We just need time and you know, power from some people.". She was athletic. Tonya Harding: Hi Latin. They've changed the scoring system. 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. Opening up with her triple lutz. TV Announcers: She competed for France in 1994 and just missed the podium. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, because I was black, so I was like, people was like, "What? Latif Nasser: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. } else { They didn't know what to do with me. And I was like "Surya, just get on the podium, take the medal". Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. Jad Abumrad: Why was it illegal? This article is more than 3 years old. Latif Nasser: Well I asked her. It's a sound that we all love. Didier Gailhagu: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. But Surya Bonaly was not the skating talent they'd expected: eccentric, defiant, athletic - and black. Elvis Stojko: I came down right on my face. TV Announcers: Flowers for Katarina! No? Tracie Hunte: She skates out onto the ice, she waves, but her face isn't smiling. var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); Tracie Hunte: For various reasons. 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. Latif Nasser: Elvis Stojko, too. Latif Nasser: I think she did. "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. Tonya Harding: I went through it, I know all about it. Latif Nasser: But when we ask people, "Did she change the sport? It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. Elvis Stojko: Like oh my go, holy (bleep), she's actually doing this? Sandra Bezic: Everything about skating is built on circles. TV Announcers: Now Yuka Sato, the 21 year old from Tokyo-. Sandra Bezic: It's a beautiful sound. Robert Krulwich: She came in second, that's not bad. I couldn't do anything. If I don't, do you kill me? 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. When Surya Bonaly started her ice skating career in the early 1990s, she was the only skater of color at many events in Europe. Rechercher une fiche travaux. And it couldn't be totally illegal because as long as land on one foot, "Maybe we will think about it.". Latif Nasser: That was the World Championships, not the Olympics. And the doctors said, "Maybe we should withdraw." Elvis Stojko: For me, it was sort of a new face on the scene, like the fresh stick of gum. Next skater. Tracie Hunte: Soaring through the air. TV Announcers: Tears begin to flow. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. Tracie Hunte: According to her, they would say the kind of things like she was too muscular, or she wasn't elegant enough. Tracie Hunte: But when it came down to the artistic marks-. She takes the ice-. ", 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." And he told me he planted these stories! Bonaly, * 15. prosince 1973 Nice) je bval francouzsk krasobruslaka, ptinsobn mistryn Evropy a stbrn medailistka z mistrovstv svta. TV Announcers: Triple toe loop. Tracie Hunte: She was kind of hard on Surya. Especially impressive is Janet Champion doing a string of 10 back handsprings . Surya Bonaly: No. Bonaly even learned the jump without a harness, a tool that pulls skaters towards the ceiling using a rope . Tracie Hunte: Out of the picture. TV Interviewers: Are the judges unfair to you? I was known for the backflip in exhibitions, not in competition, but I wanted to leave a trademark. It's like a really good story. Tracie Hunte: Elvis was actually in the crowd watching. Lune des figures qui porte son nom est un salto arrire reu sur une jambe. 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. 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 ! For the technical merit, it's the 5.9s that please her. It's shady as (beep). Travaux TER en cours. I have to say that word, elegant. 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. Sandra Bezic: Hi. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Jad Abumrad: What do you mean? Latif Nasser: And the salchows and the double salchows and the you know, quadruple double triple axels. 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. She was good, you know. 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. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. Surya Bonaly: People, when they stand up and start making noise and tap their feet into the ground, I can feel the whole building. 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. 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. There's such jumping ability. "I mean, even many years after I'm like, 'Did I really finish fourth [at the Olympics]?" Surya Bonaly tait ravie de revenir Nice pour ses 46 ans (elle aura 46 ans le 15 dcembre 2019). It's my last competition.". Tracie Hunte: Yeah, in 1993 in the World Championships, she comes in second. It's a skater who usually finishes below Surya in competitions. And that she was defiant. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. Tracie Hunte: She would see all these famous skaters. 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. I swear, it's like an earthquake. Latif Nasser: Was this all going through your mind as you were skating? So as far as sports go, it's kind of in its own category. And after that, you kind of see a difference. TV Interviewers: Do you feel you were robbed tonight? "I don't know if race made it more difficult, but it. And the crowd loved it. 