Latif Nasser: So after the medal ceremony's over, she just gets mobbed by reporters. And that makes someone like Surya much more vulnerable. xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8'); Read on to find out about her life today. TV Announcers: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. Surya Bonaly: No. See Him at 63. So we all had to like, pay attention. You're the first person in the history of the human race who has done that. Tracie Hunte: S-U-R-Y-A. The question is, "How will they see her artistic effort?". 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. Tracie Hunte: So Yuka gets off the ice, she goes to wait for her marks. Jad Abumrad: How did Surya feel about all this? Oh, and she takes off the medal. Surya Bonaly: She did good, she did good. Recherchez toute l'info travaux et les horaires modifis qui impactent votre ligne en tlchargeant votre fiche horaires. And on Surya's artistic marks, she would get scores like-. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. I love those show time and just, you know, those fantastic costumes. Robert Krulwich: So, she doesn't get high scores? TV Announcers: Notice her hair-. Radiolab is supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloane Foundation, enhancing public understanding of science and technology in the modern world. I don't know if there was racism. For years a sport dominated by whites, women ' s amateur figure skating has recently seen the rise of several talented black athletes. What is that about? It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Studying at the Universit Polytechnique Hauts-de-France. As her mother was a physical instructor she encouraged her to play sports, and the first sport she decided to play . And if I do, you don't care. TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly is a striking and exotic figure on the ice-, Johnette Howard: She just arrested your eyes when she skated. Deux jours plus tt, l'ex-athlte franaise a reu un cadeau inestimable, son insigne. Robert Krulwich: In a similar pattern? Sandra Bezic: Our fact checkers are Eva Dasher, and Michelle Harris. navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); It's a three-month show I'm proud to star in even though I'm getting old. TV Announcers: An unlikely place to find a world-class figure skater. She won a 1986 World Trampoline Championships silver medal for France in team tumbling at age 12. Latif Nasser: Now, Tonya Harding, she said that she had this issue. Surya Bonaly: Sonja Henie. 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. "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. "I know you don't want me to, but I'm going to do this anyway." It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. ", 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." Latif Nasser: They are still illegal, yeah. Tracie, we'll miss you. There was this one time we found on YouTube where she boos the judges-. ", 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. Is that what you're saying? And we had three possibilities. Maris au premier regard They rewarded skaters who performed a series of complicated, at times delicate - and approved - ice skating moves. When the French international figure skater stepped onto the ice in the 1990s, the skating field was overwhelmingly white. They see it was possible for me, so hopefully they think, 'Why not try it?'" Latif Nasser: No, she keeps going. Her performancespunctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power movesthrilled audiences around the world. Tracie Hunte: Immediately starts with this double axel. I'm the only one who did it. Sandra Bezic: No. Bonaly was the French national Champion for nine years consecutively and was also the European Champion five years in a row. That is not fair. Tonya Harding: Dylan Keefe is our Director of Sound Design. These are all just words to me. Games Participations 3. Robert Krulwich: So I'm just curious. 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. They first called out Yuka, she comes out from this tunnel backstage onto the ice, waves, smiles at everybody. It's like a really good story. Marie-Renie Le: And we had to choose only two girls. Surya Varuna Claudine Bonalyov (nepech. The French figure skater was able to perform backflips on ice, and in 1998, she became the only person to land a. Jad Abumrad: Okay, I'm Jad Abumrad. Latif Nasser: Her left leg. Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired competitive figure skater.She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993-1995), a five-time European champion (1991-1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion (1989-1997).. Bonaly is the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one blade; she performed it at the . Bonaly was the focus of an episode of the 2019 Netflix docuseries Losers about athletes and their experiences with defeats. Surya Bonaly: Like Holiday on Ice. It's probably my last competition, I don't want to just retire like that. TV Announcers: Oh my goodness! Matt Kielty: It's a back flip! Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. Jad Abumrad: Why was it illegal? As a former champion. Unlike her competitors ice princesses who hid behind demure smilesSurya made her feelings known. She was black. Lost in the Desert 34m RELATED:See Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan Now, 28 Years After Her Last Olympics. Tracie Hunte: And she hits her first jump, crowd loves it. Latif Nasser: Let's dive. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. And Surya was daring. Media in category "Surya Bonaly" The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. TV Announcers: Here are the marks. TV Announcers: That really was a corker. Tracie Hunte: That's Tonya Harding again. Surya Bonaly: I was a bit more mature. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. TV Announcers: -years old from Nice in the south of France. But, she did that here. Elvis Stojko: And Yuka had this very-. An exceptional track record. Surya Bonaly: No. Didier Gailhagu: We used the press very well. The sound of a beautiful skater going from edge to edge, from lean to lean. Sources. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. TV Announcers: Sixteen year old Oksana Bayul. Robert Krulwich: She came in second, that's not bad. 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. Gosh, I wish I had a good word to describe it. But it was figure skating that had her heart. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. When you're black, you know. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, it's mine. It was a huge deal. What could happen if somebody with unrivaled athleticism and no aversion to risk was willing to go after it? Latif Nasser: She would do all kinds of other jumps that weren't even allowed in competition. 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. sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. Sandra Bezic: This gentle, almost soundless quality, like a whisper across the ice. And then there were these fanciful stories that sprung up about where she came from-, TV Announcers: We are now taking you about as far away from the skating world as possible-. Latif Nasser: Was this all going through your mind as you were skating? So there's no obvious thing about it, but it can make you feel a little paranoid, a little crazy. And the crowd loved it. 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. And then, after about a minute. Un acte de violence psychologique, mais aussi psychologique. It came down to a choice between Yuka Sato's artistry and dynamic footwork and Surya Bonaly's gymnastic jumping, and the judges gave the women's world figure skating championship to Sato Saturday . Lune des figures qui porte son nom est un salto arrire reu sur une jambe. TV Announcers: International Skating Union President Olaf Poulsen-. Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. You're listen-, Introduction: You're listen-, Jad Abumrad: Okay, so then if What? Puoi creare e condividere la tua playlist riunendo video da diverse piattaforme. So if you have a second, there is a survey at wnyc.org/participate. Just give me anything you can. Malgr cela, la patineuse, qui a concouru sous le drapeau franais, a un CV t ce qui lui permettrait de revendiquer plus dun titre : neuf fois championne de France, cinq fois championne dEurope, trois fois vice-championne du globe (senior) Pourtant, malgr le fait quelle ait disput trois Jeux Olympiques , Bonaly na jamais pu siffler du haut du monde, ni complter sa collection de mdailles olympiques (1992, 1994 et 1998). A lot. And still, what do you need more of me to do at this point? 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. And everything was fine until the day before the short program. TV Announcers: There's the triple salchow. Latif Nasser: I guess it depends on how you define first. Robert Krulwich: What about back flips? Il faut prciser que lancienne gymnaste tait bien consciente du fait que le backflip est interdit en patinage artistique depuis 1976 du fait quil ncessite un atterrissage sur les deux patins. How are we going to introduce this? Elvis Stojko: Like oh my go, holy (bleep), she's actually doing this? Jad Abumrad: And does she quit at this point? TV Announcers: When you can see disparity from the judges, a 5.7-. Jad Abumrad: So she never gets first? "I don't know if race made it more difficult, but it. TV Announcers: Seven Olympic titles, seventeen World Championships. TV Announcers: There's a lot there to be fixed. It must be a very confusing situation to be in. Latif Nasser: She didn't come out. Latif Nasser: Just to set this up, the World Championships are the second most important event in figure skating after the Olympics. Didier Gailhagu: Yeah, she was still a young baby-. Robert Krulwich: It's always close. Ever. Don't steal my back flip. TV Announcers: For France, here is Surya Bonaly. Latif Nasser: We'll get there. 