Thanks. Tracie Hunte: She's on pain killers. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. RELATED: To see more famous athletes of the past now, sign up for our daily newsletter. Tracie Hunte: In 1989 when she appears at the World Championships-. Tracie Hunte: But when it came down to the artistic marks-. Wait. Surya Bonaly: And usually you skate, you perform, you smile in front of the camera, boom, they give you the marks. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, it's mine. Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get And after that, you kind of see a difference. Johnette Howard: That she existed on a diet of bird seed and you know, all these things. Latif Nasser: Again. TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. Respect Sorya, je vous ai toujours admir, quelle carrire, et le salto arrire restera longtemps grav dans notre ma mmoire ! Sandra Bezic: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. 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. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. [crosstalk 00:08:04] I'm just saying that we making up stories because you want to hear them. Tracie Hunte: She was kind of hard on Surya. That she had a bad attitude. 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 . No? Latif Nasser: She said she just wanted something that was hers. She continues to do ice shows occasionally, but right now I think the main thing that she's doing, she's coaching. And he told me he planted these stories! 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. TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly is a striking and exotic figure on the ice-, Johnette Howard: She just arrested your eyes when she skated. The sound of a beautiful skater going from edge to edge, from lean to lean. 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. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. She just stood right next to the podium. 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 ! Back flips! Tracie Hunte: Anyone. Tracie Hunte: She'd strike a pose, and then just take off. Robert Krulwich: I mean, the idea that she's some kind of black forest princess or something? What is that about? I was just trying to be happy. Latif Nasser: Okay, okay. So WNYC studios, which is our home, wants to get a clear sense of how you listen, how you engage the shows that we make here. For the girl I was back then -- still trying to starve and destruct myself to fit in the status quo . TV Announcers: Upset, no doubt. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Surya Bonaly: For me it took like 10 minutes. But Surya Bonaly was not the skating talent they'd expected: eccentric, defiant, athletic - and black. 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. I had the courage to say because she was black. Closing Credits: End of message. Tracie Hunte: That she never cut her hair. Surya knew she belonged on the ice. 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. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. And I split my eye open and almost broke my neck and I was just like, you know what, I don't think this is going to be a good thing. Tracie Hunte: That's Sandra Bezic. And that's something that she couldn't do because she was jumping on straight lines. 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. Marie-Renie Le: And we had to choose only two girls. "I mean, even many years after I'm like, 'Did I really finish fourth [at the Olympics]?" How many triple triple you want me? TV Interviewers: Did you deserve the gold medal Surya? She was black. Surya Bonaly is a former French skater and current coach known for her tremendous technical ability and, famously, for the one-footed illegal backflip she landed at the 1998 Olympics. ! 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 . Team France. So that actually takes us right back to the beginning. Elvis Stojko told us that one time he tried it and it did not go well. 10 minutes people thinking about "What should we do?" It's like a computer, if I would have missed something, a jump, I say, "Okay, here, I can fit a triple here, obviously I can do a combo triple triple. TV Announcers: This is her winning season. There's a line on a court, and it's either inside or it's outside. TV Announcers: I think this is a form of protest. Latif Nasser: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. Jad Abumrad: But I don't necessarily hear whatever it is that she is hearing and think, "Yes!". TV Announcers: For France, here is Surya Bonaly. The contrast of her skin on the ice was beautiful. 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. Tracie Hunte: She's got an Achilles tendon that's been stitched together. Matt Kielty: It's a back flip! Ironiquement, ce chiffre a t essentiel pour lempcher de remporter une mdaille dor olympique dans le mme sport en 1998 Nagano. Surya Bonaly: I was a bit more mature. Surya Bonaly: Pretty good, thanks. Tracie Hunte: Soaring through the air. Tracie Hunte: She'd come hurling into these jumps. Latif Nasser: What was going on? Those top three ladies: Oksana, Nancy, Lu-. Tracie Hunte: They would just be flying through the air. Jad Abumrad: So they didn't change their mind about the back flip in the end. 