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? Marie-Renie Le: Marie-Reine Le Gougne speaking. And Surya was daring. Ils refltent galement un athltisme croissant dans le patinage artistique fminin, que Bonaly a tent de stimuler tout au long de sa comptition carrire. TV Announcers: And here's the tiny 15 year old French girl who's captured everyone's imagination here. Jad Abumrad: We'll be back right after this Zamboni break. Latif Nasser: I'll do my best. When the French international figure skater stepped onto the ice in the 1990s, the skating field was overwhelmingly white. Latif Nasser: She's never medalled at the Olympics before. And-, TV Announcers: So we've seen the girl-. 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. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. She was athletic. Mostly it was not fair. She won a 1986 World Trampoline Championships silver medal for France in team tumbling at age 12. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you can watch the YouTube videos from that period, and it's like she's a different skater. Will it be gold? Tracie Hunte: Were they saying out loud? "You always need someone to be the first to do something. Surya Bonaly of France does a back flip during the ladies technical program at the Winter Goodwill Games on . Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. Plus ils effectuent de rvolutions, plus le patineur gagne de points. She just stood right next to the podium. } ); "Illegal but . 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. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. partir du jeudi 2 mars 2023, retrouvez Nous faire justice , le nouveau cycle de discussions des Couilles sur la table.5 ans aprs le dbut de la vague #MeToo, nous commenons, collectivement, mesurer l'impact des violences sexistes et sexuelles sur nos vies. Latif Nasser: Oh, you'll see. Latif Nasser: Not at Olympics, not at the World Championships, no. 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. Unlike her competitors ice princesses who hid behind demure smilesSurya made her feelings known. TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly is a striking and exotic figure on the ice-, Johnette Howard: She just arrested your eyes when she skated. Surya Bonaly ne vous dira rien du contraire. Didier Gailhagu: And what do you want to hear? Latif Nasser: She goes back out on the ice. sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. Johnette Howard: Well, it was, it was arresting. Surya Bonaly: She did good, she did good. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. 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. So now, you get points for doing the kinds of power moves that she was doing way back when. Tracie Hunte: She'd come hurling into these jumps. She took birth at her parents' home in Nice, France. More information about Sloane at www.sloane.org. The French figure skater was able to perform backflips on ice, and in 1998, she became the only person to land a. Latif Nasser: So she ends up finishing 10th. I'm still performing all over the world," she told The Root in 2014. Surya Bonaly: Yes, yes, yeah. Tracie Hunte: I don't know how else to-. That's why it's called the Bonaly. Latif Nasser: Out of the picture. Tracie Hunte: Well, that's the question, and it's kind of complicated. 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. 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 . Tracie Hunte: They were also-. Matt Kielty: It's a back flip! TV Announcers: Oh, what's going on inside that young woman? Lost in the Desert 34m Robert Krulwich: I'm Robert Krulwich. 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. Surya Bonaly: I thought, it's still sport, sports mean challenge. Her performances - punctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power moves - thrilled audiences around the world. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. And she's trying to be more graceful, more beautiful, more elegant. TV Announcers: I think this is a form of protest. Particularly injury problems. Danse avec les Stars . Surya Bonaly: It was very fast. Surya Bonaly (5139144733).jpg 735 922; 621 KB. I had the courage to say because she was black. 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. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. This is Tonya calling. "I know you don't want me to, but I'm going to do this anyway." She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? TV Announcers: An unlikely place to find a world-class figure skater. Latif Nasser: Yeah, but if she-. She was determined to hone the difficult maneuver,. TV Announcers: That really was a corker. Backflips were, and still are, illegal in. 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. ", Following the 1998 Games, she retired from competition, but continued to skate professionally. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. Surya Bonaly: Those famous skater, like Katarina Witt-, TV Announcers: The ravishing Katarina Witt-. And in a 5-4 decision-. Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. TV Announcers: And it's second place for Surya. Tracie Hunte: The point is, at these World Championships, the highway had been cleared for Surya. Surya Bonaly: Because it's not my place, and I'm just disappointed. Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. 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