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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.
Baiul began competing and took the silver medal at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki, finishing second to Surya Bonaly of France. [18] Prior to the 1993 World Championships in Prague, Baiul had crashed into the boards and displaced disks in her back and neck. [8] At the event, she stopped practicing and consulted a Czech doctor. [8]
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.
The change may have an interesting origin. During a practice session, Surya Bonaly of France performed a backflip near her. [28] Ito was nearly hit on the head and was obviously shaken. [27] Subsequently, her practice with her triple Axel jumps turned out poorly, which may have led her to take it out of the original program.
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').
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In 1995, Chen won the World Championships, over Surya Bonaly of France and younger competitors from the U.S. It was the first time a Chinese skater won Worlds. [2] Her program featured five triple jumps and was skated to the music from the motion picture, The Last Emperor. Sandra Bezic, a choreographer and television commentator, said that ...