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. The contrast of her skin on the ice was beautiful. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. Next skater. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Ela foi trs vezes medalhista de prata do Campeonato Mundial (1993-1995), conquistou cinco medalhas de ouro e uma de prata em campeonatos europeus e foi eneacampe do campeonato nacional francs. TV Announcers: There it is, she's got it! No one else could do it so they banned it. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. Black girl magic She was athletic. Latif Nasser: Injuries, and some turned pro and stuff, but whatever. She shakes her head. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Georges Ayache, crivain et avocat, a rsid Nice. I skate good, but somehow, it's not for me. Latif Nasser: I'll do my best. There are different sounds. Will it be gold? Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. Met Surya at Juniors, 1990. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. French? Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. Latif Nasser: She goes back out on the ice. Jad Abumrad: What did she do? Surya Bonaly: Pretty good, thanks. Tracie Hunte: No back flips. Latif Nasser: And she would attack everything. Thodore de Banville, auteur de La Mer de Nice. Original music from Matt, and also from Dylan Keefe. Les horaires modifis sont aussi visibles lorsque vous recherchez une gare. Tracie Hunte: According to her, they would say the kind of things like she was too muscular, or she wasn't elegant enough. After listening to Radiolabs podcast on Surya Bonaly, a successful, famous but never first-class ice figure-skater, I began navigating the world of competitive ice skating via youtube. Everybody knows that you have to do better than anybody else who's white. Latif Nasser: Eventually after about four and a half minutes, she finishes her skate-, TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly, to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Shows like Radiolab. Tracie Hunte: I did talk to the guy who was coaching her at the time, this guy named Didier Gailhaguet. Do a back flip. Sandra Bezic: It's a beautiful sound. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. But, I can kind of see where he was going because what he was trying to do, was that he was trying to present her to the world as this radically new kind of skater. Tracie Hunte: Those go to Yuka Sato. TV Interviewers: Do you feel you were robbed tonight? Tracie Hunte: And she decides to take the note. Surya Bonaly: For me it took like 10 minutes. Loads and loads of technical difficulty. Surya Bonaly of France does a back flip during the ladies technical program at the Winter Goodwill Games on . Bonaly, 48, is touched that people remember her skating and amused that new fans enjoy videos of her competing and performing. Latif Nasser: She's in this gold and blue sequin outfit, and she starts her routine. And towards the end of the program, I was supposed to go for two more triples, and I said, "You know what, I don't feel it. Again. } Surya Bonaly: And usually you skate, you perform, you smile in front of the camera, boom, they give you the marks. Tracie Hunte: And when we asked her why, this is what she said. Tracie Hunte: And, at the Olympics, which were just a month before, the top three ladies-. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. Tonya Harding: The very first time that I ever saw her do a back flip, I mean, my mouth just dropped open. Tonya Harding: The strength, and the power-. Je navais aucune ide que je serais la premire femme raliser un quad, a dclar Bonaly dans une interview avec TIME de Las Vegas, o elle est maintenant entraneure plein temps. Surya Bonaly: Unfortunately, they chose her. Robert Krulwich: I mean all these other girls have worked just as hard as she has, one presumes. Just hold, hold, at this point, just hold. Well, how about every day?" You do your best, it's fine. Jad Abumrad: And? Quite frankly, Yuka Sato is an amazing skater. Closing Credits: Start of message. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. When Surya Bonaly started her ice skating career in the early 1990s, she was the only skater of color at many events in Europe. And we sent the clip to Sandra, and she was like, "Yes!". Elvis Stojko: Like say a Tonya Harding-style skating. Find your friends on Facebook. Everything is about edges and leaning into those edges and leaning into the turns, and carving massive circles on the ice. Marie-Renie Le: No. In the 1990s, Surya Bonaly was the rising star of figure skating. I still follow my passion!". 