Elvis Stojko: Explosive. Mais cet exploit a maintenant t clips par le fait quelle a t teste positive pour une drogue interdite en dcembre, et elle est entoure de doutes quant aux tactiques utilises par certains entraneurs de patinage artistique dont les concurrents sont capables deffectuer des sauts aussi difficiles sur la glace. If someone else did it later in a competition, I would have been pissed because I was kind of the one who created it, so now it's in everyone's memory! And we sent the clip to Sandra, and she was like, "Yes!". I know I'm going to crash, I can't do it, my leg is not with me any more.". "You always need someone to be the first to do something. And even if you spill, if you fail at those moves, you still get points. How do you get noticed [inaudible 00:38:34] competition? Latif Nasser: That was the World Championships, not the Olympics. Sandra Bezic: And the other thing about skating that you don't necessarily get on camera is the sound of the edge. So that actually takes us right back to the beginning. Ice skating is largely about aesthetics. She told the Olympic Channel podcast, "If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago but who knows? Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Tracie Hunte: The point is, at these World Championships, the highway had been cleared for Surya. She was determined to hone the difficult maneuver,. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. Oh, and she takes off the medal. Tonya Harding: Our staff includes-, Sandra Bezic: Simon Adler, Brenna Farrell, David Gebel, Marie-Renie Le: Matt Kielty, Robert Kruller, Tonya Harding: Latin Nasser. Matt Kielty: It's a back flip! 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. TV Announcers: Bonaly has chosen not to stand on the podium. And the doctors said, "Maybe we should withdraw." Latif Nasser: Now, Tonya Harding, she said that she had this issue. As a Black skater competing in the late eighties and nineties, she is still cited as a prominent example of how racism and figure skating conventions affect . It was very subtle. Judges prioritized what they saw as grace. Elvis Stojko: Like oh my go, holy (bleep), she's actually doing this? Tracie Hunte: After that, it's just triple, triple, triple, triple, triple. Sources. Louis Aragon, pote et crivain, a vcu Nice de 1941 1942 avec sa femme Elsa Triolet. I don't know why people keep saying that. Bonaly was the French national Champion for nine years consecutively and was also the European Champion five years in a row. Latif Nasser: The thing that becomes really apparent is that she is different! ! 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. "At first I was almost like ashamed Maybe I'm going to be hated forever." It was banned by the figure skating federation (ISU) in 1976. if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { So, we made some stories. The contrast of her skin on the ice was beautiful. Robert Krulwich: It's always close. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. Robert Krulwich: So I'm just curious. Elvis Stojko: She wouldn't stand on it. 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." A lot. If you're talking about Serena Williams, whose facing a lot of these same kinds of criticisms, it doesn't matter. So as far as sports go, it's kind of in its own category. That she had a bad attitude. And for us non-skaters, that's one of the challenges of the story, trying to see is that a legit criticism? And anyway, you chose somebody else. Latif Nasser: So what happened was that right after all the results were out, they set up the medal ceremony, they called out the skaters. Surya Bonaly: No. For the girl I was back then -- still trying to starve and destruct myself to fit in the status quo . Valieva est incontestablement au centre de lattention aux Jeux de Pkin, mais elle nest pas la seule attirer lattention sur les quadruples sauts en patinage artistique fminin. Games Participations 3. I love those show time and just, you know, those fantastic costumes. Elvis Stojko: Like say a Tonya Harding-style skating. Tracie Hunte: She could barely speak English, she was barely 16. Latif Nasser: Was this all going through your mind as you were skating? Surya Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Latif Nasser: Injuries, and some turned pro and stuff, but whatever. TV Announcers: There's a lot work to be done on the choreography yet, there's a lot of work to be done on the grace. Robert Krulwich: What do you do? Opening up with her triple lutz. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, oh yeah, totally. Those are as high as any we've seen. In the 1990s, Surya Bonaly was the rising star of figure skating. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? TV Announcers: Off to the dressing room for the new champion. Lune des figures qui porte son nom est un salto arrire reu sur une jambe. 