Loretta Swit begged the writers to stop using it. Sandra Bezic: No. Surya Bonaly: Well, I did start skating because of my mom, actually. She continued, "I hope I opened doors to change that. Tonya Harding: Dylan Keefe is our Director of Sound Design. That has to stop." So okay, so we're starting in 1998. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Mais ce nest pas fait, et je nentrerai pas dans les codes. Because there are no scratches. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. Bonaly, * 15. prosince 1973 Nice) je bval francouzsk krasobruslaka, ptinsobn mistryn Evropy a stbrn medailistka z mistrovstv svta. You will see significant upgrades in-store and online this year. Latif Nasser: The camera zooms in on her face and she is just weeping. 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. TV Announcers: An unlikely place to find a world-class figure skater. I have to say that word, elegant. Les horaires modifis sont aussi visibles lorsque vous recherchez une gare. Tracie Hunte: I did talk to the guy who was coaching her at the time, this guy named Didier Gailhaguet. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. Produced by Matt Kielty with help from Tracie Hunte. Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. And anyway, you chose somebody else. Surya Bonaly: I had new choreography, changed my whole skating roles, changed my coaches. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. For the girl I was back then -- still trying to starve and destruct myself to fit in the status quo . So if you have a second, there is a survey at wnyc.org/participate. Tracie Hunte: Combination after combination. Marie-Renie Le: And we had to choose only two girls. "We don't want her because she's black? Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. Her mother was a sports coach who taught multiple disciplines from gymnastics to figure skating. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, totally. Ever. Tracie Hunte: So it's a jump forward, but rewind, we're in Nagano, Japan, 1998 Winter Olympics. Surya Bonaly: It's [inaudible 00:29:43]. Elvis Stojko: I came down right on my face. And we sent the clip to Sandra, and she was like, "Yes!". She's not elegant. 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. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. Latif Nasser: She started skating. Just hold, hold, at this point, just hold. But Surya didnt accept that criticism. Matt Kielty: It's a back flip! Latif Nasser: But when we ask people, "Did she change the sport? So that actually takes us right back to the beginning. Tracie Hunte: She's on pain killers. Her performances - punctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power moves - thrilled audiences around the world. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Tracie Hunte: They're professional figure skaters. It's just a hum. Closing Credits: End of message. Tracie Hunte: Not immediately. 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. Latif Nasser: We'll get there. 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. Well, how about every day?" Up-and-Down Fortunes on the Ice. ", Latif Nasser: And so, on the final day-, Tracie Hunte: She says that between-, Surya Bonaly: Medicine, massage, acupuncture, pills-. Tracie Hunte: In 1992, at the age of 18-. TV Announcers: There it is, she's got it! Latif Nasser: I laughed out loud when I heard you say that you would call me on your Zamboni break. Did she change figure skating?" The caption said: Surya landed a backflip on one foot at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. An entertaining part of the event was a video shown of famous figure skaters doing backflips on the ice. TV Announcers: Oh, this is a first for me, that's for sure. Latif Nasser: After she gets her scores. TV Announcers: Triple toe loop. So knock on wood, I hope I'll be able to die in peace. And it couldn't be totally illegal because as long as land on one foot, "Maybe we will think about it.". 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. She was going to take it. 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. 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. 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. I wonder if you can hear the truck outside. And this is where things kind of get confusing. Black?". Artistic impression. We just need time and you know, power from some people.". 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. Tracie Hunte: Is that there's this fundamental tension in the sport of figure skating between artistry on one side and athleticism on the other. She had it all. There was this one time we found on YouTube where she boos the judges-. Are there back flips everywhere? Surya knew she belonged on the ice. She was athletic. Latif Nasser: They called out Surya. Latif Nasser: That was the World Championships, not the Olympics. But, she did that here. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, one athlete pulled a move that, so far as we know, no one else had ever done in all ofhuman history. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, you're absolutely right. So as far as sports go, it's kind of in its own category. Every day, I tried to do the best that I could do. Tonya Harding: I went through it, I know all about it. Latif Nasser: She said, "Never mind, that's life, I'm used to it.". And the crowd loved it. So three years in a row. Tonya Harding: The strength, and the power-. It was not perfect because nobody is perfect, but pretty good competition overall. Surya Bonaly: Unfortunately, they chose her. Johnette Howard: Yeah, I think there's several things. I pulled a muscle. We didn't have the same one. Tracie Hunte: Those go to Yuka Sato. L'Amour est dans le pr . Elvis Stojko: She wouldn't stand on it. TV Announcers: The first marks, of course, the technical merit, Bonaly's strength, although Sato skated and jumped so well, and every one of those marks except the Finnish judge go to Bonaly. And you're always second guessing. And even if you spill, if you fail at those moves, you still get points. 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-. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you can watch the YouTube videos from that period, and it's like she's a different skater. There are rules, whereas there aren't these rules when it comes to beauty. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? Introduction: Wait. Jad Abumrad: What do you mean? TV Interviewers: What did you think of those marks? Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. Jad Abumrad: How did Surya feel about all this? Tracie Hunte: That's Johnette Howard-. February 25, 2023 Surya bonaly enceinte 2020; Lors de sa performance libre aux Jeux olympiques de Nagano en 1998, l'olympienne 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 l'poque. Georges Ayache, crivain et avocat, a rsid Nice. TV Announcers: And is now getting ready to skate for her country. TV Announcers: She really is amazing. TV Announcers: There's the triple salchow. Danse avec les Stars . Sandra Bezic: No, no, no, no. Latif Nasser: She said that she backed Surya. Latif Nasser: I think she did. She was good, you know. TV Announcers: This is her winning season. Rerouting, okay we have to go right now! She's French, 24 years old, she's black. Sandra Bezic: It's a beautiful sound. Latif Nasser: She just stopped before getting on the podium. 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. 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. I know I need to fit something.". Latif Nasser: What was going on? Marie-Renie Le: Marie-Reine Le Gougne speaking. Tracie Hunte: So Yuka gets off the ice, she goes to wait for her marks. Browse 344 skater surya bonaly stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. TV Announcers: Surya has not cut her hair since her birth. Surya Bonaly: Never mind, that's life, I'm used to it. 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. I keep my eyes open. Tracie Hunte: All those words used to criticize her skating-. The question is, "How will they see her artistic effort?". Mostly it was not fair. 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. 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 . Closing Credits: Start of message. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. TV Announcers: Notice her hair-. Matt Kielty: What happens after the-. Marie-Renie Le: And the majority of the people didn't want a black skater as-. I'm the one that created this one. Tracie Hunte: A lot of them were like, "Eh". Surya Bonaly dazzled figure skating fans with her skill, but being black in a mostly white sport made it tough to be fairly judged on the world stage. Tracie Hunte: Well, she retired from figure skating after the 98 Olympics. This is probably her last go in front of the world. TV Interviewers: Do you feel you were robbed tonight? Tracie Hunte: She could barely speak English, she was barely 16. I love those show time and just, you know, those fantastic costumes. TV Announcers: Style and grace. Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. Latif Nasser: She goes back out on the ice. Tracie Hunte: According to her, they would say the kind of things like she was too muscular, or she wasn't elegant enough. Latif Nasser: Elvis Stojko, too. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, in 1993 in the World Championships, she comes in second. Tracie Hunte: She was kind of hard on Surya. Ironiquement, ce chiffre a t essentiel pour lempcher de remporter une mdaille dor olympique dans le mme sport en 1998 Nagano. Damn. Latif Nasser: But then moments later she said-. How would you convince the many people listening to-, Robert Krulwich: Wouldn't it work-. Latif Nasser: She said she just wanted something that was hers. 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. de patineurs. TV Announcers: International Skating Union President Olaf Poulsen-. TV Announcers: And she finishes her program with her back to the judges. Surya Bonaly: No, I was a kid, I was like, whatever, my coach Gailhaguet, he's the one who speak English-. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade which was an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of our content, please reach out to our editors by e-mailing She won a 1986 World Trampoline Championships silver medal for France in team tumbling at age 12. xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8'); Latif Nasser: I'll do my best. Robert Krulwich: It's always close. She just stood right next to the podium. Jad Abumrad: What did she do? 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. And I'm like, "No, I'm already here, I don't want to just maybe retire. It was a totally different approach. Test the outer edges of what you think you know, http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. a t victime de violences physiques et psychologiques de la part de sa propre mre, qui a t sa principale motivation. It's a skater who usually finishes below Surya in competitions. Latif Nasser: Now, we should say that wasn't the sound of Surya skating, or any of those other people. And that's something that she couldn't do because she was jumping on straight lines. It's a three-month show I'm proud to star in even though I'm getting old. Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { She lives in Minnesota and she's coaching young skaters. 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. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. TV Announcers: We're here live at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning in Japan. Tracie Hunte: And she'd do jump after jump-. Ctait comme, H, je peux faire des triples, alors quelle est la prochaine ? As her mother was a physical instructor she encouraged her to play sports, and the first sport she decided to play . I know I'm going to crash, I can't do it, my leg is not with me any more.". "But it is what it is. TV Announcers: She competed for France in 1994 and just missed the podium. Ils refltent galement un athltisme croissant dans le patinage artistique fminin, que Bonaly a tent de stimuler tout au long de sa comptition carrire. 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-. ", 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." But, In Surya's case. 