GENERAL INFO   UPDATES

March 16, 2005 - Gael has sent in a new journal entry. It is divided into three parts and tells all about her experience in Athens and everything else up until now. Many new personal photos from Gael were added, so be sure to check those out. Also, Gael's biography and favourites page were updated.

February 27, 2005 - At the Team Cup in New York City, Gael helped the Canadian team to a second place finish (behind the USA). She competed on bars (8.900) and beam (8.600). Her scores placed her 5th on bars and 12th on beam. Congratulations Gael and the rest of the Canadian team! Best wishes to Heather Purnell for a quick recovery from the knee injury she sustained at the meet. Also, seven new personal pictures have been added.

February 25, 2005 - There are many new updates! First, the following is a message from Gael letting everyone know about today's Team Cup in New York: 

"Hey Everyone! Right now I'm in New York for the Team Cup (Canada- USA- Mexico). I was originally supposed to go to the American Cup, but my sore knee has kept me from training fully on floor, and vault. I compete tonight on bars and beam, and I am quite excited! Tomorrow we are going shopping and sightseeing which is also exciting, cause this is my first time to New York, and so far I have not seen anything but my hotel, the airport and the gym! I am working on a journal entry which includes my trip to Athens, so don't forget to keep checking my site for updates! And thanks so Rebecca for being the greatest webmaster! ;-) One more thing: I just want to say to all my fans thank you for being so supportive of me and that I would not have accomplished so much without you! Well that's all for now! -Gael"

A new page has been launched - Charlotte's Corner. Here, you will find information and pictures of Gael's little sister, Charlotte, who is also a top level gymnast. Also, Gael's photo gallery has been updated with over 50 new pictures, including new galleries from the Olympics and Olympic Trials, along with more of Gael's personal photos from Athens.

January 18, 2005 - There are some new personal photos up from Athens, when Gael traveled there for the Olympics this summer.

January 14, 2005 - There are some new photos from the 2004 Massilia Cup. This weekend, Gael's little sister, Charlotte, will be traveling to Allen, Texas to compete in the WOGA Classic. Good luck, Charlotte!

December 16, 2004 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GAEL! :) Today is Gael's 16th birthday, so be sure to leave her your birthday greetings in the guestbook!

November 22, 2004 - Gael competed in the floor final today in Marseille, France at the Massilia Cup. She scored an 8.050 and placed eighth. Congratulations on a great weekend, Gael! Some of her Canadian teammates also competed today and did very well. Marci Bernholtz and Alyssa Brown were third and fourth respectively on vault, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs and Alyssa Brown were fourth and fifth respectively on bars, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs and Olivia Davis were seventh and eighth respectively on beam, and Caya Colling was seventh on floor. For full results, visit International Gymnast Online.

November 21, 2004 - Gael competed in France yesterday at the Massilia Cup and did extremely well. The Canada 1 team (Gael, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, and Marci Bernholtz) won the bronze medal with a total score of 68.825! This result is amazing, especially considering the incredibly deep field. Individually, Gael scored a 33.850 to place eighth. Congratulations on a wonderful day! The Canada 2 team placed seventh in the team finals. For full results, visit International Gymnast Online.

November 19, 2004 - Attention all Canadian International Gymnast magazine subscribers: Included in the December 2004 issue will be a profile on Gael! Click here for more information. Some new articles have been posted as well. Gael is competing in France at the Massilia Cup this weekend, so best of luck!

November 15, 2004 - New pictures from last weekend's World Cup have been added (including some of Gael's personal photos). Gael is currently in France gearing up for the Massilia Cup.

November 6, 2004 - In today's uneven bars finals at the World Cup, Gael scored an 8.800 and placed sixth. It was previously stated that the top eight qualify to finals, but it was actually the top six gymnasts, so Gael did not compete in today's floor final. Congratulations on a great weekend, Gael! Next, she will be heading to France on Monday for the Massilia Cup. Here are the final uneven bars results from Ghent:

November 5, 2004 - Gael competed in the preliminary portion of the World Cup in Ghent today and did well! She competed on three events and scored an 8.750 on bars, an 8.625 on beam, and a 9.025 on floor. The finals will consist of the top eight gymnasts on each event and Gael will be competing in two finals! She qualified in fourth position on bars and seventh on floor. On beam, she qualified in 11th place, so she will not be a part of that final. The list of finalists are below. Congratulations on a great first day, and good luck in finals, Gael!

November 4, 2004 - CBC Sports has a new article about Gael and her upcoming World Cup competition on their website. Click here to read it.

October 31, 2004 - Gael will be traveling to Belgium tomorrow for the World Cup in Ghent (November 5-7). This event will feature many of the top gymnasts from around the world. For more information, click here. After the World Cup, Gael will be competing at the Massilia Cup in France. More information about both meets will be posted when known.

