For years a sport dominated by whites, women ' s amateur figure skating has recently seen the rise of several talented black athletes. Tracie Hunte: Middle finger to the establishment, like this huge F U. Tracie Hunte: Just this beautiful moment of self-affirmation. 2012 WFSC 03d 890 Anisina Bonali.JPG 1,069 710; 212 KB. Introduction: Wait. Selon lUnion internationale de patinage, les backflips taient et continuent dtre interdits en patinage de comptition (ISU). Tracie Hunte: I'm just not lucky. Tracie Hunte: And speaking of difference, you know, if we fast forward a little bit TV Announcers: And here she is on the world stage, Surya Bonaly. Tracie Hunte: And she hits her first jump, crowd loves it. Tracie Hunte: For various reasons. Latif Nasser: Cause it's really dangerous. This has never been repeated in Olympic competition since. A New Approach. Kirsten: Hi there, this is Kirsten recording from Orlando, Florida. So, we made some stories. Surya Bonaly : l'ancienne patineuse victime de discrimination et de racisme durant sa.Dans les annes 1990, une jeune patineuse originaire de la campagne n. TV Announcers: Her opening, a triple lutz and a triple toe. Tonya Harding: Dylan Keefe is our Director of Sound Design. The retailer is being called out over its strict security measures. Jad Abumrad: But I don't necessarily hear whatever it is that she is hearing and think, "Yes!". And you're always second guessing. if( navigator.sendBeacon ) { It's mine. var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-72659260-1&cid=2866d88b-3367-46e9-830f-a0b5094509a2&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=252002770277883946'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname ); Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Bonaly was the focus of an episode of the 2019 Netflix docuseries Losers about athletes and their experiences with defeats. Elvis Stojko: I felt bad for her because I know what she was going through, where you know you outskated your competitor, and they just wouldn't give it to you. Didier Gailhagu: And what do you want to hear? She just stood right next to the podium. Tracie Hunte: They're professional figure skaters. Jacques Barbri, crivain franais de science-fiction, n le 14 juillet 1954 Nice. Latif Nasser: Injuries, and some turned pro and stuff, but whatever. Latif Nasser: When she gets her marks, she jumps into first place, and there's only one skater left. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. Tracie Hunte: It actually ends up being a tie. See Him at 63. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Latif Nasser: Pretty much as soon as she hit the scene, you started hearing these rumors that she had adopted been adopted from a coconut-strewn beach in Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar. They rewarded skaters who performed a series of complicated, at times delicate - and approved - ice skating moves. Surya Bonaly tait ravie de revenir Nice pour ses 46 ans (elle aura 46 ans le 15 dcembre 2019). Radiolab is produced by Jab Abumrad. They're slated to shut down by the end of March. So knock on wood, I hope I'll be able to die in peace. Elvis Stojko: I came down right on my face. TV Announcers: They stand as one here at Makuhari Event Center for the local favorite Yuka Sato. No one else could do it so they banned it. Born in Nice, France, Bonaly, who is black, was adopted by white parents and grew up in a world where she felt she had to try harder. Maris au premier regard Tracie Hunte: Immediately starts with this double axel. The retailer's cutting-edge new offering is angering some local residents. There was this one time we found on YouTube where she boos the judges-. Surya Bonaly: No. So that actually takes us right back to the beginning. UPHF 's educational offerings cover all levels of Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in many fields of study, while offering an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the curriculum. sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. It was hers for the taking. It was just one of the best skates of her life. Ils refltent galement un athltisme croissant dans le patinage artistique fminin, que Bonaly a tent de stimuler tout au long de sa comptition carrire. Jad Abumrad: She swings one leg over-. Robert Krulwich: I mean, the idea that she's some kind of black forest princess or something? Latif Nasser: Was this all going through your mind as you were skating? Danse avec les Stars . Tracie Hunte: And eventually, what she says is-. The caption said: Surya landed a backflip on one foot at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Tracie Hunte: Pretty soon she had a coach. Travaux TER en cours. Latif Nasser: So when Surya was skating, would she have that sound? Just hold, hold, at this point, just hold. Latif Nasser: What about it felt unfair? Surya Bonaly: It was so much pain. Jad Abumrad: Story comes from our producer Latin Nasser and also, producer Tracie Hunte. