Test the outer edges of what you think you know, http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. The installment covered Bonaly facing racism in a primarily white sport and her decision to do a backflip at the Olympics, even though it was not allowed. Tracie Hunte: She skates out onto the ice, she waves, but her face isn't smiling. Unlike her competitors ice princesses who hid behind demure smilesSurya made her feelings known. Tonya Harding: She was just so exciting, and there was just no boundaries for her. 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. Latif Nasser: There's just a lot of raw talent, but it's not fully - hasn't been refined. Louis Aragon, pote et crivain, a vcu Nice de 1941 1942 avec sa femme Elsa Triolet. Latif Nasser: The thing that becomes really apparent is that she is different! 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. Elvis Stojko: She wouldn't stand on it. TV Announcers: That really was a corker. 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. Jad Abumrad: So why was she getting bad marks to begin with? TV Announcers: The marks for Surya Bonaly. Surya Bonaly (5139144733).jpg 735 922; 621 KB. EDINA, Minn. When Surya Bonaly started figure skating as a little girl, it was casual. https://www.instagram.com/suryabonaly1/?hl=en. This has never been repeated in Olympic competition since. I was just trying to be happy. Tracie Hunte: No back flips. 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. [ 1] The claim reappeared in a post on Instagram on February 13, 2023. Damn. An exceptional track record. Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. I still follow my passion!". Sandra Bezic: I've bene involved in the skating world my whole life as a competitor, as an olympian, a commentator. She was a darer. ", 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. 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: And it was during this performance that Surya Bonaly did something that had never been done by anyone-. Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. She was black. 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. Absolutely. Tracie Hunte: Outside of competition she would do these ice shows and exhibitions, and that's when you would see what she can really do. Jacques Barbri, crivain franais de science-fiction, n le 14 juillet 1954 Nice. de patineurs. Sources. Tracie Hunte: The point is, at these World Championships, the highway had been cleared for Surya. Yet, commentators claimed she couldn't skate, and judges never gave her the high marks she felt she deserved. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. 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. How do you get noticed [inaudible 00:38:34] competition? Surya Bonaly: It was so much pain. V roce 1998 na zimnch olympijskch hrch v Naganu pedvedla jako jedin olympionika v historii salto vzad na jedn noze. [crosstalk 00:08:04] I'm just saying that we making up stories because you want to hear them. TV Announcers: The judges don't. And I said, "Whatever, just put a zero so we can move on.". Latif Nasser: All right. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you can watch the YouTube videos from that period, and it's like she's a different skater. Latif Nasser: And, by the time 1994 rolls around, she is a favorite. "But it is what it is. Surya Bonaly: A figure skating pioneer Bonaly landed a backflip on one blade during her free skate. Tracie Hunte: She'd come hurling into these jumps. Tracie Hunte: Now, I cannot imagine how Surya felt in that moment, but I didn't necessarily think that these prejudiced people had denied her this. Sandra Bezic: Well, I think the idea that was held back in her marks for any other reason other than the quality of her skating I think is incorrect. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. Didier Gailhagu: And what do you want to hear? Tonya Harding: The very first time that I ever saw her do a back flip, I mean, my mouth just dropped open. And in a 5-4 decision-. That's wnyc.org/participate, and that link is also in the show notes for this episode. Didier Gailhagu: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. The retailer is being called out over its strict security measures. ', raconte lathlte. And that she was defiant. 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. Johnette Howard: They want these people to look like little ballerinas but leap into these jumps like predators. And I'm like, "No, I'm already here, I don't want to just maybe retire. Surya BONALY. Latif Nasser: Did you feel like any of it was about race? How will I say? Tracie Hunte: She's got an Achilles tendon that's been stitched together. I know I'm going to crash, I can't do it, my leg is not with me any more.". Latif Nasser: Because it's a great story! Sandra Bezic: And on behalf of everyone at Radiolab-. Linsigne de Chevalier de lordre de la Lgion dhonneur, dcern lancien athlte franais deux jours plus tard, tait un cadeau inestimable du peuple franais. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Latif Nasser: I'll do my best. Johnette Howard: Well, it was, it was arresting. Did she change figure skating?" She was athletic. It's my last competition.". Latif Nasser: This is Tonya Harding, and she and Surya were friends. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. And after that, you kind of see a difference. French? Mais cet exploit a maintenant t clips par le fait quelle a t teste positive pour une drogue interdite en dcembre, et elle est entoure de doutes quant aux tactiques utilises par certains entraneurs de patinage artistique dont les concurrents sont capables deffectuer des sauts aussi difficiles sur la glace. They had a certain conception of female skating. I definitely remember, when she was about to skate, my mom would be like, "The black girl is skating!" When I saw the show, I love the bling bling. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Jad Abumrad: That's our producer Matt Kielty. Latif Nasser: How are you doing? 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. Surya Bonaly a avou Ouest-France en 2015 quelle se sentait vraiment dpasse par la douleur. Kirsten: Hi there, this is Kirsten recording from Orlando, Florida. And look, I've never been a huge fan of figure skating, but this story, I think, asks a really interesting question. Tracie Hunte: Immediately starts with this double axel. And he told me he planted these stories! Tracie Hunte: That's Tonya Harding again. Sandra Bezic: This gentle, almost soundless quality, like a whisper across the ice. Surya Bonaly: Sonja Henie. Robert Krulwich: So, she doesn't get high scores? Do a back flip. Figure Skating. Wait. We just need time and you know, power from some people.". Laudace de Bonaly ne sest pas limite dfier les normes ; cela stendait aussi les pousser leurs limites. Latif Nasser: She started skating. 