August 15, 2004 - Earlier this morning, Gael competed in the preliminary round of the Olympic Games in Athens. She competed for the Canadian team on the uneven bars and scored a 9.100. The team finished 10th with a 146.947, unfortunately just two spots short of qualifying to the team finals. Gael's teammates, Melanie Banville and Kate Richardson will be competing on Thursday night in the all around finals, and Kate will also be competing in the floor finals. Here are the scores from this morning's competition:

A few days ago, Gael wrote an update from Athens for her gym's website, and you can check that out here. For more information on the Canadian gymnastics teams, visit gymn.ca. Gael will not compete again at these Olympic Games, but good luck to the rest of the Canadians that still have events to come.

August 3, 2004 - Gael competed in Saint Etienne, France yesterday for the France vs. Canada meet. The Canadian team was second (138.800) to France's gold medal winning 144.800. Individually, Gael was 8th all around with scores of 8.450 on vault, 8.850 on bars, 8.300 on beam, and an 8.350 on floor. The team will now be traveling to Athens for the Olympics! Best of luck to all the Canadian athletes at the Games!

July 25, 2004 - Congratulations Gael - 2004 OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBER! The past couple weeks have been full of up and downs for Gael, but the end result was well worth it, as she is a member of the team that will travel to Athens. 

At the Olympic Trials in Toronto, Gael competed well the first day, finishing sixth all around. However, during her floor routine, she injured her knee. On day two, Gael scratched the first three events and competed only in the final rotation, uneven bars, to protect her knee. The first five Olympic team members were announced that weekend, with Gael tentatively given the sixth spot. The following Sunday (July 18), Gael would be given the opportunity to verify her routines in front of a selection committee to determine whether or not her knee could take the pounding of four full routines. At the verification, Gael performed all of her routines well and secured the final spot on the team! Congratulations, Gael! Here is the entire Olympic team:

Gael and the rest of the team are currently in France, where there will be a France vs. Canada meet. Then, from France, Gael will travel to Athens for the Olympics! 

July 10, 2004 - Gael's first day of Olympic Trials competition today at 1 pm EST. Good luck, Gael! I will be out of town for about two weeks, so there will be no updates until I get back, but if you would like to know Gael's results, Gymn.ca will have live updates.

July 8, 2004 - There is a new set of Ask Gael questions that have been answered! Be sure to check those out! :)

July 7, 2004 - A link to a new article has been added, as well as scans from International Gymnast's 2003 profile of Gael.

July 2, 2004 - Gael has been invited to attend the Olympic Trials! The women's competition will take place next weekend (July 10-11) at Seneca College in Toronto. Best of luck, Gael! Also, a new page called Articles has been added.

June 20, 2004 - A new diary entry has been added. Gael wrote this entry a few months ago, but I was unable to add it because of computer problems.

June 5, 2004 - After suffering from leg injuries the past little while, Gael intended to only compete bars and beam at this weekend's National Championships in Mississauga, Ontario. However, on her first event (bars), Gael took a bad fall on her Jaeger and landed on her head, which resulted in a trip to the hospital. Fortunately, she is expected to be okay and back in time for Trials.

May 31, 2004 - Sorry for the lack of updates! My computer had several viruses and today, my mom was able to fix it. There is quite a bit to update, so I'll be doing that over the next couple days!

March 27, 2004 - An interview with Gael has been added! Also, congratulations to Gael's little sister, Charlotte, for winning the Twisters Invitational last weekend in Abbotsford, BC! :)

March 19, 2004 - A new photo gallery has been added today - Gael's Personal Album! Gael has sent in some pictures from her trip to France this past November, so be sure to check those out!

February 22, 2004 - Sorry for the lack of updates! Gael would like to clear up a few rumours: "I injured my back training, at the end of January. I was advised by my doctor to do light training for a while as a precaution. I have been doing light training in the gym as well as physiotherapy. I will be resuming full training in 1-2 weeks!" Best of luck with your recovery, Gael! :)

January 21, 2004 - Even though Gael did not compete at the WOGA Classic this weekend, her little sister, Charlotte did! She competed in the 9-13 year old age group (level 10) and did very well! Here were her scores:

January 20, 2004 - Gael did not compete this weekend at the WOGA Classic in Plano, Texas. According to the Inside Gymnastics website, she stayed home because of a minor injury. Her Canadian teammate, Amelie Plante finished a strong fifth in the senior all around. Hollie Vise and Nastia Liukin (both from WOGA) won the senior and junior titles respectively. Congratulations to all the athletes and best of luck to Gael with her recovery

January 16, 2004 - I will be out of town this weekend, so I will not be able to update with Gael's results from the WOGA Classic until Tuesday. Good luck to Gael and the rest of the Canadians!