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. Elvis Stojko: Like oh my go, holy (bleep), she's actually doing this? 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. TV Announcers: And where is the European Champion? TV Announcers: There it is, she's got it! Latif Nasser: Yeah, but if she-. TV Announcers: That's a really fast step sequence. Shows like Radiolab. For the technical merit, it's the 5.9s that please her. Tracie Hunte: More circly, yeah. ", 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. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. Latif Nasser: She just stopped before getting on the podium. Latif Nasser: Yeah, these are legit skaters. [ 1] Jad Abumrad: She swings one leg over-. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. 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. She takes the ice-. Jad Abumrad: So why was she getting bad marks to begin with? Surya Bonaly: My mom was a sport coach and she was about to be like a volunteer for a gymnastic club and skating club. Surya Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. TV Announcers: The marks for Surya Bonaly. Latif Nasser: And so by the age of ten, she decides she wants to spend her life figure skating. Surya Bonaly: I had new choreography, changed my whole skating roles, changed my coaches. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. But when I asked Surya if that's what was happening, she said-. Tracie Hunte: Middle finger to the establishment, like this huge F U. Tracie Hunte: Just this beautiful moment of self-affirmation. Latif Nasser: And, by the time 1994 rolls around, she is a favorite. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Surya Bonaly: I know I did my best, I did everything. Jad Abumrad: What do you do? Jad Abumrad: We'll be back right after this Zamboni break. Oh, and she takes off the medal. Latif Nasser: Let's dive. So she was just this sort of blip on the skating scene, where no one was like her before, and there hasn't really been anyone like her since. TV Announcers: Oh, this is a first for me, that's for sure. 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. Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. Elle est une partisane trs active de la PETA, et elle a galement organis un petit groupe de patineurs professionnels, avec qui elle collabore sur des projets spciaux. Bonaly, 48, is touched that people remember her skating and amused that new fans enjoy videos of her competing and performing. Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. That's wnyc.org/participate, and that link is also in the show notes for this episode. Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. Frustrated at every turn, she faced disappointment after disappointment until at last, with the whole world . Devenue la premire femme russir un quadruple saut aux Jeux olympiques, qui ont eu lieu pendant la comptition par quipe. Ever. Les horaires modifis sont aussi visibles lorsque vous recherchez une gare. Sources. What happened? And say, "I'm not dumb, and I'm getting sick now, I'm sick of it. We didn't have the same one. 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. Tracie Hunte: That's Johnette Howard-. You put your fists on a table and say, "Enough is enough, that's it." A friend of mine told me once that racism can make black people crazy, which is a very broad way of looking at it, in the sense that you almost never know why people are reacting to you the way that they do. The retired sportsperson Surya Bonaly was born on 15 December 1973. 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. And Surya was daring. 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. Tracie Hunte: She could barely speak English, she was barely 16. Surya Bonaly ( Nice, 15 de dezembro de 1973) uma ex- patinadora artstica francesa, que competia no individual feminino . And we had three possibilities. And Surya was sort of the epitome of almost the endpoint. TV Interviewers: Are they unfair to you Surya? She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. Latif Nasser: But not any old back flip. Surya Bonaly: I had a special thing in my backpack and said, "Hey, I can do it. } These are all just words to me. TV Announcers: Bonaly has chosen not to stand on the podium. Tracie Hunte: And when she gets to the podium, she congratulates Yuka Sato, but then-. Surya Bonaly: She did good, she did good. And I said, "Whatever, just put a zero so we can move on.". Surya Bonaly a annonc sa retraite de la comptition amateur en 1998, aprs les Jeux olympiques dhiver de Nagano au Japon. I'm the one that created this one. Robert Krulwich: Don't you think that that's a little unsportsmanlike? Latif Nasser: Because it's a great story! At the same time that Nancy and Tonya were dueling it out on the ice, an explosively talented skater from France named Surya Bonaly was pushing the limits of the sport. Stop now. