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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.
As of 2024, the backflip was listed as an "illegal element/movement" on the official scoresheet used by judges during competition. [6] Surya Bonaly in 2010. French skater Surya Bonaly was the first skater to successfully complete a backflip on one blade at the Olympics, during the 1998 Winter Olympics, even though it was illegal at the time. [3]
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').
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.
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
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 ...
Rank Name Nation TFP QA QB SP FS 1: Yuka Sato Japan 1.5: 1: 1: 1 2: Surya Bonaly France 3.0: 2: 2: 2 3: Tanja Szewczenko Germany 5.0: 3: 4: 3 4 Marina Kielmann Germany 6.5: 3: 5: 4 5 Josée Chouinard
The following is a list of notable figure skaters who have competed in women's singles.These are skaters who have won a gold, silver, or bronze medal at at least one of the following competitions: the Winter Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the ...