January 2, 2004: Happy New Year everyone! Great news - Gael and two of her Canadian teammates (Amelie Plante and Eleonora Vacca) will be competing at the WOGA Classic this year! The meet takes place in Allen, Texas at the local high school's gymnasium. Gael will be competing in the international elite session that will be held Saturday, January 17, starting at 5:30 PM. Other big names in this session are World Champions, Carly Patterson and Hollie Vise (USA), Lisa Skinner (AUS), Yulia Khorkina and Nadezhda Ivanova (RUS), and Inna Teslenko (UKR). Best of luck Gael! For more information, visit WOGA's website.

December 16, 2003: HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY GAEL!! Have a great day! :)

December 15, 2003 A new layout is up as a 15th birthday present to Gael! Most sections have been updated and improved. Check back soon for all the sections marked coming soon. There are also some new photos from the 2003 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Please check everything out and sign the guestbook with your thoughts on the new layout! :)

December 8, 2003 CONGRATULATIONS GAEL - 2003 ELITE CANADA BEAM CHAMPION! With a score of 9.250, Gael won the beam finals at Elite Canada yesterday! She also won the bronze on floor (9.350) and placed 4th on bars (9.075).

Gael's little sister, Charlotte, competed on two events the first day of the Novice competition and received an 8.225 on bars (10th) and an 8.600 on floor (8th). On the second day, she competed on all four events and received these scores:

Collectively, she was 6th on floor with a 17.675. For complete results, visit Gymn.ca. Congratulations on a great weekend, Gael and Charlotte!

December 5, 2003 9:48 pm EST Gael finished second all around tonight! Just like last year, Heather Purnell was the winner, with Gael right behind her with a 35.925. Other scores will be given when known. Gael also qualified to the bars, beam, and floor finals that will be held on Sunday. In the Novice division, Gael's Omega teammate, Brittany Rogers won the all around with a 36.250. Charlotte only competed on two events (reason unknown). Congratulations Gael, and the rest of the Omega team, and good luck in the finals!

Gael and her younger sister, Charlotte, will be competing at Elite Canada this weekend in Mississauga, Ontario! Charlotte competes today starting at 1 pm. and Gael competes tonight at 7 pm. Then, Charlotte competes again tomorrow at 4:30 for day 2 of the Novice portion of the meet. Gael then competes again at 12:30 on Sunday for the Senior event finals. Good luck to both! :) For more information on the meet, click here. Also, new photos from the Massilia Cup have been added.

November 24, 2003 A new photo gallery has been added - 2003 Pacific Challenge. Also, check out this Canada.com article about the Canadians' performance at the Massilia Cup. Photos from this meet hopefully coming soon!

November 23, 2003 11:44 am EST - Gael scored a 7.850 in the bar finals today and finished sixth. Congratulations on a successful weekend of competition, Gael!

10:28 am EST - Today is the event finals part of the Massilia Cup. Gael competed in the Group B beam final earlier and finished fourth! Her score of 8.650 was just over two tenths away from a bronze medal. Congratulations, Gael! She is also scheduled to compete in the Group B bar finals later on. The results will be added here as soon as they are known. She is the only Canadian competing today. Good luck, Gael! Check out other finals results here.

November 22, 2003 Gael competed at the Massilia Cup today and did well! She placed 14th all around out of almost 50 athletes with a total of 34.925. She scored an 8.850 on vault, 8.975 on bars, and an 8.550 on both beam and floor. She and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs made up the Canada 1 team that placed 10th out of 16 teams. More information will be given when known! Click here for complete results of the meet.

November 18, 2003 On Saturday, Gael competed in Mississauga, Ontario at the Tour Selection meet. Gael had a great meet and finished first all around! Her total of 35.500 was over six tenths higher than the second place finisher (Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs) and more than a point above third (Melanie Tham). Then, in the event finals, she went on to win the gold on vault with a score of 9.250! Congratulations, Gael! A few photos from the meet have been added. Next, she will be traveling to France for the Massilia Cup. Good luck, Gael!

November 16, 2003 New pictures from the 8 country meet have been added!

November 11, 2003 Gael has written a new journal entry! Also, the profile, gym, and favorites info has been updated.

October 8, 2003 There are a bunch of new Ask Gael answers up! Check them out to see if yours was answered! There is also a brand new wallpaper.

August 16, 2003 After a couple days of podium training at Worlds, the Canadian team has been finalized. Unfortunately for Gael, it looks like she will not be competing. She was chosen as the alternate (most likely due to injuries) and will not compete unless a member of the team withdraws. During Thursday's podium training, her ankles were heavily wrapped and did not train on all events. However, despite this news, Gael carried the Canadian flag during the Opening Ceremonies last night! Good luck to the Canadian team! There is also a new guestbook because the old one reached its 100 entry limit! If you would like to view the old entries, click here.

