French #Olympian, Surya Bonaly, may be known for shocking the judges with the banned backflip during the 1998 Nagano Olympics, but she was a daring athlete even before that. She pushed herself time and time again, and almost became the first women’s figure skater to complete a quadruple jump at an international competition. Now, it’s a move that many women compete to nail, perhaps due to Bonaly’s talent and grit that cemented true athleticism in women’s figure skating. “I don’t know why it took

23 years ago, figure skater Surya Bonaly pulled off a spectacular backflip, landing on one skate, in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. But it didn’t count. In fact, Bonaly was penalized because a backflip is an illegal move in competition. Bonaly had been the world silver medalist from 1993-95 but, at the Olympics, she was in 6th place with an achilles injury. Instead of doing her planned triple lutz, Bonaly wowed the crowd with a backflip that became an iconic moment in women’s figure skating hi

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58K views · 1.9K reactions | Surya Bonaly, Olympic 1998. SP Born 15 December 1973 She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion (1989–1997). Bonaly is the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on only one blade; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. | Figure Skating Moments | Facebook