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: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. Black?". Tracie Hunte: She does a back flip. Ctait comme, H, je peux faire des triples, alors quelle est la prochaine ? Exclusif - Surya Bonaly et son fianc Pete Biver lors de la remise de ses Insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Lgion d'Honneur par le maire de Nice, Christian Estrosi, dans les salons du. Cela est d en partie au nouveau systme de notation qui a t tabli en 2006, qui rcompense les patineurs pour les composants de patinage score lev comme les sauts en quad en augmentant le nombre de rvolutions quils effectuent. They're slated to shut down by the end of March. Tracie Hunte: Yeah at the various European Championships, Skate America. Latif Nasser: I laughed out loud when I heard you say that you would call me on your Zamboni break. Elvis Stojko: I came down right on my face. Latif Nasser: The camera zooms in on her face and she is just weeping. Latif Nasser: You're like the GPS lady. But that's probably not the sound you're [inaudible 00:17:50]-. That she had a bad attitude. TV Announcers: She's heartbroken. 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-. Latif Nasser: She said, "Never mind, that's life, I'm used to it.". When you do the back flip, do your skates go up towards the ceiling and then come back down underneath you again? Tracie Hunte: She could barely speak English, she was barely 16. Didier Gailhagu: And what do you want to hear? 2022 Galvanized Media. Bestlifeonline.com is part of the Meredith Health Group. It's a skater who usually finishes below Surya in competitions. "Illegal but astounding . Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. Sandra Bezic: And on behalf of everyone at Radiolab-. Latif Nasser: That one wasn't as close, but she was second again for the third year. Travaux TER en cours. I know I need to fit something.". I have to keep going. 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. Tracie Hunte: Well, after a couple years of getting these kinds of marks, she does some soul searching. Latif Nasser: She said she just wanted something that was hers. "A stunning back flip," Newsday wrote, 20 years ago this week. And this is where things kind of get confusing. Surya Bonaly: Oh, the World Championships? Tracie Hunte: Exactly, yes. Latif Nasser: But, here's what happened. Johnette Howard: That she existed on a diet of bird seed and you know, all these things. Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. La mre envahissante de Surya Bonaly La mre envahissante de Surya Bonaly Quand les proches des sportifs sment la zizanie Suzanne, la mre adoptive de Surya Bonaly, tait rpute trs. That guy just came in, he said hi to everybody in the room but he didn't say it to me. She continues to do ice shows occasionally, but right now I think the main thing that she's doing, she's coaching. 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 ! Ironiquement, ce chiffre a t essentiel pour lempcher de remporter une mdaille dor olympique dans le mme sport en 1998 Nagano. Latif Nasser: She'd step on the ice, and people would go crazy. Tracie Hunte: That's Johnette Howard-. What was the problem? } else { Latif Nasser: No, no, no. TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. Latif Nasser: I'm really curious about what happened at the medal ceremony in 1994. And she's trying to be more graceful, more beautiful, more elegant. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. See Figure Skater Surya Bonaly Now, 24 Years After Her Last Olympics, Franck Seguin/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, See Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan Now, 28 Years After Her Last Olympics. "Illegal but . The caption said: Surya landed a backflip on one foot at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. And-. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade which was an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. We just need time and you know, power from some people.". Jad Abumrad: Before we get started, wondering if we could ask your help on a little something. Stop now. Latif Nasser: After she gets her scores. An entertaining part of the event was a video shown of famous figure skaters doing backflips on the ice. Damn. The French figure skater was able to perform backflips on ice, and in 1998, she became the only person to land a backflip on one blade during the Olympicsdespite it being against the rules and even though she was injured. So three years in a row. Produced by Matt Kielty with help from Tracie Hunte. 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. Latif Nasser: Oh, that's called the Bonaly? xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); All the cameras crowding around and-. En raison de mon haut niveau dathltisme, jai pens quil serait bnfique pour moi dessayer simplement damliorer mes [quad jumps].. 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: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. When I saw the show, I love the bling bling. