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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.
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1: Surya Bonaly France 1.5: 1: 1 2: Oksana Baiul Ukraine 3.5: 3: 2 3: Marina Kielmann Germany 4.0: 2: 3 4 Tanja Szewczenko Germany 6.0: 4: 4 5 Maria Butyrskaya Russia
Surya Bonaly won her fifth consecutive European title, having executed seven triple jumps, including a rare triple lutz, triple toe loop combination. [1]Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko were the first Finns to win the European Championships, with the next title won by Laura Lepistö in ladies' singles in 2009.
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').
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 ...
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.
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1: Chen Lu China 2.5: 3: 1 2: Surya Bonaly France 4.0: 4: 2 3: Nicole Bobek United States 4.5: 1: 4 4 Michelle Kwan United States 5.5: 5: 3 5 Olga Markova Russia 6.0