"I can see now people recognize and appreciate more than when I was. I can't imagine what it must be like, well I can imagine what it must be like. Tracie Hunte: Were they saying out loud? TV Announcers: The judges don't. Surya (Bonali NDLR.) Latif Nasser: She goes back out on the ice. Tracie Hunte: Well, that's the question, and it's kind of complicated. And it couldn't be totally illegal because as long as land on one foot, "Maybe we will think about it.". Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. This has never been repeated in Olympic competition since. Latif Nasser: Now, Tonya Harding, she said that she had this issue. Latif Nasser: Yeah, but if she-. Latif Nasser: Again. 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. (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.) No? Robert Krulwich: Wait a minute. Surya Bonaly: Those famous skater, like Katarina Witt-, TV Announcers: The ravishing Katarina Witt-. She's the kind of skater that puts a smile on your face. If anything, I felt more like, man, it really must suck to be the only black woman skating at that kind of level, and not really understand why things are happening. 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 . It's mine. Sandra Bezic: Hi. Latif Nasser: What was going on? Latif Nasser: So she ends up finishing 10th. Johnette Howard: Senior writer for espn.com. Marie Bashkirtseff, a souvent rsid Nice. She was a darer. Surya Bonaly: It happened all the time. Didier Gailhagu: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. Tracie Hunte: Combination after combination. A New Approach. Latif Nasser: She just stopped before getting on the podium. There are different sounds. [crosstalk 00:08:04] I'm just saying that we making up stories because you want to hear them. "I never really quit skating. Fortunately I was good at it. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, you're absolutely right. Now it's down to the judges as to whether the gold medal belongs to Sato of Japan or Bonaly of France. Johnette Howard: They want these people to look like little ballerinas but leap into these jumps like predators. Linsigne de Chevalier de lordre de la Lgion dhonneur, dcern lancien athlte franais deux jours plus tard, tait un cadeau inestimable du peuple franais. Quite frankly, Yuka Sato is an amazing skater. Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. That's wnyc.org/participate, and that link is also in the show notes for this episode. Latif Nasser: I'm really curious about what happened at the medal ceremony in 1994. Latif Nasser: Things take a really strange turn. Tracie Hunte: After that, it's just triple, triple, triple, triple, triple. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, it's mine. Tonya Harding: The strength, and the power-. Produced by Matt Kielty with help from Tracie Hunte. Surya Bonaly broke many of figure skating's racial barriers, and a new documentary honors her legacy. When Surya Bonaly started her ice skating career in the early 1990s, she was the only skater of color at many events in Europe. 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. Surya Bonaly tait ravie de revenir Nice pour ses 46 ans (elle aura 46 ans le 15 dcembre 2019). This is Tonya calling. And she's trying to be more graceful, more beautiful, more elegant. She shakes her head. Laudace de Bonaly ne sest pas limite dfier les normes ; cela stendait aussi les pousser leurs limites. 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. 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've been in Las Vegas since end of 1999," she told CY Interview in 2020. Tonya Harding: I was like, "How did you do that?". I have to say that word, elegant. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. Tracie Hunte: In 1989 when she appears at the World Championships-. Surya Bonaly: Yes, yes, yeah. Ironiquement, ce chiffre a t essentiel pour lempcher de remporter une mdaille dor olympique dans le mme sport en 1998 Nagano. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade which was an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Surya Bonaly: I prefer to hit a triple triple jump, then [inaudible 00:10:14]. Surya Bonaly a avou Ouest-France en 2015 quelle se sentait vraiment dpasse par la douleur. I was competing on the national team [in France] for 12 years, and there are [kids] who watched me for years and years performing while they were small. Here we go.". 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. Matt Kielty: Did she skate in a lot of other competitions after 95? She is a a nine-time French national champion, a three-time World silver medalist, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. 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. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. scientific studies and medical journals. She was black. Bonaly, 48, is touched that people remember her skating and amused that new fans enjoy videos of her competing and performing. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. Did she get nailed? You do your best, it's fine. You're the first person in the history of the human race who has done that. Tracie, we'll miss you. Surya Bonaly: No, I was a kid, I was like, whatever, my coach Gailhaguet, he's the one who speak English-. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Read on to find out about her life today. We just mic'ed up a bunch of really good figure skaters. Up-and-Down Fortunes on the Ice. I'm the only one who did it. TV Announcers: Bonaly has chosen not to stand on the podium. Tracie Hunte: They would just be flying through the air. Latif Nasser: Not at Olympics, not at the World Championships, no. 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. She was black. Surya Bonaly: And usually you skate, you perform, you smile in front of the camera, boom, they give you the marks. An exceptional track record. of 6. L'Amour est dans le pr . Robert Krulwich: How do you spell Surya? 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. For the technical merit, it's the 5.9s that please her. "A stunning back flip," Newsday wrote, 20 years ago this week. Tracie Hunte: That's Sandra Bezic. RELATED:Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. "A stunning backflip," Newsday wrote, 20 years ago this week. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. More information about Sloane at www.sloane.org. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. 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. Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. Tracie Hunte: Pretty soon she had a coach. Tracie Hunte: Yes. And still, what do you need more of me to do at this point? Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. Bonaly was the French national Champion for nine years consecutively and was also the European Champion five years in a row. 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-. The caption said: Surya landed a backflip on one foot at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. "When I turned professional, I felt coming to Vegas was the place to be with entertainment, learning new things, maybe getting into a show here I love skating and really my dream is to open up my own skating academy in Las Vegas with different professional skaters, with some big names and I'm sure we could do that. Elvis Stojko told us that one time he tried it and it did not go well. But Surya didnt accept that criticism. TV Announcers: Yuka's one of my favorite skaters, but she doesn't have the combination jump like Bonaly did, so she's going to need all her jumps. Tracie Hunte: A lot of them were like, "Eh". It was huge. Latif Nasser: Yeah, these are legit skaters. Tracie Hunte: And actually as a commentator-. 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 . It's super slushy. TV Announcers: Her opening, a triple lutz and a triple toe. She was going to take it. TV Announcers: That really was a corker. Latif Nasser: All right. It's a glide. Tracie Hunte: For various reasons. 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. Cest chiant. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. And the doctors said, "Maybe we should withdraw." if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { Jad Abumrad: The piece was produced by Matt Kielty. Figure Skating. Elvis Stojko: I felt bad for her because I know what she was going through, where you know you outskated your competitor, and they just wouldn't give it to you. A Natural in the Gym and on the Ice. Tracie Hunte: He said that he made up the beach thing, he made up the hair thing, because he was trying to, she was the star-. Mostly it was not fair. There was this one time we found on YouTube where she boos the judges-. Latif Nasser: Wow. TV Announcers: They stand as one here at Makuhari Event Center for the local favorite Yuka Sato. Tracie Hunte: The whole crowd is booing. ", Bonaly has also opened up about being one of few Black skaters, and how she doesn't know how much racism may have affected her career. She had it all. And in a 5-4 decision-. 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