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-. Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. They've changed the scoring system. She takes the ice-. TV Interviewers: Why did you not accept the medal? Latif Nasser: But, here's what happened. You cantake the survey we mentioned at the beginning of this episode here:https://www.research.net/r/wnyclistenerThank you! Robert Krulwich: What about back flips? And for us non-skaters, that's one of the challenges of the story, trying to see is that a legit criticism? 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. Tracie Hunte: She would see all these famous skaters. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. Tonya Harding: I was like, "How did you do that?". 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. Did she get nailed? Now 48, Bonaly is retired from competitive skating, but she's still involved with the sport and has spoken out recently about her career. Elvis Stojko: Like say a Tonya Harding-style skating. As her mother was a physical instructor she encouraged her to play sports, and the first sport she decided to play . Introduction: Wait. Latif Nasser: It's illegal because it's so dangerous. TV Announcers: And where is the European Champion? It was not perfect because nobody is perfect, but pretty good competition overall. Latif Nasser: Things take a really strange turn. She was good, you know. Latif Nasser: Let's dive. So knock on wood, I hope I'll be able to die in peace. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. As Surya blows up, and all these people who never liked figure skating fall in love with her, over and over-. Tracie Hunte: Yes! var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-72659260-1&cid=2866d88b-3367-46e9-830f-a0b5094509a2&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=252002770277883946'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname ); And towards the end of the program, I was supposed to go for two more triples, and I said, "You know what, I don't feel it. Cest chiant. Will it be gold? EDINA, Minn. When Surya Bonaly started figure skating as a little girl, it was casual. And everything was fine until the day before the short program. 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. She would be scratchy. Olympian Surya Bonaly may be best remembered for rattling the judges during her 1998 Nagano Olympics free program when shegasp!performed a backflip. Jad Abumrad: That is just creeped out, honestly that's just weird. Latif Nasser: All right. 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 . Did you feel that any of the difficulty was because you're black? I keep my eyes open. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Latif Nasser: Yeah, but if she-. Marie Bashkirtseff, a souvent rsid Nice. Whipping around, Bonaly landed on one blade an Olympic first that no one has dared to match. Maris au premier regard ", 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. Tracie Hunte: She's on pain killers. Robert Krulwich: It's always close. There's a line on a court, and it's either inside or it's outside. I improved like every week, every month you can see a difference. The French figure skater was able to perform backflips on ice, and in 1998, she became the only person to land a backflip on one blade during the Olympicsdespite it being against the rules and even though she was injured. Latif Nasser: Yeah, just for daring. No? "I've been in Las Vegas since end of 1999," she told CY Interview in 2020. Tracie Hunte: He puts the medal around Surya's neck, shakes her hand, and then he holds onto her hand, and just kind of pulls her onto the podium. And it couldn't be totally illegal because as long as land on one foot, "Maybe we will think about it.". Surya Bonaly: It happened all the time. Frustrated at every turn, she faced disappointment after disappointment until at last, with the whole world . Latif Nasser: Her left leg. Surya Bonaly: I have my eyes glue on those skaters. I'm still performing all over the world," she told The Root in 2014. Melissa O'donnell, Kelsey Padgett, Sandra Bezic: Arianne Wack, and Molly Webster, with help from Alexandra Lee Young, Tonya Harding: Tracie Hunt, Stephanie Tam, and Micah Loewinger. She is a notable French-American professional figure skater best known for her unique skating style and bold jumps. TV Announcers: And is now getting ready to skate for her country. But Surya Bonaly was not the skating talent they'd expected: eccentric, defiant, athletic - and black. Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. Tracie Hunte: Now, I cannot imagine how Surya felt in that moment, but I didn't necessarily think that these prejudiced people had denied her this. Latif Nasser: You're like the GPS lady. Latif Nasser: Elvis Stojko, too. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. 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-. Surya Bonaly: Oh, the World Championships? Surya Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. When you do the back flip, do your skates go up towards the ceiling and then come back down underneath you again? 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. Latif Nasser: Yeah, she was doing a lot. Her performances - punctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power moves - thrilled audiences around the world. We just need time and you know, power from some people.". I haven't got a good word for it. Latif Nasser: This is Tonya Harding, and she and Surya were friends. See Figure Skater Surya Bonaly Now, 24 Years After Her Last Olympics, Franck Seguin/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, See Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan Now, 28 Years After Her Last Olympics. She took birth at her parents' home in Nice, France. Cela est d en partie au nouveau systme de notation qui a t tabli en 2006, qui rcompense les patineurs pour les composants de patinage score lev comme les sauts en quad en augmentant le nombre de rvolutions quils effectuent. Latif Nasser: So she gets up, does her final skate in front of the home crowd. Surya Bonaly, 2010.jpg 821 1,125; 130 KB. "We don't want her because she's black? Latif Nasser: Just to set this up, the World Championships are the second most important event in figure skating after the Olympics. