Oh, and she takes off the medal. Everything is about edges and leaning into those edges and leaning into the turns, and carving massive circles on the ice. Thodore de Banville, auteur de La Mer de Nice. Jad Abumrad: So she gave you the thumbs up that we got it right. She'll be back, and so will we for the medal ceremony. TV Announcers: She really is amazing. It doesn't matter that it's figure skating. Latif Nasser: Oh, you'll see. Because there are no scratches. TV Announcers: And now the silver medalist. And on Surya's artistic marks, she would get scores like-. If there's one thing Surya Bonaly is remembered for, it's her backflips. Johnette Howard: Senior writer for espn.com. Tracie Hunte: Immediately starts with this double axel. Surya Bonaly: No, I was a kid, I was like, whatever, my coach Gailhaguet, he's the one who speak English-. Tracie Hunte: She gets back up, keeps going through her routine. TV Announcers: A late arrival, and here she comes. But Surya didnt accept that criticism. Those are as high as any we've seen. They sound different, but not even that different really? Surya Bonaly: She did good, she did good. Bonaly was the French national Champion for nine years consecutively and was also the European Champion five years in a row. TV Announcers: That's very incredible. Latif Nasser: What about it felt unfair? 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. Surya Bonaly: Pretty good, thanks. Is that what you're saying? V roce 1998 na zimnch olympijskch hrch v Naganu pedvedla jako jedin olympionika v historii salto vzad na jedn noze. Latif Nasser: Yeah, she was doing a lot. Jad Abumrad: The piece was produced by Matt Kielty. The sport's balletic arm . Surya Bonaly: I think it was more like a point of saying this is it. Didier Gailhagu: White. Latif Nasser: Again. 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-. Latif Nasser: But clearly there were some times where it got to her. Yet, commentators claimed she couldnt skate, and judges never gave her the high marks she felt she deserved. Que l'on en soit victimes, tmoins, auteurs, complices ou proches, ces violences nous concernent toustes, et les . The answer they giving to us was, "No, no she didn't.". Surya Bonaly : l'ancienne patineuse victime de discrimination et de racisme durant sa.Dans les annes 1990, une jeune patineuse originaire de la campagne n. Quite frankly, Yuka Sato is an amazing skater. And I'm like, "No, I'm already here, I don't want to just maybe retire. 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. Surya Bonaly remained involved in skating. But on that scale, to be the only one. And it's more like empathy. We didn't have the same one. It's like a computer, if I would have missed something, a jump, I say, "Okay, here, I can fit a triple here, obviously I can do a combo triple triple. Je suis bien plac en ce moment. TV Announcers: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. Matt Kielty: Did she skate in a lot of other competitions after 95? And say, "I'm not dumb, and I'm getting sick now, I'm sick of it. Jad Abumrad: What do you mean? Bonaly credited her ability to perform triple jumps with ease to her gymnastics background. And this is where things kind of get confusing. They've changed the scoring system. Bost aldiz izan zen Europako txapelduna , eta hiru aldiz irabazi zuen zilarrezko domina Munduko txapelketan . She's not elegant. Latif Nasser: Just to set this up, the World Championships are the second most important event in figure skating after the Olympics. Elvis Stojko: She wouldn't stand on it. And still, what do you need more of me to do at this point? Bonaly even learned the jump without a harness, a tool that pulls skaters towards the ceiling using a rope . That has to stop." Tonya Harding: The very first time that I ever saw her do a back flip, I mean, my mouth just dropped open. Elvis Stojko: For me, it was sort of a new face on the scene, like the fresh stick of gum. [emailprotected]. Surya Bonaly, 2010.jpg 821 1,125; 130 KB. And she didnt seem to care about artistry. So now, you get points for doing the kinds of power moves that she was doing way back when. How will I say? Robert Krulwich: I'm Robert Krulwich. Her performances - punctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power moves - thrilled audiences around the world. TV Announcers: Sixteen year old Oksana Bayul. Latif Nasser: Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Stojko is in the building. Latif Nasser: So jumping forward to the final day of the Championship, Surya is in second place. L'Amour est dans le pr . Surya Bonaly: A figure skating pioneer Bonaly landed a backflip on one blade during her free skate. I'm still performing all over the world," she told The Root in 2014. She was athletic. Robert Krulwich: She came in second, that's not bad. But, In Surya's case. Tracie Hunte: So the judging system in figure skating goes from zero to six. Surya Bonaly: I thought, it's still sport, sports mean challenge. Marie-Renie Le: And we had to choose only two girls. And she was part of a team whose job it was to decide which girls to send to the Junior World