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Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly was born in Nice, France, on 15 December 1973. [1] Her birth name was Claudine; when she was adopted out of an orphanage at the age of eight months by Suzanne Bonaly, a physical education teacher in Nice, and Georges Bonaly, a draftsman who worked for the French government, she was named after the Hindu deities Surya and Varuna.
The French figure skater, a Black pioneer in a predominantly white sport, helped define the sport that now requires athleticism and quad jumps at the elite level.
Following the ladies event, Surya Bonaly, the silver medalist, protested her second place finish during the medal ceremony. First, by refusing to stand on the podium and then, stripping her medal off of her neck after being presented it.
While not a medal winner, France's injured Surya Bonaly, who placed 10th, completed an (illegal) backflip during her long program, making her the fourth person and only woman to ever land a backflip in competition. She is the only person to land on one foot and to do a split mid-air (now colloquially referred to as a 'Bonaly').
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS 1: Chen Lu China 2.5: 3: 1 2: Surya Bonaly France 4.0: 4: 2 3: Nicole Bobek United States 4.5: 1: 4 4 Michelle Kwan United States 5.5: 5: 3 5 Olga Markova Russia 6.0
The 1993 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Prague (Sportovní hala), Czech Republic in March 1993. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Surya Bonaly France: 3 4 5.5 5 Yuka Sato Japan: 7 5 8.5 6 Tanja Szewczenko Germany: 5 6 8.5 7 Katarina Witt Germany: 6 8 11.0 8 Tonya Harding United States: 10 7 12.0 9 Josée Chouinard Canada: 8 9 13.0 10 Anna Rechnio Poland: 9 12 16.5 11 Krisztina Czakó Hungary: 12 11 17.0 12 Mila Kajas Finland: 16 10 18.0 13 Lenka Kulovaná Czech Republic ...
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