Surya Bonaly, Backflip 3 Salchow | Figure Skating Moments

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

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