Championships. Surya Bonaly: I know I did my best, I did everything. Stories, right? I wonder if you can hear the truck outside. It's probably my last competition, I don't want to just retire like that. Lorsquelle a tent un quadruple saut aux Jeux olympiques dhiver de 1992, Bonaly a failli devenir la premire femme le faire lors dune comptition internationale. Just doing it like it was nothing. Elvis Stojko: Explosive. "You always need someone to be the first to do something. Robert Krulwich: What about back flips? It's my last competition.". Johnette Howard: They want these people to look like little ballerinas but leap into these jumps like predators. You're like recalculating. Latif Nasser: Not at Olympics, not at the World Championships, no. Tracie Hunte: That's Sandra Bezic. And she didn't seem to care about artistry. Latif Nasser: You're like the GPS lady. Tracie Hunte: Out of the picture. You're the first person in the history of the human race who has done that. Latif Nasser: All right. TV Announcers: She's heartbroken. Tracie Hunte: I'm just not lucky. French? Robert Krulwich: I'm Robert Kruller. navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); She actually travels to California and worked with Frank Carroll, who's this legendary American coach. TV Announcers: Flowers for Katarina! Didier Gailhagu: Because female skating at that moment were nice cute girls. (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: Well, you know. It was not perfect because nobody is perfect, but pretty good competition overall. Jad Abumrad: Producers Latin Nasser and Tracie Hunt. ", Following the 1998 Games, she retired from competition, but continued to skate professionally. Respect Sorya, je vous ai toujours admir, quelle carrire, et le salto arrire restera longtemps grav dans notre ma mmoire ! I have to say that word, elegant. Tracie Hunte: Pretty soon she had a coach. } ); Yet, commentators claimed she couldn't skate, and judges never gave her the high marks she felt she deserved. Sandra Bezic: Soren Wheeler is Senior Editor. Speaking of her Olympic backflip in the interview with The Root, Bonaly said, "That was my last Olympics, and pretty much my last competition ever. Wait. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Jad Abumrad: She swings one leg over-. Robert Krulwich: How do you spell Surya? Jacques Barbri, crivain franais de science-fiction, n le 14 juillet 1954 Nice. Latif Nasser: Yeah, these are legit skaters. TV Announcers: That's a really fast step sequence. she told the Olympic Channel podcast in 2020. And, you know, I spent lots of hours there, just waiting for my mom. And the doctors said, "Maybe we should withdraw." Surya Bonaly: No. Bonaly's outspoken style sets her apart among mild-mannered Minnesotans, Biver noted. Surya Bonaly: Just that I'd over and over it so many times, that every time, it's never me because whatever I can do, how many triples, I can be pretty, I can have the best choreographer, so everything was made to be on the top. Latif Nasser: And so by the age of ten, she decides she wants to spend her life figure skating. [crosstalk 00:08:04] I'm just saying that we making up stories because you want to hear them. Kirsten: Hi there, this is Kirsten recording from Orlando, Florida. Her performancespunctuated by triple-triple jumps and other power movesthrilled audiences around the world. In fact-. 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. It's a gentle carving. Incroyablement, Surya Bonaly a remport un total de neuf titres de champion de France, cinq titres de champion dEurope et quatre mdailles dor dans des comptitions de championnat du monde. So, we made some stories. Elle est une partisane trs active de la PETA, et elle a galement organis un petit groupe de patineurs professionnels, avec qui elle collabore sur des projets spciaux. As a former champion. Did she change figure skating?" ", Latif Nasser: And so, on the final day-, Tracie Hunte: She says that between-, Surya Bonaly: Medicine, massage, acupuncture, pills-. She continues to do ice shows occasionally, but right now I think the main thing that she's doing, she's coaching. Latif Nasser: This is Tonya Harding, and she and Surya were friends. "I can see now people recognize and appreciate more than when I was. Tracie Hunte: Yeah at the various European Championships, Skate America. Surya Bonaly is a former French skater and current coach known for her tremendous technical ability and, famously, for the one-footed illegal backflip she landed at the 1998 Olympics. 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. Her mother was a sports coach who taught multiple disciplines from gymnastics to figure skating. Shows like Radiolab. I was just trying to be happy. Bye bye. of 6. "But it is what it is. 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. 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. au 42 balais lorsquelle tait interviewe par le magazine. And for us non-skaters, that's one of the challenges of the story, trying to see is that a legit criticism? Latif Nasser: Let's dive. 