Ariella Käslin

Ariella Käslin (anglicised Kaeslin; born 11 October 1987) is a Swiss former artistic gymnast. She won all five gold medals at the 2007 Swiss National Championships,[1] and has represented Switzerland at the World Championships in 2007, 2006 and 2005, and was a medalist on the World Cup circuit. Käslin represented Switzerland at the 2008 Olympics, where she placed 18th in the individual all-around final[2] and 5th in the vault event final.[3]

Ariella Käslin
Käslin at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Ariella Käslin
Country represented	Switzerland
Born	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 Lucerne, Switzerland
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International
Club	BTV Luzern
Head coach(es)	Zoltan Jordanov, Snejana Jordanova
Choreographer	Pascale Grossenbacher
Retired	11 July 2011
Medal record Representing   Switzerland World Championships 2009 London Vault World Cup Final 2008 Madrid Vault European Championships 2009 Milan Vault 2009 Milan All-Around 2011 Berlin Vault

In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Käslin was voted by the Swiss public as "Swiss Sportswoman of the Year"; only cyclist Tony Rominger (1992, 1993, 1994) had previously achieved three consecutive "Sportsman of the Year" awards in Switzerland.

In 2009, she became European Champion on the vault, as well as taking home a bronze medal in the All Around final. She then followed up this success with a silver medal on the vault at the 2009 World Championships.

On 11 July 2011, Käslin announced her retirement from competition.[4]

In April 2021, Käslin came out as a lesbian.[5] Regarding her decision to come out publicly, she remarked: "I then understood that as a public figure, I also had to come out publicly, otherwise I would never be able to live my love for a woman in complete freedom. But I'm also scared."[6]