Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. Tonya Harding: The very first time that I ever saw her do a back flip, I mean, my mouth just dropped open. She was black. It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. So, how did you first get into skating? Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. Surya Bonaly a avou Ouest-France en 2015 quelle se sentait vraiment dpasse par la douleur. It was very subtle. Tonya Harding: She was just so exciting, and there was just no boundaries for her. Tracie Hunte: According to her, they would say the kind of things like she was too muscular, or she wasn't elegant enough. Jad Abumrad: Thanks for listening. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. Latif Nasser: Out of the picture. And you're always second guessing. Latif Nasser: Just to set this up, the World Championships are the second most important event in figure skating after the Olympics. 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. 10 minutes people thinking about "What should we do?" Surya Bonaly: Yes, yes, yeah. 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. 1992ko, 1994ko eta 1998ko Neguko Olinpiar Jokoetan parte hartu zuen. How will I say? Tracie Hunte: I just felt empathy for her. I love those show time and just, you know, those fantastic costumes. I was just trying to be happy. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. Tracie Hunte: More circly, yeah. You're listen-, Introduction: You're listen-, Jad Abumrad: Okay, so then if What? 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-. Absolutely. Latif Nasser: The sound I have in my head is like a hockey stop. Latif Nasser: But not any old back flip. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Tracie Hunte: Yeah at the various European Championships, Skate America. Tracie Hunte: That's Tonya Harding again. Tracie Hunte: So it's a jump forward, but rewind, we're in Nagano, Japan, 1998 Winter Olympics. Tracie Hunte: And she decides to take the note. Surya Bonaly: It was very fast. Sandra Bezic: Everything about skating is built on circles. "I've been in Las Vegas since end of 1999," she told CY Interview in 2020. Latif Nasser: Had anyone ever done this back flip onto one blade before? xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8'); Search instead in Creative? And say, "I'm not dumb, and I'm getting sick now, I'm sick of it. Latif Nasser: They are still illegal, yeah. of 6. 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. Latif Nasser: So when Surya was skating, would she have that sound? You put your fists on a table and say, "Enough is enough, that's it." TV Announcers: Now Yuka Sato, the 21 year old from Tokyo-. As Surya blows up, and all these people who never liked figure skating fall in love with her, over and over-. But, she did that here. Marie Bashkirtseff, a souvent rsid Nice. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Opening up with her triple lutz. TV Interviewers: Are the judges unfair to you? How do you get noticed [inaudible 00:38:34] competition? Surya says, you know, at that age she really didn't know too much about what was going on. Surya Bonaly: I think it was more like a point of saying this is it. I couldn't do anything. 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. Bonaly's outspoken style sets her apart among mild-mannered Minnesotans, Biver noted. And he told me he planted these stories! The radius could be huge, but it's still a circle. So if you have a second, there is a survey at wnyc.org/participate. Robert Krulwich: Are they still illegal? You will see significant upgrades in-store and online this year. Surya Bonaly: It was my dream to, you know, to do it and I know I can. 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. Conflicting Tales of Birth and Background. Sandra Bezic: It's a beautiful sound. So now, you get points for doing the kinds of power moves that she was doing way back when. } 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. Now it's down to the judges as to whether the gold medal belongs to Sato of Japan or Bonaly of France. Jad Abumrad: What did she do? Surya Bonaly: I know, I was like, "It's the only time," and I guess-. Because there are no scratches. 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. Jad Abumrad: That's our producer Matt Kielty. That's why it's called the Bonaly. TV Interviewers: Are they unfair to you Surya? If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. de patineurs. Tracie Hunte: She was kind of hard on Surya. Let's get back to our story about Surya Bonaly, or Bonaly as it's said in French, from producers Tracie Hunt and Latin Nasser. 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: No, she keeps going. TV Announcers: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. TV Announcers: Absolutely. TV Announcers: Raw talent there. "I've been doing shows with champion Evgeni Plushenko for years. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. We didn't have the same one. 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. Surya Bonaly: Unfortunately, they chose her. Latif Nasser: There's just a lot of raw talent, but it's not fully - hasn't been refined. Especially impressive is Janet Champion doing a string of 10 back handsprings . Jad Abumrad: stay listening? An entertaining part of the event was a video shown of famous figure skaters doing backflips on the ice. Robert Krulwich: I'm Robert Krulwich. Tonya Harding: I was like, "How did you do that?". Again. 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 Bravo !!! Stop now. She was black. Tracie Hunte: Yes. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Tracie Hunte: S-U-R-Y-A. Cest chiant. A New Approach. Tracie Hunte: And when she gets to the podium, she congratulates Yuka Sato, but then-. 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. Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973 in Nice, France to an Ivorian father and a mother from Runion, Madagascar. If you're talking about Serena Williams, whose facing a lot of these same kinds of criticisms, it doesn't matter. 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-. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. And she didnt seem to care about artistry. You're the first person in the history of the human race who has done that. I don't know why people keep saying that. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Don't steal my back flip. Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. Les horaires modifis sont aussi visibles lorsque vous recherchez une gare. Latif Nasser: And she would attack everything. Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. Latif Nasser: All right. Tracie Hunte: She's got an Achilles tendon that's been stitched together. Oh, and she takes off the medal. And it's more like empathy. In the age of "ice princesses", Surya was an anomaly, and the figure skating world feared the kind of future she represented. Robert Krulwich: What do you do? 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. Tracie spent the last few months with us producing that story as part of the WNYC Fellow Program. 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. Johnette Howard: That she existed on a diet of bird seed and you know, all these things. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Sources. It's mine. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you can watch the YouTube videos from that period, and it's like she's a different skater. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you get your low fives, which sounds like it's a good mark, but that's not a good mark. Surya Bonaly: I knew it was my last Olympics, last major big competition. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. More information about Sloane at www.sloane.org. Jad Abumrad: Were they professional skaters? Tracie Hunte: Yeah, totally. At UPHF, students also benefit from green campuses, equipped with numerous sports facilities . L'Amour est dans le pr . Shows like Radiolab. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. Will it be gold? I'm the only one who did it. TV Announcers: Style and grace. I was like, "Oh, okay. 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 . Latif Nasser: Yeah, she was doing a lot. Robert Krulwich: What about back flips? And there's no end to what she might achieve. Kirsten: Hi there, this is Kirsten recording from Orlando, Florida. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Latif Nasser: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. 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. She's French, 24 years old, she's black. TV Announcers: And she finishes her program with her back to the judges. And that's something that she couldn't do because she was jumping on straight lines. Robert Krulwich: Don't you think that that's a little unsportsmanlike? Frustrated at every turn, she faced disappointment after disappointment until at last, with the whole world . TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. Tracie Hunte: So the judging system in figure skating goes from zero to six. 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 . Surya Bonaly: I was a bit more mature. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. Bye bye. So as far as sports go, it's kind of in its own category. Latif Nasser: How are you doing? 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. Recherchez toute l'info travaux et les horaires modifis qui impactent votre ligne en tlchargeant votre fiche horaires. "I don't know if race made it more difficult, but it. She was adopted when she was 18 months old by Suzanne and Georges Bonaly, who. Are there back flips everywhere? But that's probably not the sound you're [inaudible 00:17:50]-. Sandra Bezic: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. It was just one of the best skates of her life. The tenaciousness of Surya Bonaly makes her more of a champion than all of her titles combined. Marie-Renie Le: Marie-Reine Le Gougne speaking. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. I haven't got a good word for it. Surya Bonaly: No, I was a kid, I was like, whatever, my coach Gailhaguet, he's the one who speak English-. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Latif Nasser: No, no, no. Jad Abumrad: What do you do? TV Announcers: Off to the dressing room for the new champion. Bestlifeonline.com is part of the Meredith Health Group. And in a 5-4 decision-. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of our content, please reach out to our editors by e-mailing Jad Abumrad: What do you mean? Louis Aragon, pote et crivain, a vcu Nice de 1941 1942 avec sa femme Elsa Triolet. Tracie Hunte: In her routine there were these moments where it just looks like she was sort of skipping across the ice, just very balletic moves. Bonaly quickly became a star in France, winning the first of her nine national titles as a 15-year-old in 1989 while working on her quad jump. Tracie Hunte: I don't know how else to-. Tracie Hunte: And then she lands on one foot. TV Announcers: Flowers for Katarina! She was good, you know. Jad Abumrad: I'm Jab Abu mrad. Surya Bonaly: My mom was a sport coach and she was about to be like a volunteer for a gymnastic club and skating club. TV Announcers: Upset, no doubt. Lune des figures qui porte son nom est un salto arrire reu sur une jambe. Is that what you're saying? TV Announcers: An unlikely place to find a world-class figure skater. Latif Nasser: So it goes to being a tiebreaker. Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Latif Nasser: Oh, that's called the Bonaly? TV Announcers: There's a lot there to be fixed. 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. It's a good story that pops off of, it's like-. Tracie Hunte: Well, she retired from figure skating after the 98 Olympics. 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. Didier Gailhagu: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. Sandra Bezic: Hi. Rechercher une fiche travaux. Mostly it was not fair. Bonaly, * 15. prosince 1973 Nice) je bval francouzsk krasobruslaka, ptinsobn mistryn Evropy a stbrn medailistka z mistrovstv svta. TV Announcers: The judges don't. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. Latif Nasser: What was going on? Latif Nasser: And, by the time 1994 rolls around, she is a favorite. Tracie Hunte: For various reasons. "Illegal but . She continued, "I hope I opened doors to change that. A lot. And I think there were a lot of people in skating that didn't want it. And everything was fine until the day before the short program. How many triple triple you want me? TV Announcers: Her opening, a triple lutz and a triple toe. That has to stop." Damn. Or maybe now will be nice if we'll do maybe four times a week. 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. 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