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. Sa tentative a chou, mais elle a ressay aux Jeux olympiques dhiver de 1996 et a failli devenir la premire femme russir un quadruple saut lors dune comptition internationale. Tracie Hunte: In 1992, at the age of 18-. Opening up with her triple lutz. if( navigator.sendBeacon ) { Recherchez toute l'info travaux et les horaires modifis qui impactent votre ligne en tlchargeant votre fiche horaires. Bravo !!! TV Announcers: Here are the marks. Latif Nasser: So she ends up finishing 10th. I don't know why people keep saying that. Tracie Hunte: All those words used to criticize her skating-. Jad Abumrad: And does she quit at this point? TV Announcers: Oh, what's going on inside that young woman? Tracie Hunte: Yes. Que faire quand tout le monde sait de quoi vous parlez ? Surya Bonaly: People, when they stand up and start making noise and tap their feet into the ground, I can feel the whole building. Surya Bonaly: Oh, the World Championships? 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. Tracie Hunte: Well, she retired from figure skating after the 98 Olympics. Frustrated at every turn, she faced disappointment after disappointment until at last, with the whole world . Latif Nasser: Pretty much as soon as she hit the scene, you started hearing these rumors that she had adopted been adopted from a coconut-strewn beach in Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar. She was a darer. Marie-Renie Le: And the majority of the people didn't want a black skater as-. Surya (Bonali NDLR.) See Him at 63. Latif Nasser: I laughed out loud when I heard you say that you would call me on your Zamboni break. Latif Nasser: Because it's a great story! The retired sportsperson Surya Bonaly was born on 15 December 1973. That's okay. Tonya Harding: Hope that's okay. TV Announcers: And the crowd here appreciate it. Surya Bonaly: Especially for ladies, they like to keep the girls pretty. It'd really help us out if you answered a couple questions. Louis Aragon, pote et crivain, a vcu Nice de 1941 1942 avec sa femme Elsa Triolet. Surya Bonaly: Because it's not my place, and I'm just disappointed. RELATED:Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. Tracie Hunte: It actually ends up being a tie. Everybody knows that you have to do better than anybody else who's white. In the 1990s, Surya Bonaly was the rising star of figure skating. Latif Nasser: Oh, that's called the Bonaly? I improved like every week, every month you can see a difference. Bonaly, a French figure skater, had been doing backflips since the 1980s out of competition. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, no. Tracie Hunte: And eventually, what she says is-. It came down to a choice between Yuka Sato's artistry and dynamic footwork and Surya Bonaly's gymnastic jumping, and the judges gave the women's world figure skating championship to Sato Saturday . TV Announcers: Tears begin to flow. 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. Tracie Hunte: They would just be flying through the air. When the French international figure skater stepped onto the ice in the 1990s, the skating field was overwhelmingly white. It was hers for the taking. I know I'm going to crash, I can't do it, my leg is not with me any more.". Didier Gailhagu: And what do you want to hear? That's why it's called the Bonaly. Depending upon the beholder, Surya Bonaly is the most gifted and athletic figure skater in the world today, or she is a unique but squandered talent whose career seems destined to stall at. Olympian Surya Bonaly may be best remembered for rattling the judges during her 1998 Nagano Olympics free program when shegasp!performed a backflip. 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. TV Announcers: This is her winning season. Tracie Hunte: No back flips. Surya Bonaly: Like Holiday on Ice. The retailer's cutting-edge new offering is angering some local residents. He says something, but you can't hear what it is. TV Announcers: We're here live at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning in Japan. Marie Bashkirtseff, a souvent rsid Nice. And that is our sport, which leads to Surya. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, because I was black, so I was like, people was like, "What? Latif Nasser: When she gets her marks, she jumps into first place, and there's only one skater left. Latif Nasser: Was this all going through your mind as you were skating? Skater Eric Heiden Won 5 Gold Medals, Then Became a Doctor. 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 ); Surya Bonaly: I was a bit more mature. Elvis Stojko: To her skating. Surya Bonaly: And I couldn't lift. "I mean, even many years after I'm like, 'Did I really finish fourth [at the Olympics]?" Test the outer edges of what you think you know, http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. What has happened since this story ended? TV Interviewers: Do you feel you were robbed tonight? Surya Bonaly naci en Niza, Francia, el 15 de Diciembre de 1973, al principio su vocacin era ser gimnasta de competicin, pero a los 11 aos, empez a centrarse en el patinaje sobre hielo llegando a sobresalir ms en este terreno.. Bonaly, tiene una trayectoria envidiable dentro de este tipo de competicin, ha obtenido tres veces la medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial de Patinaje . 