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. Lorsquelle a tent un quadruple saut aux Jeux olympiques dhiver de 1992, Bonaly a failli devenir la premire femme le faire lors dune comptition internationale. It's a skater who usually finishes below Surya in competitions. Surya Bonaly: Sonja Henie. Deux jours plus tard, le maire de Nice, Christian Estrosi, lui a fait un cadeau inestimable : sa nomination comme chevalier dans lOrdre de la Lgion dhonneur. Sandra Bezic: We all know Yuka's skating. The sound of a beautiful skater going from edge to edge, from lean to lean. TV Announcers: Notice her hair-. Latif Nasser: So she would go to these ice shows-. Latif Nasser: She started skating. And after that, you kind of see a difference. Dans cette vido on vous parle de l'histoire de Surya Bonaly , l'une des plus grandes championne franaise du patinage artistique.Championne avant gardiste d. But that's probably not the sound you're [inaudible 00:17:50]-. I don't know if there was racism. It's a gentle carving. Those are as high as any we've seen. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. Incroyablement, Surya Bonaly a remport un total de neuf titres de champion de France, cinq titres de champion dEurope et quatre mdailles dor dans des comptitions de championnat du monde. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. TV Announcers: There's a lot work to be done on the choreography yet, there's a lot of work to be done on the grace. Team France. Depending upon the beholder, Surya Bonaly is the most gifted and athletic figure skater in the world today, or she is a unique but squandered talent whose career seems destined to stall at. Latif Nasser: But then moments later she said-. Latif Nasser: Powerfulness versus prettiness. I was competing on the national team [in France] for 12 years, and there are [kids] who watched me for years and years performing while they were small. Latif Nasser: So it goes to being a tiebreaker. de patineurs. It's okay. Latif Nasser: So what happened was that right after all the results were out, they set up the medal ceremony, they called out the skaters. I have to say that word, elegant. Tracie Hunte: A lot of them were like, "Eh". Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. Latif Nasser: So this is Marie-Reine Le Gougne, and she is a former French figure skating official. Latif Nasser: Did you feel like any of it was about race? Bonaly participated in three Winter Olympics, and though she never medalled at the Games, she is still considered one of the greats from the sport, as the five-time European champion and winner of three silver medals in the World Figure Skating Championships. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. Surya Bonaly tait ravie de retourner Nice pour son anniversaire (elle a eu 46 ans le 15 dcembre 2019). "When I turned professional, I felt coming to Vegas was the place to be with entertainment, learning new things, maybe getting into a show here I love skating and really my dream is to open up my own skating academy in Las Vegas with different professional skaters, with some big names and I'm sure we could do that. TV Announcers: And is now getting ready to skate for her country. Latif Nasser: The camera zooms in on her face and she is just weeping. Surya Bonaly remained involved in skating. I don't know why people keep saying that. TV Interviewers: Are they unfair to you Surya? Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. If someone else did it later in a competition, I would have been pissed because I was kind of the one who created it, so now it's in everyone's memory! This is Sandra Bezic. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. Latif Nasser: I think she did. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade which was an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. I wonder if you can hear the truck outside. Surya bonaly enceinte 2020; Lors de sa performance libre aux Jeux olympiques de Nagano en 1998, lolympienne Surya Bonaly est peut-tre surtout connue pour avoir choqu les juges en faisant un saut prilleux arrire, ce qui tait une premire pour elle lpoque. It's probably my last competition, I don't want to just retire like that. It's shady as (beep). Tracie Hunte: The whole crowd is booing. Produced by Matt Kielty with help from Tracie Hunte. Latif Nasser: All right. Tracie Hunte: Yes. Everybody knows that you have to do better than anybody else who's white. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. Backflips were, and still are, illegal in. We adhere to structured guidelines for sourcing information and linking to other resources, including Elvis Stojko: For me, it was sort of a new face on the scene, like the fresh stick of gum. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. Tracie Hunte: He puts the medal around Surya's neck, shakes her hand, and then he holds onto her hand, and just kind of pulls her onto the podium. } Find your friends on Facebook. Latif Nasser: She's never medalled at the Olympics before. Jad Abumrad: Special thanks to Vanessa Riley, Moira North, skaters Elisa Angeli, and Christian Erwin from The Ice Theater of New York, and to Ed Haber for recording it all, and a very heartfelt thanks to Marilyn Wiggins. She won a 1986 World Trampoline Championships silver medal for France in team tumbling at age 12. Artistic impression. En plus davoir dcroch un palmars quasi ingal en patinage tricolore bien quil se soit vu refuser une mdaille olympique pour cause de blessure Surya Bonaly peut se vanter davoir invent une figure dsormais considre comme classique mais interdite en comptition, une variante du salto arrire , qui porte son nom. Surya Bonaly: I had a special thing in my backpack and said, "Hey, I can do it. What happened? In the 1990s, Surya Bonaly was the rising star of figure skating. I'm the one that created this one. But, she did that here. Surya Bonaly: From the local ring, I guess a coach kind of call and have a meeting with your parents, say "Hey, you know, it will be nice if you could come like two times a week. "I know you don't want me to, but I'm going to do this anyway." I improved like every week, every month you can see a difference. TV Interviewers: Do you feel you were robbed tonight? There are rules, whereas there aren't these rules when it comes to beauty. TV Interviewers: Very disappointed? TV Announcers: She competed for France in 1994 and just missed the podium. An exceptional track record. Tracie Hunte: Exactly, yes. Year of Birth 1973. Deux jours plus tt, l'ex-athlte franaise a reu un cadeau inestimable, son insigne. Latif Nasser: Sure, but picture yourself if you're in that position, and you find yourself getting second, second, you feel like you're not-. It's a glide. TV Announcers: And here's the tiny 15 year old French girl who's captured everyone's imagination here. Sandra Bezic: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. Robert Krulwich: The question would be: What if you, with all your heart, wanted to be the best at something? Robert Krulwich: I mean all these other girls have worked just as hard as she has, one presumes. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. TV Announcers: An unlikely place to find a world-class figure skater. And still, what do you need more of me to do at this point? Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. Surya Bonaly: I thought it was like, amazing. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, it's mine. There, she coaches skating at the Las Vegas Ice Center. Tracie Hunte: They would just be flying through the air. "At first I was almost like ashamed Maybe I'm going to be hated forever." It was banned by the figure skating federation (ISU) in 1976. That's wnyc.org/participate, and that link is also in the show notes for this episode. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. Latif Nasser: They called out Surya. TV Announcers: Oh, what's going on inside that young woman? Well, how about every day?" It is available for viewing on YouTube as "Backflips on the Ice" and includes Olympic champions Robin Cousins, Brian Orser, Scott Hamilton, Surya Bonaly, and more. Latif Nasser: Her left leg. Everything is about edges and leaning into those edges and leaning into the turns, and carving massive circles on the ice. TV Announcers: I think this is a form of protest. Latif Nasser: This is Tonya Harding, and she and Surya were friends. ", Bonaly told The Root that she thinks one of the reasons there haven't been a lot of Black skaters is because they think "skating [and other winter sports] are just for whites." TV Announcers: That's very incredible. Jad Abumrad: And does she quit at this point? Surya Bonaly: Because it's not my place, and I'm just disappointed. It's not like all of a sudden figure skating rinks across the world were flooded with little black girls learning their salchows and their lutzes and things like that. Tracie Hunte: So, Surya was actually adopted as a baby by this white couple in the