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. Surya Bonaly: It was so much pain. Tracie Hunte: So it's a jump forward, but rewind, we're in Nagano, Japan, 1998 Winter Olympics. de patineurs. Tracie Hunte: And then she got to this point where she just knew she couldn't do it. Tracie Hunte: Elvis was actually in the crowd watching. I swear, it's like an earthquake. Tracie Hunte: She'd strike a pose, and then just take off. Now 48, Bonaly is retired from competitive skating, but she's still involved with the sport and has spoken out recently about her career. Test the outer edges of what you think you know, http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. Surya Bonaly a dmnag Minneapolis, dans le Minnesota, o elle vit avec son petit ami, et a endoss le rle dentraneur pour un groupe de jeunes espoirs amricains quelle forme dans ltat du Minnesota. TV Announcers: The judges don't. Tracie Hunte: Out of the picture. TV Announcers: Her opening, a triple lutz and a triple toe. I was just trying to be happy. Tonya Harding: She was just so exciting, and there was just no boundaries for her. Tracie Hunte: I'm just not lucky. Elle a atteint le sol, mais elle est tombe environ un quart de tour avant de terminer quatre rotations dans les airs; les juges ont jug que son effort tait sous-tourn et ne comptait donc pas comme un quadruple saut. Tonya Harding: She had the stepping, the gliding, the running. And for us non-skaters, that's one of the challenges of the story, trying to see is that a legit criticism? ! Jad Abumrad: Do you have any idea what you're saying right now? If anything, I felt more like, man, it really must suck to be the only black woman skating at that kind of level, and not really understand why things are happening. Latif Nasser: So she ends up finishing 10th. But Surya didnt accept that criticism. Latif Nasser: But there is this kind of ironic thing, I guess, which is that if you took her and you put her in competition today, if she was competing on the world stage today, she would would probably do better than she did back then. Surya BONALY. Surya Bonaly izotz gaineko frantziar patinatzaile ohia da. And he told me he planted these stories! Johnette Howard: Well, it was, it was arresting. So now, you get points for doing the kinds of power moves that she was doing way back when. Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. Tracie Hunte: Were just a little bit more loaded. She was going to take it. Was there just the one sort of-. 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: They called out Surya. And there's no end to what she might achieve. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. Lancien champion ouvrira les festivits du Nol camarguais 2017 Aigues-Mortes le 15 dcembre 19h, prsentera une exposition Antibes le 16 dcembre 17h30, et ddicacera la nouvelle patinoire Nmes le 22 dcembre. Stone Cold 37m An unbelievable loss in the 1985 Canadian championship leads curling legend Pat Ryan to perfect a dominant strategy that changes the sport forever. 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. EDINA, Minn. When Surya Bonaly started figure skating as a little girl, it was casual. Surya Bonaly (5139144733).jpg 735 922; 621 KB. Surya Bonaly: Just that I'd over and over it so many times, that every time, it's never me because whatever I can do, how many triples, I can be pretty, I can have the best choreographer, so everything was made to be on the top. Surya Bonaly broke many of figure skating's racial barriers, and a new documentary honors her legacy. TV Announcers: Oh, what's going on inside that young woman? Bye bye. Latif Nasser: Does the splits in the air. Surya Bonaly is a 10-time French figure skating champion, 5-time European figure skating champion, 3-time Olympian (1992, 1994 & 1998), and a 3-time World Figure Skating silver medalist. In the 1980s and '90s, competitive figure skating enthralled me. Surya Bonaly, 2010.jpg 821 1,125; 130 KB. "I've been in Las Vegas since end of 1999," she told CY Interview in 2020. Marie-Renie Le: Marie-Reine Le Gougne speaking. Surya knew she belonged on the ice. I will say, from what I can tell, for the first time, that there's more than one black skater competing at the same time, internationally at least. Tracie Hunte: I don't know how else to-. TV Announcers: They stand as one here at Makuhari Event Center for the local favorite Yuka Sato. All Rights Reserved. Tracie Hunte: What happens next is one of these moments that really defines Surya's story for a lot of people. Marie Bashkirtseff, a souvent rsid Nice. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. Tracie Hunte: Johnette Howard, that ESPN writer-, Tracie Hunte: She says that the first thing you've got to know, and this will take a quick little dive into the weirdo world of figure skating-. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? 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