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); UPHF 's educational offerings cover all levels of Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in many fields of study, while offering an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the curriculum. She was black. And that's something that she couldn't do because she was jumping on straight lines. Jad Abumrad: Were they professional skaters? TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly is a striking and exotic figure on the ice-, Johnette Howard: She just arrested your eyes when she skated. Latif Nasser: The thing that becomes really apparent is that she is different! Latif Nasser: The margin was so close. There's the sound of Brian Boitano's back crossovers that used to excite me when I was in the rink with him. Malgr cela, la patineuse, qui a concouru sous le drapeau franais, a un CV t ce qui lui permettrait de revendiquer plus dun titre : neuf fois championne de France, cinq fois championne dEurope, trois fois vice-championne du globe (senior) Pourtant, malgr le fait quelle ait disput trois Jeux Olympiques , Bonaly na jamais pu siffler du haut du monde, ni complter sa collection de mdailles olympiques (1992, 1994 et 1998). 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. A lot. So, even though, you know, I was small, tiny, tiny, she just put me on the ice and say, "Hey, just hang around and chill on the ice." Latif Nasser: Okay, okay. Tracie Hunte: Out of the picture. Latif Nasser: What was going on? And I'm like, "No, I'm already here, I don't want to just maybe retire. Just doing it like it was nothing. Laudace de Bonaly ne sest pas limite dfier les normes ; cela stendait aussi les pousser leurs limites. Didier Gailhagu: Yeah, she was still a young baby-. And Surya was sort of the epitome of almost the endpoint. Robert Krulwich: The question would be: What if you, with all your heart, wanted to be the best at something? And there's no end to what she might achieve. Five to four, Sato is the new World Champion. Latif Nasser: What about it felt unfair? 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. The skater broke the rules and made Olympics history with her backflip. Tracie Hunte: But when it came down to the artistic marks-. Quite frankly, Yuka Sato is an amazing skater. Marie-Renie Le: And we had to choose only two girls. if( navigator.sendBeacon ) { She had maybe less triples than me, but she was maybe more prettier. Radiolab is produced by Jab Abumrad. Latif Nasser: Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Stojko is in the building. All the cameras crowding around and-. Tracie Hunte: Yeah, totally. Tracie, we'll miss you. 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. Tonya Harding: I went through it, I know all about it. Surya Bonaly: I think it was more like a point of saying this is it. It's a sound that we all love. What happens? Jacques Barbri, crivain franais de science-fiction, n le 14 juillet 1954 Nice. Jad Abumrad: What do you mean? TV Announcers: Another triple. Absolutely. Latif Nasser: And she would go to practice, and she would practice all of the things she saw, all the double axels and the triple toe loops-, Surya Bonaly: And split jumps-. Tracie Hunte: And then she lands on one foot. Surya Bonaly: My mom was a sport coach and she was about to be like a volunteer for a gymnastic club and skating club. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. Stone Cold 37m An unbelievable loss in the 1985 Canadian championship leads curling legend Pat Ryan to perfect a dominant strategy that changes the sport forever. Sandra Bezic: And on behalf of everyone at Radiolab-. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Aprs avoir t professionnelle, elle a continu se produire dans divers galas et comptitions travers le monde, et elle est mme apparue dans La ferme clbrits 3 de TF1 en 2010. Tracie Hunte: They were also-. Tracie Hunte: They're professional figure skaters. Georges Ayache, crivain et avocat, a rsid Nice. She's not elegant. How are we going to introduce this? Johnette Howard: That she existed on a diet of bird seed and you know, all these things. Surya knew she belonged on the ice. Team France. Jad Abumrad: stay listening? And say, "I'm not dumb, and I'm getting sick now, I'm sick of it. Bonaly competed in the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics, placing fifth, fourth, and tenth, respectively. It's a three-month show I'm proud to star in even though I'm getting old. Latif Nasser: And she would attack everything. She shakes her head. Tracie Hunte: Soaring through the air. Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. ", 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." Surya Bonaly: Well, you know. Latif Nasser: They would say things like, oh-. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. TV Announcers: That's a really fast step sequence. I skate good, but somehow, it's not for me. Just give me anything you can. So three years in a row. Bonaly, * 15. prosince 1973 Nice) je bval francouzsk krasobruslaka, ptinsobn mistryn Evropy a stbrn medailistka z mistrovstv svta. Sources. Surya Bonaly: Never mind, that's life, I'm used to it. Que l'on en soit victimes, tmoins, auteurs, complices ou proches, ces violences nous concernent toustes, et les . Elvis Stojko: Surya would go from one end to the other-, Didier Gailhagu: Would speed across the ice-, Tracie Hunte: Flying across the rink-, Didier Gailhagu: With powerful stroking-. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, oh yeah, totally. Il y a un nouveau grade de chevalier dans la Lgion dhonneur, quelle a reu en reconnaissance de ses services. Latif Nasser: So after the medal ceremony's over, she just gets mobbed by reporters. Elvis Stojko: And Yuka had this very-. TV Announcers: She competed for France in 1994 and just missed the podium. 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. In the age of "ice princesses", Surya was an anomaly, and the figure skating world feared the kind of future she represented. 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. Latif Nasser: Again, that's Sandra Bezic. Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. She was determined to hone the difficult maneuver,. Latif Nasser: Basically, her skating style was the exact opposite end of the spectrum from Surya's. Elvis Stojko: I didn't want to skate like what they wanted skating to look like. Tracie Hunte: And eventually, what she says is-. 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