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Latif Nasser: So she would go to these ice shows-. It was just one of the best skates of her life. Surya Bonaly, 2010.jpg 821 1,125; 130 KB. 4.8, 5.2. Tracie Hunte: So, Surya was actually adopted as a baby by this white couple in the south of France. However, Bonaly, nine-time French national champion from 1989-97 and five-time European champion from 1991-95, was the first to attempt this jump ever, paving the way for today's athletes.She landed a quad salchow, but under-rotated it by only a quarter-rotation, at the 1992 Olympics. Tracie Hunte: And then she got to this point where she just knew she couldn't do it. Tracie Hunte: After that, it's just triple, triple, triple, triple, triple. How do you get noticed [inaudible 00:38:34] competition? TV Announcers: We're here live at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning in Japan. And it's more like empathy. Tracie Hunte: She would see all these famous skaters. she told the Olympic Channel podcast in 2020. Jad Abumrad: Why was it illegal? Jad Abumrad: Story comes from our producer Latin Nasser and also, producer Tracie Hunte. The question is, "How will they see her artistic effort?". It was so close. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you get your low fives, which sounds like it's a good mark, but that's not a good mark. TV Announcers: Here are the marks. 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-. I haven't got a good word for it. Latif Nasser: So it goes to being a tiebreaker. Latif Nasser: I laughed out loud when I heard you say that you would call me on your Zamboni break. 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. Latif Nasser: And to make matters worse, Surya at that moment was already recovering from a ruptured achilles tendon. And there's no end to what she might achieve. Jad Abumrad: stay listening? Ils refltent galement un athltisme croissant dans le patinage artistique fminin, que Bonaly a tent de stimuler tout au long de sa comptition carrire. 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. 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. En prsence de son fianc, Pete Biver, lancienne patineuse sest vu remettre son prix dans sa ville natale de Chicago. Sandra Bezic: No. TV Announcers: Oh, what's going on inside that young woman? Really I was so messed up. European champion and vice-world champion, the sportswoman chained the trophies as fast as her acrobatics.However, these prestigious titles did not necessarily bring him gold.Throughout his career, the athlete has been regarded as "The black" in this very codified discipline. Year of Birth 1973. And, you know, I spent lots of hours there, just waiting for my mom. Backflips were, and still are, illegal in. In the age of "ice princesses", Surya was an anomaly, and the figure skating world feared the kind of future she represented. I pulled a muscle. French? It's just a hum. Surya Bonaly was born December 15, 1973 in Nice, France. Jad Abumrad: Producers Latin Nasser and Tracie Hunt. Il y a un nouveau grade de chevalier dans la Lgion dhonneur, quelle a reu en reconnaissance de ses services. Surya Bonaly: I know, I was like, "It's the only time," and I guess-. Latif Nasser: And you could either of see it as a kind of-. I know I need to fit something.". Elvis Stojko: She wouldn't stand on it. "I never really quit skating. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. Latif Nasser: Yeah, just for daring. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. Johnette Howard: They want these people to look like little ballerinas but leap into these jumps like predators. document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { Tracie Hunte: I just felt empathy for her. Surya Bonaly (5139144733).jpg 735 922; 621 KB. 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. Latif Nasser: What does that sound like? There, she coaches skating at the Las Vegas Ice Center. I wonder if you can hear the truck outside. And she didn't seem to care about artistry. Surya Bonaly redefined a sport that wasn't built for her. You do your best, it's fine. All Rights Reserved. And if I do, you don't care. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. Latif Nasser: That was the World Championships, not the Olympics. Again. That has to stop." "I know you don't want me to, but I'm going to do this anyway." There was this one time we found on YouTube where she boos the judges-. Tonya Harding: Our staff includes-, Sandra Bezic: Simon Adler, Brenna Farrell, David Gebel, Marie-Renie Le: Matt Kielty, Robert Kruller, Tonya Harding: Latin Nasser. 