Surya Bonaly

Surya Bonaly (born December 15, 1973) is a French professional figure skater, born in Nice, France. She began skating when she was 18 months old. As a child, her skating heroes were Midori Ito and Brian Boitano. She stands 5 feet tall and resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She became an American citizen in November 2003. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (684x831, 270 KB) ISU-Schaulaufen 1992 in West-Berlin Source: Uwe Langer File links The following pages link to this file: Surya Bonaly ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (684x831, 270 KB) ISU-Schaulaufen 1992 in West-Berlin Source: Uwe Langer File links The following pages link to this file: Surya Bonaly ... Jump to: navigation, search December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... A professional works to receive payment for an activity (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city City nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Location Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Government County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Physical characteristics Area      Land... State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn (R) Senators Harry Reid (D) John Ensign (R) Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ...

Bonaly, once a world champion gymnast, is famous for both her back flip landed on one blade (she is the only skater in the world capable of this) and her defiant, saucy attitude. This attitude was shown at the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships in Chiba, Japan. With Nancy Kerrigan and Oksana Baiul out, it was an open field for the championship. Bonaly skated a clean performance, but according to the judges, home country favorite Yuka Sato skated a better one. Surya thought she was robbed. She showed defiance when she just stood aside of the medals platform rather than standing on it. Bonaly was coaxed into standing on it, but took her medal off after being presented with it. The crowd immediately booed her. After the presentation, a crying Surya was greeted by reporters. Chiba (千葉市 Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... Nancy Kerrigan (born 13 October 1969 in Woburn, Massachusetts) is a two-time Olympic figure skating medalist. ... Oksana Baiul (Оксана Баюл, born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a professional figure skater and a former Olympic gold medalist. ... Yuka Sato (born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ...

During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, having lost any medal chance due to a missed triple Salchow jump, she decided to end her amateur career with a symbolic gesture. She performed her back flip, which is an illegal move, in front of the judges. They penalized her, and she finished 11th in the Olympic competition. The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search The salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. ...

She is currently touring with Champions on Ice.

External links

• Official website
• Biography (in French)