August 13, 2003 World Championship podium training for the women in Anaheim, California begin tomorrow! Here is the schedule that Gael will follow for the next week or so:

August 3, 2003 Unfortunately, due to illness, Gael was unable to compete during the team finals at the Pan Am Games. However, congratulations to her Canadian teammates who finished second! Photos from Pan Am training and the awards ceremony have been added, as well as some from Pan Am/World trials and also there is a new photo is the miscellaneous gallery.

July 31, 2003 Gael will be competing at the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo later on this week! The team finals will be held on Saturday, the all around finals on Monday, and the event finals on Tuesday. Qualification for event finals will take place during the team competition. Good luck, Gael!

July 14th, 2003 CONGRATULATIONS, GAEL! She will be competing as part of the Canadian team at not only the upcoming Pan Am Games, but also at the World Championships! Good luck, and again, congratulations, Gael!

July 13th, 2003 Gael had a better competition today and finished fifth all around! Again, she scored the highest total on beam and improved her all around total from a 35.800 to a 35.950! The world team will be selected tomorrow at noon EST, so stay tuned! Congratulations, Gael!

July 12th, 2003 After the first day of competition at the World/Pan Am Games team trials, Gael is in sixth place. Her all around total was a 35.800. She scored an 8.800 on vault, an 8.600 on bars ("I fell on my clear-hip full, which is a new skill for me. I need to stay on bars tomorrow and be clean everywhere else," Gael told International Gymnast), a 9.350 on beam (the only score above 9.000 on beam!), and a 9.050 on floor.  However, she is less than eight tenths out of the lead! (Heather Purnell leads right now with a 36.575). Gael is still in a great position to make either team, so best of luck to her as day 2 of competition begins tomorrow!

July 10th, 2003 Gael will be competing at the World Trials this weekend at Sports Seneca in Toronto, Ontario. A good performance here will most likely guarantee Gael a spot on this year's World Championship team, which will compete in Anaheim, California in mid-August. For more information, visit Gymn.ca. Good luck, Gael!

May 25th, 2003 CONGRATULATIONS, GAEL - 2003 Canadian National Champion! Gael did an amazing job, find out her results on the news page! Obviously, as well, the site's new layout is up! There are also many new features such as icons, wallpaper, and some new WOGA Classic pictures. Make sure to check everything out!! :)

February 24th, 2003 We've gone through yet another server change, we're now located at seethestars.net/gael but you can still reach the site by going to gaelmackie.com. Gael will unfortunately not be competing in the American Cup like we announced earlier due to injury. She wrote a new journal entry to tell us about it. She also answered a few Ask Gael questions. Come back again soon for more updates!

January 15th, 2003 A small update to include an article in which Gael is featured on Inside Gymnastics. Gael was invited to the 2003 Visa American Cup, a prestigious event taking place in Fairfax, Virginia and will compete on March 1st. Good Luck Gael!

January 12th, 2003 First of all, Happy New Year to everyone. We're again sorry if our server problems caused any inconveniences. Gael competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, an international competition in Australia as part of Team Canada. She really came out as a team leader in this competition with the highest all-around standings for Canada in both the team competition and the all-around competition. She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars and in the all-around and a silver on the floor exercise. She was also 6th on the balance beam and 5th on vault. Congrats Gael!

December 20th, 2002 We're very sorry for the inconveniences caused by our server problems but Gael's site is now located at www.got-chalk.com/gael or www.gaelmackie.com. The biography, profile, favorites and results were updated. Gael competed at the 2002 Elite Canada and although she suffered falls on the balance beam, she placed 2nd in the all-around, won the gold on bars and was 2nd on both vault and floor. She also debuted new skills in the recent competitions to increase her start values. She's also competing a new floor exercise routine and has received many compliments for it! Last but not least, Gael turned 14 on the 16th! Happy belated birthday Gael!

November 24th, 2002 Gael wrote a new journal entry!

November 16th, 2002: Gael is home from Santo Domingo and is now training for Elite Canada, which is coming up soon. Before she left Santo Domingo, she picked up another medal as she tied with teammate Kylie Stone for silver on floor! She also answered a few questions in the Ask Gael section and will be writing a journal very soon. Check back for more updates!

November 8, 2002: Gael has been very busy lately! Last week she competed in Houston, Texas in a dual meet with the United States. There she placed 4th in the all around (36.350), 5th on vault (8.950), 5th on bars (9.075), 3rd on beam (9.000), 4th on floor (9.325), and 2nd with her team.

Next the two teams headed for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic for the Jr. Pan American Games. Yesterday was the team & all around portion of the meet and the Canadian team placed 2nd! Gael also placed 6th in the all around (36.400).

Today was the first day of event finals and Gael picked up a bronze on bars (9.250). Way to go Gael!

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