south of France. Yet, commentators claimed she couldn't skate, and judges never gave her the high marks she felt she deserved. A Natural in the Gym and on the Ice. They didn't know what to do with me. Stories, right? Speaking of her Olympic backflip in the interview with The Root, Bonaly said, "That was my last Olympics, and pretty much my last competition ever. Robert Krulwich: How do you spell Surya? Sandra Bezic: Thank you for listening. They sound different, but not even that different really? Surya Bonaly broke many of figure skating's racial barriers, and a new documentary honors her legacy. "Illegal but . Browse 344 skater surya bonaly stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. She is a a nine-time French national champion, a three-time World silver medalist, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion. I definitely remember, when she was about to skate, my mom would be like, "The black girl is skating!" 2022 Galvanized Media. Damn. This article is more than 3 years old. She was going to take it. And look, I've never been a huge fan of figure skating, but this story, I think, asks a really interesting question. Matt Kielty: But she never wins? ", Bonaly has also opened up about being one of few Black skaters, and how she doesn't know how much racism may have affected her career. TV Announcers: Another triple. As a former champion. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, one athlete pulled a move that, so far as we know, no one else had ever done in all ofhuman history. Lorsque vous avez matris un certain aspect, vous devez continuellement vous efforcer de lamliorer en essayant quelque chose de nouveau et de diffrent plutt que de vous en tenir aux mmes vieilles choses. Bestlifeonline.com is part of the Meredith Health Group. What was the problem? Latif Nasser: Okay, okay. Tracie Hunte: More circly, yeah. Surya Bonaly is a three-time World silver medalist in figure skating, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion and a nine-time French. La petite fille a t adopte par Suzanne et Georges Bonaly alors qu'elle avait huit mois, et elle n'est jamais alle l'cole tant elle tait bien protge. Games Participations 3. If you're talking about Serena Williams, whose facing a lot of these same kinds of criticisms, it doesn't matter. I was like, "Oh, okay. 1992ko, 1994ko eta 1998ko Neguko Olinpiar Jokoetan parte hartu zuen. Bye bye. Tracie Hunte: So Yuka gets off the ice, she goes to wait for her marks. She was athletic. In fact-. Un acte de violence psychologique, mais aussi psychologique. Rerouting, okay we have to go right now! "I wish there was somebody back in my day who was able to do that for me," the 48-year-old retired Black athlete told TODAY. TV Announcers: It's just the opposite from the technical marks, 8 of the 9 judges, all but the French judge, giving her higher marks. Tracie Hunte: The point is, at these World Championships, the highway had been cleared for Surya. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. Tracie Hunte: She's on pain killers. TV Announcers: Absolutely. TV Announcers: This is her winning season. En 2015, elle accorde sa confiance nos confrres : Comme le montre le fait que jaurais prfr passer mon aprs-carrire en France, qui est mon pays dorigine ! She's not elegant. Ever. Tracie Hunte: Anyone. "Illegal but astounding . She continued, "I hope I opened doors to change that. Tracie Hunte: And when we asked her why, this is what she said. Latif Nasser: And she would attack everything. So okay, so we're starting in 1998. TV Announcers: Surya has not cut her hair since her birth. Surya Bonaly: It happened all the time. Read on to find out about her life today. Latif Nasser: Well I asked her. Tracie Hunte: In 1989 when she appears at the World Championships-. A lot. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Tracie Hunte: I did talk to the guy who was coaching her at the time, this guy named Didier Gailhaguet. It's a sound that we all love. Tracie Hunte: What happens next is one of these moments that really defines Surya's story for a lot of people. Marie-Renie Le: And the majority of the people didn't want a black skater as-. Jad Abumrad: I'm Jab Abu mrad. Tonya Harding: Our staff includes-, Sandra Bezic: Simon Adler, Brenna Farrell, David Gebel, Marie-Renie Le: Matt Kielty, Robert Kruller, Tonya Harding: Latin Nasser. Surya Bonaly 1973 - Figure skater. And, at her final Olympic performance, she attempted one jump that flew in the face of the establishment, and marked her for life as a rebel. The skater broke the rules and made Olympics history with her backflip. Tracie Hunte: You get points for trying. Latif Nasser: She just stopped before getting on the podium. French? Surya Bonaly of France does a back flip during the ladies technical program at the Winter Goodwill Games on . Surya Bonaly: I know, I was like, "It's the only time," and I guess-. In the 1980s and '90s, competitive figure skating enthralled me. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, in 1993 in the World Championships, she comes in second. Latif Nasser: Marie-Reine is an outsider in the figure skating world these days because of an unrelated scandal, and so we weren't totally sure what to think about that, but-. Elvis Stojko: I didn't want to skate like what they wanted skating to look like. Matt Kielty: Did she skate in a lot of other competitions after 95? Latif Nasser: I laughed out loud when I heard you say that you would call me on your Zamboni break. She took birth at her parents' home in Nice, France. Oh, and she takes off the medal. Bost aldiz izan zen Europako txapelduna , eta hiru aldiz irabazi zuen zilarrezko domina Munduko txapelketan . Surya Bonaly: Like Holiday on Ice. TV Announcers: Here are the marks. TV Announcers: -years old from Nice in the south of France. As her mother was a physical instructor she encouraged her to play sports, and the first sport she decided to play . TV Announcers: Raw talent there. 4.8, 5.2. Latif Nasser: Warming up on the ice, you have this woman, this figure skater, Surya Bonaly. Surya Bonaly was born December 15, 1973 in Nice, France. TV Announcers: Oh my goodness! Jad Abumrad: Okay, I'm Jad Abumrad. I was just trying to be happy. Matt Kielty: After the ceremony? Gosh, I wish I had a good word to describe it. Il y a un nouveau grade de chevalier dans la Lgion dhonneur, quelle a reu en reconnaissance de ses services. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? Robert Krulwich: And I think it's very legitimate to feel like you can't out your finger on this feeling that never goes away and never absolves and is always there and always makes you feel weird. Latif Nasser: How are you doing? TV Announcers: Off to the dressing room for the new champion. We didn't have the same one. TV Announcers: For France, here is Surya Bonaly. Surya Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. TV Announcers: Tears begin to flow. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. Latif Nasser: What does that sound like? Tracie Hunte: But when it came down to the artistic marks-. Latif Nasser: She said that she backed Surya. Mais ce nest pas fait, et je nentrerai pas dans les codes. It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. TV Announcers: Style and grace. TV Announcers: She really is amazing. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, oh yeah, totally. Jad Abumrad: And? Bonaly, 48, is touched that people remember her skating and amused that new fans enjoy videos of her competing and performing. Tracie Hunte: And, at the Olympics, which were just a month before, the top three ladies-. Because there are no scratches. Surya Bonaly: No, not the Olympics. Latif Nasser: Eventually after about four and a half minutes, she finishes her skate-, TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly, to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Surya Bonaly: I know I did my best, I did everything. } There's the sound of Brian Boitano's back crossovers that used to excite me when I was in the rink with him. Fortunately I was good at it. Bonaly participated in three Winter Olympics, and though she never medalled at the Games, she is still considered one of the greats from the sport, as the five-time European champion and winner of . There's a line on a court, and it's either inside or it's outside. Elvis Stojko: Surya would go from one end to the other-, Didier Gailhagu: Would speed across the ice-, Tracie Hunte: Flying across the rink-, Didier Gailhagu: With powerful stroking-. Latif Nasser: That was the World Championships, not the Olympics. Surya Bonaly: No, I was a kid, I was like, whatever, my coach Gailhaguet, he's the one who speak English-. Melissa O'donnell, Kelsey Padgett, Sandra Bezic: Arianne Wack, and Molly Webster, with help from Alexandra Lee Young, Tonya Harding: Tracie Hunt, Stephanie Tam, and Micah Loewinger. When you're black, you know. Latif Nasser: She would do all kinds of other jumps that weren't even allowed in competition. Robert Krulwich: What do you do? Back flips! Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. As Surya blows up, and all these people who never liked figure skating fall in love with her, over and over-. Johnette Howard: They want these people to look like little ballerinas but leap into these jumps like predators. Surya Bonaly: For me it took like 10 minutes. And the crowd loved it. