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As of 2024, the backflip was listed as an "illegal element/movement" on the official scoresheet used by judges during competition. [6] Surya Bonaly in 2010. French skater Surya Bonaly was the first skater to successfully complete a backflip on one blade at the Olympics, during the 1998 Winter Olympics, even though it was illegal at the time. [3]
While not a medal winner, France's injured Surya Bonaly, who placed 10th, completed an (illegal) backflip during her long program, making her the fourth person and only woman to ever land a backflip in competition. She is the only person to land on one foot and to do a split mid-air (now colloquially referred to as a 'Bonaly').
Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly was born in Nice, France, on 15 December 1973. [1] [2] Her birth name was Claudine.She was named after the Hindu deities Surya and Varuna.She was placed in an orphanage by her birth mother and was adopted at eight months by Suzanne Bonaly, a physical education teacher in Nice, and Georges Bonaly, a draftsman who worked for the French government.
The French figure skater, a Black pioneer in a predominantly white sport, helped define the sport that now requires athleticism and quad jumps at the elite level.
Following the ladies event, Surya Bonaly, the silver medalist, protested her second place finish during the medal ceremony. First, by refusing to stand on the podium and then, stripping her medal off of her neck after being presented it.
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Judgement: Surya Bonaly struggles with racism from judges as a figure skater, but never lets go of her identity and becomes a role model for a new generation of black female skaters. Stone Cold: Pat Ryan seeks to upend the curling world, and comes up with a strategy that makes him almost unbeatable. However, Ryan's tactics also make the sport ...