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. Latif Nasser: That one wasn't as close, but she was second again for the third year. A friend of mine told me once that racism can make black people crazy, which is a very broad way of looking at it, in the sense that you almost never know why people are reacting to you the way that they do. Jad Abumrad: Do you have any idea what you're saying right now? What happened? Read on to find out about her life today. Tracie Hunte: Well, that's the question, and it's kind of complicated. Johnette Howard: That she existed on a diet of bird seed and you know, all these things. Didier Gailhagu: Yeah, she was still a young baby-. TV Announcers: And here's the tiny 15 year old French girl who's captured everyone's imagination here. Find your friends on Facebook. Tracie Hunte: But when it came down to the artistic marks-. document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. Surya Bonaly was born December 15, 1973 in Nice, France. Especially impressive is Janet Champion doing a string of 10 back handsprings . It is available for viewing on YouTube as "Backflips on the Ice" and includes Olympic champions Robin Cousins, Brian Orser, Scott Hamilton, Surya Bonaly, and more. "A stunning backflip," Newsday wrote, 20 years ago this week. I still follow my passion!". Tracie Hunte: Were just a little bit more loaded. Surya Bonaly: Well, never mind. Surya Bonaly a avou Ouest-France en 2015 quelle se sentait vraiment dpasse par la douleur. Tracie Hunte: A lot of them were like, "Eh". She had maybe less triples than me, but she was maybe more prettier. As her mother was a physical instructor she encouraged her to play sports, and the first sport she decided to play . Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get Les horaires modifis sont aussi visibles lorsque vous recherchez une gare. Elvis Stojko: Yuka was one of those really lyrical skaters. Artistic impression. Bonaly was the focus of an episode of the 2019 Netflix docuseries Losers about athletes and their experiences with defeats. Tracie Hunte: Johnette Howard, that ESPN writer-, Tracie Hunte: She says that the first thing you've got to know, and this will take a quick little dive into the weirdo world of figure skating-. Surya Bonaly: Yeah, totally. It was very subtle. TV Announcers: Oh, this is a first for me, that's for sure. Latif Nasser: Eventually after about four and a half minutes, she finishes her skate-, TV Announcers: Surya Bonaly, to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Latif Nasser: Well I asked her. Surya was always very like-. It was huge. Latif Nasser: After she gets her scores. Search instead in Creative? 1992ko, 1994ko eta 1998ko Neguko Olinpiar Jokoetan parte hartu zuen. What was the problem? 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." Jad Abumrad: And? Now 48, Bonaly is retired from competitive skating, but she's still involved with the sport and has spoken out recently about her career. Devenue la premire femme russir un quadruple saut aux Jeux olympiques, qui ont eu lieu pendant la comptition par quipe. Just hold, hold, at this point, just hold. TV Announcers: Notice her hair-. Robert Krulwich: Are they still illegal? She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. The claim reappeared in a post on Instagram on February 13, 2023. And Surya was sort of the epitome of almost the endpoint. Robert Krulwich: In a similar pattern? Here we go.". We just need time and you know, power from some people.". The French figure skater was able to perform backflips on ice, and in 1998, she became the only person to land a. When you do the back flip, do your skates go up towards the ceiling and then come back down underneath you again? And even if you spill, if you fail at those moves, you still get points. Matt Kielty: But she never wins? Ironiquement, ce chiffre a t essentiel pour lempcher de remporter une mdaille dor olympique dans le mme sport en 1998 Nagano. 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-. Latif Nasser: I'm really curious about what happened at the medal ceremony in 1994. And he told me he planted these stories! Those top three ladies: Oksana, Nancy, Lu-. Latif Nasser: And she would attack everything. They didn't know what to do with me. Are there back flips everywhere? Ctait comme, H, je peux faire des triples, alors quelle est la prochaine ? Sandra Bezic: If you watch her jumps, they were on straight lines, and if a jump is on a straight line, then it can't land with flow because the idea is to land your jump with as much speed and flow as you had going into it. She began working on a quad in practice in 1989 after winning the first of her nine consecutive national figure skating titles. She had it all. "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. It's shady as (beep). TV Announcers: International Skating Union President Olaf Poulsen-. Latif Nasser: She said that she backed Surya. Matt Kielty: What happens after the-. ", 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." Team France. Latif Nasser: No, no back flips, sadly. TV Announcers: Off to the dressing room for the new champion. 