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. Three-time World Figure Skating Champion. Surya Bonaly: Yes, yes, yeah. Latif Nasser: She didn't come out. Her name was given by her adopted parents Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly. Elvis Stojko: For me, it was sort of a new face on the scene, like the fresh stick of gum. La mre envahissante de Surya Bonaly La mre envahissante de Surya Bonaly Quand les proches des sportifs sment la zizanie Suzanne, la mre adoptive de Surya Bonaly, tait rpute trs. 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. (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.) Surya Bonaly (5139144733).jpg 735 922; 621 KB. TV Announcers: Raw talent there. Ever. Bonaly was born on December 15, 1973 in Nice, France to an Ivorian father and a mother from Runion, Madagascar. Particularly injury problems. scientific studies and medical journals. TV Announcers: Surya has not cut her hair since her birth. 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. Respect Sorya, je vous ai toujours admir, quelle carrire, et le salto arrire restera longtemps grav dans notre ma mmoire ! 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. We're at the Olympics in Nagano. Thanks. Latif Nasser: Yeah, you get your low fives, which sounds like it's a good mark, but that's not a good mark. And that makes someone like Surya much more vulnerable. Just give me anything you can. She is a notable French-American professional figure skater best known for her unique skating style and bold jumps. "I wish there was somebody back in my day who was able to do that for me," the 48-year-old retired Black athlete told TODAY. TV Announcers: -years old from Nice in the south of France. You cantake the survey we mentioned at the beginning of this episode here:https://www.research.net/r/wnyclistenerThank you! Tracie, we'll miss you. Latif Nasser: Yeah, but if she-. Robert Krulwich: Wait a minute. And I split my eye open and almost broke my neck and I was just like, you know what, I don't think this is going to be a good thing. TV Interviewers: What did you think of those marks? When the French international figure skater stepped onto the ice in the 1990s, the skating field was overwhelmingly white. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of our content, please reach out to our editors by e-mailing 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. We adhere to structured guidelines for sourcing information and linking to other resources, including The sport's balletic arm . We just need time and you know, power from some people.". TV Announcers: Tears begin to flow. "We don't want her because she's black? An exceptional track record. Tracie Hunte: Immediately starts with this double axel. He says something, but you can't hear what it is. The installment covered Bonaly facing racism in a primarily white sport and her decision to do a backflip at the Olympics, even though it was not allowed. Sandra Bezic: No. They didn't know what to do with me. Jad Abumrad: She swings one leg over-. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. European champion and vice-world champion, the sportswoman chained the trophies as fast as her acrobatics.However, these prestigious titles did not necessarily bring him gold.Throughout his career, the athlete has been regarded as "The black" in this very codified discipline. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Je suis bien plac en ce moment. Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. She actually travels to California and worked with Frank Carroll, who's this legendary American coach. The backflip, which has. xhr.send(payload); It was hers for the taking. Latif Nasser: So this is Marie-Reine Le Gougne, and she is a former French figure skating official. Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. At UPHF, students also benefit from green campuses, equipped with numerous sports facilities . TV Announcers: A late arrival, and here she comes. I was just trying to be happy. Surya Bonaly: Unfortunately, they chose her. Matt Kielty: But she never wins? It's my last competition.". Tracie Hunte: And when she gets to the podium, she congratulates Yuka Sato, but then-. Surya Bonaly: My mom was a sport coach and she was about to be like a volunteer for a gymnastic club and skating club. Tracie Hunte: And then she lands on one foot. And Surya was sort of the epitome of almost the endpoint. Tonya Harding: Hi Latin. What could happen if somebody with unrivaled athleticism and no aversion to risk was willing to go after it? Bonaly participated in three Winter Olympics, and though she never medalled at the Games, she is still considered one of the greats from the sport, as the five-time European champion and winner of three silver medals in the World Figure Skating Championships. Rechercher une fiche travaux. How are we going to introduce this? Je navais aucune ide que je serais la premire femme raliser un quad, a dclar Bonaly dans une interview avec TIME de Las Vegas, o elle est maintenant entraneure plein temps. And she was part of a team whose job it was to decide which girls to send to the Junior World Championships. But, she did that here. Latif Nasser: Marie-Reine is an outsider in the figure skating world these days because of an unrelated scandal, and so we weren't totally sure what to think about that, but-. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. En raison de mon haut niveau dathltisme, jai pens quil serait bnfique pour moi dessayer simplement damliorer mes [quad jumps].. TV Announcers: Seven Olympic titles, seventeen World Championships. Tracie Hunte: She'd come hurling into these jumps. Latif Nasser: Wow. It's shady as (beep). "I mean, even many years after I'm like, 'Did I really finish fourth [at the Olympics]?" Tracie Hunte: You get points for trying. TV Announcers: She competed for France in 1994 and just missed the podium. Matt Kielty: After the ceremony? It was a totally different approach. Surya Bonaly: I know, I was like, "It's the only time," and I guess-. TV Announcers: We're here live at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning in Japan. Latif Nasser: And then what comes to her is that there is this move that she has in her repertoire that she can do, but it's illegal. Surya knew she belonged on the ice. But it was figure skating that had her heart. 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. 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. Jad Abumrad: Do you have any idea what you're saying right now? Radiolab is produced by Jab Abumrad. Elvis Stojko: With powerful spin. Tracie Hunte: So it's a jump forward, but rewind, we're in Nagano, Japan, 1998 Winter Olympics. Surya Bonaly: I thought it was like, amazing. Surya Bonaly ( Nice, 15 de dezembro de 1973) uma ex- patinadora artstica francesa, que competia no individual feminino . I found ample videos of Bonaly, as well as her female competition and male counterparts performing intense, skilful, stunning routines - all whist poised on top of two sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. It's a gentle carving. They've been forced to shutter over safety hazards. Stop now. And then, after about a minute. TV Announcers: Boy, this is going to be close. I'm the one that created this one. TV Announcers: There's the triple salchow. Tracie Hunte: Pretty soon she had a coach. Robert Krulwich: She came in second, that's not bad. Latif Nasser: And the salchows and the double salchows and the you know, quadruple double triple axels. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. But Surya Bonaly was not the skating talent they'd expected: eccentric, defiant, athletic - and black. 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-. Jad Abumrad: This is Radiolab. Surya Bonaly was not your typical figure skater. Tracie Hunte: That's Tonya Harding again. Robert Krulwich: I mean, the idea that she's some kind of black forest princess or something? "I know you don't want me to, but I'm going to do this anyway." TV Interviewers: Why did you not accept the medal? Latif Nasser: Eventually after about four and a half minutes, she finishes her skate-, TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly, to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Surya Bonaly redefined a sport that wasn't built for her. And he told me he planted these stories! And you're always second guessing. Latif Nasser: She's in this gold and blue sequin outfit, and she starts her routine. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, it's mine. Rerouting, okay we have to go right now! document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { Bonaly was the focus of an episode of the 2019 Netflix docuseries Losers about athletes and their experiences with defeats. Surya Bonaly a avou Ouest-France en 2015 quelle se sentait vraiment dpasse par la douleur. Stories, right? TV Announcers: When you can see disparity from the judges, a 5.7-. Latif Nasser: Elvis Stojko, too. The caption said: Surya landed a backflip on one foot at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Tracie Hunte: And, at the Olympics, which were just a month before, the top three ladies-. Surya Bonaly revealed in a recent interview that she has been living in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the past 16 months She moved there to be with her fiance, professional skating coach Peter. So there's no obvious thing about it, but it can make you feel a little paranoid, a little crazy. And after that, you kind of see a difference. Unlike her competitors ice princesses who hid behind demure smilesSurya made her feelings known. Loretta Swit begged the writers to stop using it. And I think there were a lot of people in skating that didn't want it. TV Announcers: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. She was adopted by white parents when she was only 18 months old and began skating at the young age of 11. It was a huge deal. Marie-Renie Le: Oh, yes. Latif Nasser: Powerfulness versus prettiness. Latif Nasser: So when Surya was skating, would she have that sound? Surya Bonaly is a three-time World silver medalist in figure skating, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion and a nine-time French. Latif Nasser: How are you doing? First Olympic Games Albertville 1992. TV Announcers: And where is the European Champion? Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.