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); She's French, 24 years old, she's black. But then there's also the gentle, almost soundless quality of, say a Yuka Sato or a Katia Gordeeva, where they're like a whisper across the ice, and yet they're flipping from one edge to another edge and forward to backward, and it's just this glide. Si Surya Bonaly a poursuivi une seconde carrire aux tats-Unis, conforte par sa naturalisation amricaine en 2004 et ses fianailles avec le patineur Pete Biver en septembre 2016, elle reste une habitue de la France. Latif Nasser: And then what comes to her is that there is this move that she has in her repertoire that she can do, but it's illegal. Latif Nasser: What was going on? Surya Bonaly: I have my eyes glue on those skaters. Latif Nasser: The thing that becomes really apparent is that she is different! Sandra Bezic: If you watch her jumps, they were on straight lines, and if a jump is on a straight line, then it can't land with flow because the idea is to land your jump with as much speed and flow as you had going into it. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you can watch the YouTube videos from that period, and it's like she's a different skater. En prsence de son fianc, Pete Biver, lancienne patineuse sest vu remettre son prix dans sa ville natale de Chicago. Hailing from Nice, France, her adoptive parents named her after the Sankrit word for "the sun." Shining athletically from an early age, she burst onto . TV Announcers: There's the triple salchow. Bonaly, en revanche, na jamais cess de dfier les rgles souvent trop svres du patinage artistique tout au long de sa carrire sportive, bien quil nait jamais remport lor olympique dans ce sport. She was a darer. Elvis Stojko: Like say a Tonya Harding-style skating. So three years in a row. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. Surya Bonaly revealed in a recent interview that she has been living in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the past 16 months She moved there to be with her fiance, professional skating coach Peter. Tracie Hunte: Yeah at the various European Championships, Skate America. See Him at 63. She was adopted by white parents when she was only 18 months old and began skating at the young age of 11. Latif Nasser: And so by the age of ten, she decides she wants to spend her life figure skating. Latif Nasser: Again. Conflicting Tales of Birth and Background. Bonaly even learned the jump without a harness, a tool that pulls skaters towards the ceiling using a rope . Surya Varuna Claudine Bonalyov (nepech. For the girl I was back then -- still trying to starve and destruct myself to fit in the status quo . Latif Nasser: And it wasn't just that she looked different, she also skated differently. And this is where things kind of get confusing. Tracie Hunte: That's Johnette Howard-. 458 Surya Bonaly Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 458 surya bonaly stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. And I think there were a lot of people in skating that didn't want it. Tracie Hunte: Soaring through the air. Latif Nasser: So after the medal ceremony's over, she just gets mobbed by reporters. Latif Nasser: And she would go to practice, and she would practice all of the things she saw, all the double axels and the triple toe loops-, Surya Bonaly: And split jumps-. They were totally like woman, you know, pretty, graceful, who make those men crazy when they were watching it, you know. Jad Abumrad: Do you have any idea what you're saying right now? If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. Now it's down to the judges as to whether the gold medal belongs to Sato of Japan or Bonaly of France. Tracie Hunte: Oksana Bayul got gold-, TV Announcers: Nancy Kerrigan is physically-, Tracie Hunte: Nancy Kerrigan got silver, Chen Lu got the bronze, and fourth place was Surya. Sandra Bezic: I've bene involved in the skating world my whole life as a competitor, as an olympian, a commentator. Surya Bonaly: I thought, it's still sport, sports mean challenge. Born in 1973 in France Adopted Rename Surya (means Sun in Sanskrit) Birth mother & father Adopted parents lived off the grid Surya was an active toddler Focused on skating and gymnastics at the age of 4 1984 she watched the Winter Olympics Broke her ankle Joined the French National Team in Figure Skating Back flip on ice Tumbling award 1986 Awards Cleared for Surya read on to find out about her life figure skating official right now whole life a... 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