sport Voice Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Philipp http://nicolemlavoi.com/2010/01/14/vonn-isnt-heavy-shes-a-great-athlete/#comment-636 Philipp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:22:52 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1786#comment-636 In the end, I think of this cover as a of course provocating way to make men go wild, drive them crazy with her female presence / aura. It's beautiful to look at, and I would miss something if such covers wouldn't be published. Also her smile is radiant and bright, and in the end I think young women can look up to her. She decides which photos she wants to make, and if she wants to play with her stimuli, then she does that as a woman with things firmly in hand. It's more of a threat to women, that may feel less attractive, if they see her. In the end, I think of this cover as a of course provocating way to make men go wild, drive them crazy with her female presence / aura. It’s beautiful to look at, and I would miss something if such covers wouldn’t be published.

Also her smile is radiant and bright, and in the end I think young women can look up to her. She decides which photos she wants to make, and if she wants to play with her stimuli, then she does that as a woman with things firmly in hand. It’s more of a threat to women, that may feel less attractive, if they see her.

]]> By: Philipp http://nicolemlavoi.com/2010/01/14/vonn-isnt-heavy-shes-a-great-athlete/#comment-634 Philipp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:13:42 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1786#comment-634 Yes, she is attractive indeed. But when we in Austria watch Ski races, it's of course mostly for the question: Who wins, who is second, who third. First place is always something to look up to. Her beauty was not obvious for me when I first saw her skiing, they wear helmets and uniforms, so everyone looks somehow similar to other skiers. All are athletic, but then in the end, when I saw that she looks quite good, beside skiing absolutely astonishing, this was a positive thing too. Yes, she is attractive indeed.

But when we in Austria watch Ski races, it’s of course mostly for the question: Who wins, who is second, who third. First place is always something to look up to.

Her beauty was not obvious for me when I first saw her skiing, they wear helmets and uniforms, so everyone looks somehow similar to other skiers. All are athletic, but then in the end, when I saw that she looks quite good, beside skiing absolutely astonishing, this was a positive thing too.

]]> By: nmlavoi http://nicolemlavoi.com/2010/01/14/vonn-isnt-heavy-shes-a-great-athlete/#comment-565 nmlavoi Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:24:26 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1786#comment-565 Thanks Laura. I'm envious of your optimism on this matter!...but I hope you're right. -nml Thanks Laura. I’m envious of your optimism on this matter!…but I hope you’re right. -nml

]]> By: Laura Pappano http://nicolemlavoi.com/2010/01/14/vonn-isnt-heavy-shes-a-great-athlete/#comment-564 Laura Pappano Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:06:47 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1786#comment-564 Great post!! And glad you brought up the Danica Patrick matter. Before she had an unfair advantage for being light, of course, women weren't physically powerful enough to handle race cars. The optimist in me hopes that the fine grained scrutiny over female athletes' bodies is the by-product of a slow education process in which more people are -- gasp -- surprised by the physical variety in the successful female form. We have long allowed a variety of physiques to serve as prototypes for "male athlete." The public image of "female athlete" has been more rigid. Perhaps Serena and Vonn can expand the collective understanding...As, I said, that is the "optimist" in me.... Great post!! And glad you brought up the Danica Patrick matter. Before she had an unfair advantage for being light, of course, women weren’t physically powerful enough to handle race cars. The optimist in me hopes that the fine grained scrutiny over female athletes’ bodies is the by-product of a slow education process in which more people are — gasp — surprised by the physical variety in the successful female form. We have long allowed a variety of physiques to serve as prototypes for “male athlete.” The public image of “female athlete” has been more rigid. Perhaps Serena and Vonn can expand the collective understanding…As, I said, that is the “optimist” in me….

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