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. It's mine. Latif Nasser: So she ends up finishing 10th. Sandra Bezic: It's a beautiful sound. We just need time and you know, power from some people.". Tracie Hunte: Well, after a couple years of getting these kinds of marks, she does some soul searching. Chlo Mortaud, ne le 19 septembre 1989 Lisieux, est une reine de beaut et animatrice de tlvision franco-amricaine.Elle a t lue Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrnes 2008 puis Miss France 2009, ce qui fait d'elle la 79 e Miss France.Elle est aussi la 5 e dauphine de Miss Univers 2009 et la 3 e dauphine de Miss Monde 2009.. Elle est aussi citoyenne amricaine [1] ; il s'agit de la . Latif Nasser: Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Stojko is in the building. Tracie Hunte: I did talk to the guy who was coaching her at the time, this guy named Didier Gailhaguet. } else { You were really terrific. Travaux TER en cours. Latif Nasser: I'll do my best. Seriously. There's the sound of Brian Boitano's back crossovers that used to excite me when I was in the rink with him. She was black. See Him at 63. Tonya Harding: Hi Latin. Elvis Stojko: And Yuka had this very-. Marie-Renie Le: No. Gosh, I wish I had a good word to describe it. They had a certain conception of female skating. TV Announcers: And she finishes her program with her back to the judges. 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 . Games Participations 3. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. They've changed the scoring system. Radiolab is produced by Jab Abumrad. And it was just so depressing, and it was not fair. Latif Nasser: Her left leg. She shakes her head. 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. Jad Abumrad: What did she say there? Latif Nasser: Injuries, and some turned pro and stuff, but whatever. 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. Tracie Hunte: Yeah at the various European Championships, Skate America. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. Loretta Swit begged the writers to stop using it. TV Announcers: Surya has not cut her hair since her birth. a t victime de violences physiques et psychologiques de la part de sa propre mre, qui a t sa principale motivation. Surya Bonaly: I don't know, I'm just not lucky. Danse avec les Stars . It was very subtle. Tonya Harding: Hope that's okay. I found ample videos of Bonaly, as well as her female competition and male counterparts performing intense, skilful, stunning routines - all whist poised on top of two Latif Nasser: The thing that becomes really apparent is that she is different! 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. xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8'); Everything is about edges and leaning into those edges and leaning into the turns, and carving massive circles on the ice. But, In Surya's case. Surya Bonaly: Well, I did start skating because of my mom, actually. When you do the back flip, do your skates go up towards the ceiling and then come back down underneath you again? Surya Bonaly: Those famous skater, like Katarina Witt-, TV Announcers: The ravishing Katarina Witt-. Robert Krulwich: It's always close. Tonya Harding: The very first time that I ever saw her do a back flip, I mean, my mouth just dropped open. Latif Nasser: She started skating. Tracie Hunte: And actually as a commentator-. She wins 8 out of 9 technical merits. Latif Nasser: That one wasn't as close, but she was second again for the third year. Tracie Hunte: Well, that's the question, and it's kind of complicated. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of our content, please reach out to our editors by e-mailing Tonya Harding: The strength, and the power-. We're at the Olympics in Nagano. "Illegal but . Latif Nasser: I'm really curious about what happened at the medal ceremony in 1994. Surya Bonaly: No. TV Announcers: Notice her hair-. As Surya blows up, and all these people who never liked figure skating fall in love with her, over and over-. And in a 5-4 decision-. Tracie Hunte: Not immediately. TV Announcers: She really is amazing. Latif Nasser: And she goes over off to the side to a bench with her coach to await her results. What could happen if somebody with unrivaled athleticism and no aversion to risk was willing to go after it? Latif Nasser: No, she keeps going. Sandra Bezic: I've bene involved in the skating world my whole life as a competitor, as an olympian, a commentator. Latif Nasser: So she gets up, does her final skate in front of the home crowd. Latif Nasser: I guess it depends on how you define first. 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. And everything was fine until the day before the short program. TV Announcers: International Skating Union President Olaf Poulsen-. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. We just mic'ed up a bunch of really good figure skaters. Latif Nasser: She said, "Never mind, that's life, I'm used to it.". The radius could be huge, but it's still a circle.
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