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. Latif Nasser: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. Latif Nasser: The figure skating official who was giving out the medals, he gives Yuka the gold, puts it around her neck, but then when he turns to Surya, he just sort of stands there, looks at her. I'm still performing all over the world," she told The Root in 2014. Sandra Bezic: Everything about skating is built on circles. "Illegal but . Or maybe now will be nice if we'll do maybe four times a week. But Surya Bonaly was not the skating talent they'd expected: eccentric, defiant, athletic - and black. When I saw the show, I love the bling bling. TV Interviewers: Are they unfair to you Surya? Therefore when the judges fired back at her flip with technical marks ranging from 4.8 to 5.3 and presentation scores from 4.9 to 5.3 that dropped Bonaly from sixth to 11th place, the skater didn . 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. There are different sounds. Jad Abumrad: Thanks for listening. Jad Abumrad: So why was she getting bad marks to begin with? Team France. Showing Editorial results for surya bonaly. 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. Robert Krulwich: I'm Robert Kruller. In the age of "ice princesses", Surya was an anomaly, and the figure skating world feared the kind of future she represented. She was adopted by white parents when she was only 18 months old and began skating at the young age of 11. Speaking of her Olympic backflip in the interview with The Root, Bonaly said, "That was my last Olympics, and pretty much my last competition ever. 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. Her performancespunctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power movesthrilled audiences around the world. Latif Nasser: Japan. And it's more like empathy. There's such jumping ability. Year of Birth 1973. 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. 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. 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-. Original music from Matt, and also from Dylan Keefe. TV Announcers: I really hope she doesn't go through with this. Wait. If I don't, do you kill me? They first called out Yuka, she comes out from this tunnel backstage onto the ice, waves, smiles at everybody. Did you feel that any of the difficulty was because you're black? Tracie Hunte: And then she lands on one foot. Surya Bonaly: It was my dream to, you know, to do it and I know I can. What was the problem? "I mean, even many years after I'm like, 'Did I really finish fourth [at the Olympics]?" Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. And I was like "Surya, just get on the podium, take the medal". See Him at 63. But that's probably not the sound you're [inaudible 00:17:50]-. TV Announcers: Her opening, a triple lutz and a triple toe. Reported by Latif Nasser and Tracie Hunte, Special thanks to the Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, the Schwan Super Rink, Richmond Training Center, Simon Bowers of Bowers Audio Service, Vanessa Gusmeroli, Phil Hersh, Allison Manley, Randy Harvey, Rob Bailey and Lynn Plage, Michael Rosenberg, and Linda Lewis, If you heard "On the Edge" and you're looking to fall in love with figure skating all over again, start here:http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. Didier Gailhagu: Yeah, she was still a young baby-. Her name was given by her adopted parents Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly. That's wnyc.org/participate, and that link is also in the show notes for this episode. Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. if( navigator.sendBeacon ) { Surya Bonaly: It was very fast. Tracie Hunte: And when she gets to the podium, she congratulates Yuka Sato, but then-. Latif Nasser: And that she had, that she, what was it? Latif Nasser: Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Stojko is in the building. Tracie Hunte: Anyone. The tenaciousness of Surya Bonaly makes her more of a champion than all of her titles combined. Latif Nasser: Now, Tonya Harding, she said that she had this issue. Latif Nasser: They are still illegal, yeah. She was determined to hone the difficult maneuver,. RELATED: To see more famous athletes of the past now, sign up for our daily newsletter. Shows like Radiolab. Latif Nasser: And you could either of see it as a kind of-. She's the kind of skater that puts a smile on your face. } Tracie Hunte: And eventually, what she says is-. Again. It was just one of the best skates of her life. Tracie Hunte: And actually as a commentator-. Latif Nasser: Had anyone ever done this back flip onto one blade before? They had a certain conception of female skating. And she was part of a team whose job it was to decide which girls to send to the Junior World Championships. Surya Bonaly: Pretty good, thanks. Marie-Renie Le: No. Jad Abumrad: I'm Jab Abu mrad. La diffusion du documentaire Noirs en France ce mardi sur France 2 a fait ressurgir des souvenirs douloureux pour certains Franais, l'image de la mdaille d'argent de Surya Bonaly aux . Surya Varuna Claudine Bonalyov (nepech. 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-. "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. Marie-Renie Le: Jamie York is our Senior Producer. Latif Nasser: So she gets up, does her final skate in front of the home crowd. Un acte de violence psychologique, mais aussi psychologique. Tracie Hunte: Well, that's the question, and it's kind of complicated. TV Announcers: This girl is very different. (Mme si les rglements de lISU interdisent actuellement aux patineuses dinclure des sauts en quad dans le programme court, elles sont autorises le faire dans le programme libre.) And it was just so depressing, and it was not fair. Tracie Hunte: That's Tonya Harding again. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. [ 1] Didier Gailhagu: White. But when I asked Surya if that's what was happening, she said-. Next skater. TV Interviewers: Why did you not accept the medal? 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. The sound of a beautiful skater going from edge to edge, from lean to lean. She had maybe less triples than me, but she was maybe more prettier. 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. It was hers for the taking. Tonya Harding: Hope that's okay. "A stunning back flip," Newsday wrote, 20 years ago this week. Tonya Harding: She had the stepping, the gliding, the running. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. 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. 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