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. Tracie Hunte: And she hits her first jump, crowd loves it. The radius could be huge, but it's still a circle. Now I'm preparing to go on a big tour in Europe for Holiday on Ice. Latif Nasser: The camera zooms in on her face and she is just weeping. Georges Ayache, crivain et avocat, a rsid Nice. Tracie Hunte: She'd strike a pose, and then just take off. Tonya Harding: Hi Latin. Latif Nasser: I think she did. "Sans lui, sans elle " ralis par Claude Couderc - Dargoole cerca e cataloga i video presenti sui pi famosi portali di video sharing del Web. Reported by Latif Nasser and Tracie Hunte, Special thanks to the Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, the Schwan Super Rink, Richmond Training Center, Simon Bowers of Bowers Audio Service, Vanessa Gusmeroli, Phil Hersh, Allison Manley, Randy Harvey, Rob Bailey and Lynn Plage, Michael Rosenberg, and Linda Lewis, If you heard "On the Edge" and you're looking to fall in love with figure skating all over again, start here:http://www.radiolab.org/story/here-are-skating-routines-we-cant-stop-watching/. An exceptional track record. sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. Some good ones, do you know what I mean? Surya Bonaly: No, not the Olympics. The sound of a beautiful skater going from edge to edge, from lean to lean. It was just one of the best skates of her life. Mostly it was not fair. Tracie Hunte: Or, is this just a way of saying that she's black? Tracie Hunte: I think the rep that she got after this was that she was a sore loser. Latif Nasser: Making his return, Elvis Stojko. Sandra Bezic: I'd like to see her stop jumping for six months and learn to skate. Tracie Hunte: Soaring through the air. Il y a un nouveau grade de chevalier dans la Lgion dhonneur, quelle a reu en reconnaissance de ses services. TV Announcers: Seven Olympic titles, seventeen World Championships. So that actually takes us right back to the beginning. Surya Bonaly: For me it took like 10 minutes. En prsence de son fianc, Pete Biver, lancienne patineuse sest vu remettre son prix dans sa ville natale de Chicago. In the 1980s and '90s, competitive figure skating enthralled me. partir du jeudi 2 mars 2023, retrouvez Nous faire justice , le nouveau cycle de discussions des Couilles sur la table.5 ans aprs le dbut de la vague #MeToo, nous commenons, collectivement, mesurer l'impact des violences sexistes et sexuelles sur nos vies. "Illegal but . What was the problem? Jaurais aim moccuper de la relve. Jad Abumrad: Okay, I'm Jad Abumrad. TV Announcers: There's the triple salchow. Elvis Stojko: I came down right on my face. Surya Bonaly: I had new choreography, changed my whole skating roles, changed my coaches. 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. Latif Nasser: Injuries, and some turned pro and stuff, but whatever. Tonya Harding: Our staff includes-, Sandra Bezic: Simon Adler, Brenna Farrell, David Gebel, Marie-Renie Le: Matt Kielty, Robert Kruller, Tonya Harding: Latin Nasser. There's a line on a court, and it's either inside or it's outside. Surya Bonaly: And usually you skate, you perform, you smile in front of the camera, boom, they give you the marks. How many triple triple you want me? Surya Bonaly: I have my eyes glue on those skaters. Well, we had the World Championships in Japan. Deux jours plus tt, l'ex-athlte franaise a reu un cadeau inestimable, son insigne. Surya Bonaly ne vous dira rien du contraire. This has never been repeated in Olympic competition since. RELATED:See Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan Now, 28 Years After Her Last Olympics. TV Announcers: -years old from Nice in the south of France. Sandra Bezic: And the other thing about skating that you don't necessarily get on camera is the sound of the edge. Surya Bonaly: Well, I did start skating because of my mom, actually. Tonya Harding: She was just so exciting, and there was just no boundaries for her. Surya Bonaly: Yeah. Jad Abumrad: She competed in the World Championships in 1995, the very next year and she came in second. She was adopted by white parents when she was only 18 months old and began skating at the young age of 11. Tracie Hunte: And that's when the judges basically pick first, second, and third. I pulled a muscle. Surya Bonaly: I thought it was like, amazing. It's a sound that we all love. Latif Nasser: But, here's what happened. Latif Nasser: So that's exactly the problem. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Linsigne de Chevalier de lordre de la Lgion dhonneur, dcern lancien athlte franais deux jours plus tard, tait un cadeau inestimable du peuple franais. Latif Nasser: So this is Marie-Reine Le Gougne, and she is a former French figure skating official. What is that about? Surya Bonaly: I prefer to hit a triple triple jump, then [inaudible 00:10:14]. "I've been doing shows with champion Evgeni Plushenko for years. TV Announcers: Oh, and the crowd do not like the marks.