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: That's Johnette Howard-. Latif Nasser: So it goes to being a tiebreaker. 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. Latif Nasser: Warming up on the ice, you have this woman, this figure skater, Surya Bonaly. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. She took birth at her parents' home in Nice, France. When you do the back flip, do your skates go up towards the ceiling and then come back down underneath you again? Tracie Hunte: Out of the picture. They were totally like woman, you know, pretty, graceful, who make those men crazy when they were watching it, you know. Surya Bonaly, 2010.jpg 821 1,125; 130 KB. Latif Nasser: What was going on? Surya Bonaly: I was a bit more mature. Stories, right? 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. I'm the one that created this one. 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. She just stood right next to the podium. Tracie Hunte: She was kind of hard on Surya. They sound different, but not even that different really? Surya Bonaly of France does a back flip during the ladies technical program at the Winter Goodwill Games on . "Illegal but . Tracie Hunte: She'd strike a pose, and then just take off. TV Announcers: This girl is very different. Latif Nasser: But, here's what happened. Robert Krulwich: What do you do? Surya Bonaly: I know I did my best, I did everything. Jad Abumrad: Thanks for listening. Tracie Hunte: I did talk to the guy who was coaching her at the time, this guy named Didier Gailhaguet. Also, she says you're supposed to land all your jumps on one foot. When you're black, you know. Tonya Harding: Dylan Keefe is our Director of Sound Design. Latif Nasser: Oh, that's called the Bonaly? In the 1990s, Surya Bonaly was the rising star of figure skating. Sandra Bezic: Thank you for listening. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? Tracie Hunte: She would do back flips, hands-. Tracie Hunte: Yes! And at the time, skating was sort of locked into this loud and fractious debate about "What do we want to be". It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Surya Bonaly: Especially for ladies, they like to keep the girls pretty. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. Mais ce nest pas fait, et je nentrerai pas dans les codes. TV Announcers: Yuka's one of my favorite skaters, but she doesn't have the combination jump like Bonaly did, so she's going to need all her jumps. 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 It was hers for the taking. Tonya Harding: Hi Latin. Shows like Radiolab. Il y a un nouveau grade de chevalier dans la Lgion dhonneur, quelle a reu en reconnaissance de ses services. Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. I'm the only one who did it. Les rgles du sport sont impntrables et peuvent parfois tre un peu injustes. Bonaly, * 15. prosince 1973 Nice) je bval francouzsk krasobruslaka, ptinsobn mistryn Evropy a stbrn medailistka z mistrovstv svta. It's probably my last competition, I don't want to just retire like that. navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); Bye bye. Surya Bonaly: She did good, she did good. 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. A vibrant picture book biography of Surya Bonaly, the figure skating champion who backflipped her way into history As a young girl in France, Surya Bonaly was constantly in motion, gifted in any sport she tried. At UPHF, students also benefit from green campuses, equipped with numerous sports facilities . Up-and-Down Fortunes on the Ice. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade which was an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Robert Krulwich: I mean, the idea that she's some kind of black forest princess or something? TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. Un acte de violence psychologique, mais aussi psychologique. Surya Bonaly was born December 15, 1973 in Nice, France. Latif Nasser: Okay, so to really understand just the context of all this, and the stakes of that moment, we gotta go all the way back. And everything was fine until the day before the short program. There are different sounds. Especially impressive is Janet Champion doing a string of 10 back handsprings . TV Announcers: I really hope she doesn't go through with this. Latif Nasser: But this little teenage girl, Surya Bonaly, no problem. 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-. Find your friends on Facebook. Jad Abumrad: Story comes from our producer Latin Nasser and also, producer Tracie Hunte. "Illegal but astounding . What was the problem? And she's trying to be more graceful, more beautiful, more elegant. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, in 1993 in the World Championships, she comes in second. Tracie Hunte: She does a back flip. I haven't got a good word for it. 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. 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). Now 48, Bonaly is retired from competitive skating, but she's still involved with the sport and has spoken out recently about her career. It's shady as (beep). How are we going to introduce this? TV Interviewers: Why did you not accept the medal? RELATED: To see more famous athletes of the past now, sign up for our daily newsletter. Tracie Hunte: Were just a little bit more loaded. sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. 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. Latif Nasser: I'm really curious about what happened at the medal ceremony in 1994. Surya says, you know, at that age she really didn't know too much about what was going on. Latif Nasser: So in her rerouting, she turns around from skating forwards to skating backwards, picks up speed, just like she's about to do a triple, but instead-. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. Travaux TER en cours. a t victime de violences physiques et psychologiques de la part de sa propre mre, qui a t sa principale motivation. I swear, it's like an earthquake. They've been forced to shutter over safety hazards. TV Announcers: That's very incredible. Latif Nasser: Well I asked her. she told the Olympic Channel podcast in 2020. The sport's balletic arm . TV Announcers: Oh my goodness! 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