[HD] Surya Bonaly - 1998 Nagano Olympics - SP

Surya Bonaly / Сурия Бонали / スルヤ・ボナリー
1998 Nagano Olympics / 1998 олимпиада в нагано / 1998 長野五輪
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Nagano Winter Olympic Games Figure Skating Ladies Short Program
зимние Олимпийские игры в Нагано, фигурное катание,Женское одиночное, Короткая программа
長野オリンピック フィギュアスケート 女子 ショートプログラム
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[@dorothytaylor7830]

I agree. A movie in honor of Surya Bonaly is OVERDUE. Well-done Surya. 👏

[@littlebunny9179]

Artists like Sunya is an example of 'Do not stick with the basics create your own art, it defines for who you are not for the others'

[@kareng4120]

Her story should be made into a movie

[@sineadeciman7946]

EXACTLY

[@Lamyafaith00]

Netflix made a documentary about her

[@faithhope1882]

@@Lamyafaith00 didn't know that I'll look for it!! She is Fantastic...they hate her!!

[@selinaboamah2975]

Karen G yes indeed movie material for sure, look forward to it

[@selinaboamah2975]

Faith &Hope that’s called being black

[@GeOsmomGina]

I'm glad she walked off. All these Judges were unfair to her. Surya, was amazing all the time.

[@selinaboamah2975]

Geenahgee04 she’s beautiful and gracious on the ice, unfortunately they didn’t like her melanin

[@Juice_Lover123]

Melanin has NOTHING to do with it. Before Surya was Debi Thomas, a black woman who became World Champion and was beloved by the American and international public. She was the only woman who ever defeated Katarina Witt at a World Championships... and the judges made it that way. That's significant. After Surya came France's Vanessa James as a pairs skater and the judges and audiences tend to love her and she's been extremely successful with her partner. Beyond those amateur examples, Rory Flack Burghart made a splash on the pro scene in the 1990s as an unknown. Instead of burying her and never inviting her to competitions, she was there ALL THE DAMN TIME because audiences adored her even if she jumped like shit half the time. They all one thing in common: more improved grace, seamless choreography and a desire to give the judges what they were looking for from ALL COMPETITORS. Surya's problem was never EVER being black. It was because she wasn't doing the programs the skating community wanted and didn't listen to advice on how to advance. It was less about color and more about a group of people deciding what skating was supposed to look like. It was supposed to be pink dresses and endless Swan Lake. Surya wore leotards and never integrated balletic training into her programs. She was all muscle, jumps and back flips. Tonya Harding was in the same boat. Midori Ito. To an extent, Elaine Zayak. NONE of them were black but they all had one thing in common with Surya: they preferred to stress athleticism over grace. All of them paid for it at least twice in their careers. Her biggest problems here were the Triple Salchow as the solo jump and the fact that the judges felt her time had passed. She was jumping far below her standards at this point. A few pointed out there were likely deductions on things only a trained eye can see but are still verifiable: the spiral sequence being in an unapproved pattern (it DOES look strange) and a deduction for a spin without enough turns. The 4.9 for presentation is ugly because this held together better than most of her programs in terms of cohesiveness but some of those marks are very accurate.

[@GeOsmomGina]

@@Juice_Lover123 I think it did have something to do with her complexion. Like they said "she wasn't the beautiful. Swan to look at. Like they were used to."

[@psychstudentrip]

@@GeOsmomGina I mean, isn’t “Swan” just a metaphor? I haven’t seen a single Swan Lake program ever (at least not one I can remember).

[@steveherbert9575]

@@Juice_Lover123 I completely agree. Also Soraya's basic skating is quite weak unlike other skaters, look at Michelle Kwan, Shizuku Arakawa or Kim Yuna, their basic skating is superb.

[@olgapolygalova5369]

She was 10 steps forward that era of skating! We can see the same style today

[@alfredaswinney9392]

if Surya Bonaly was skating today 2017, she would medal every time , because now you have to have athleticism as well as grace...remember the Olympic sta. is FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER..Going by their motto, they owe Surya Bonaly a GOLD Medal(s) ☺. . athleticism

[@BoraViolin]

Alfreda Swinney This is not true. She was actually medaling then. Won French and Europeans several times. They are now faaaarrr more picky with technique. Points taken away for wrong edge jumps. She would have been penalized to high heaven for her edge work.

[@SDoesNotKnow]

This current judging system would have made Surya win LESS medals than she did under 6.0. I say this as somebody who felt she was underscored during this segment of the competition.

[@sulyfiorellasandoval7813]

Ella era muy buena, se destacaba de las demas figuras tradicionales, pero el racismo y mentes cerrada de estos jueces en los 90 no le dieron el reconocimiento q merecia, pero sin duda dejo su huella en esta disciplina tan hermosa, le dio fuerza y versatilidad

[@kemekoist]

I just loved her dynamic and strong dancing. Full of energy! She had many Japanese fans back in Nagano.(spectators were very unhappy with the scores, though. ) Due to her injury, it's sad she could not perform like she used to.

[@angiecastro6189]

@@sulyfiorellasandoval7813 De acuerdo, los jueces le daban puntuaciones muy bajas, con ese nivel técnico impresionante ella merecía mas!!. Pero el patinaje artístico no solo es cuestión de fuerza física, se equilibra con otras habilides, ella tiene tono muscular increíble con una figura atlética superior mas para otra disciplina deportiva.

[@opalmeshspringtime8093]

I heard in an interview that she personally doesn't believe the judges were being racist. Just that her way of skating was nothing like they were used to and that they didn't like her differences. Most female figure skaters aim for an elegant, light routine, but Bonaly definitely put more strength into her routines.

[@bilqisamatul-haqq6757]

This is rather late in the game but i just found Surya on you tube she skates beautiful but for some reason the judges not fair, she says that she does't feel that they are being racist but something is not right. she skates really good. I can see why she walks away . I think the judges are out of their minds

[@purpledawn2727]

Thank you for this comment. Every Bonaly video out there has the comment section blaming racism for everything. I'm tired of it. They fail to realize that Bonaly actually won a ton of stuff. Where were the racists then?

[@GullibleTarget]

@@purpledawn2727 and nobody responds when people who actually know about figureskating that Bonaly was a great jumper and spinner but lacked skating skills and telegraphed her jumps, compared to other skaters. And STILL she has so many world medals and 6 european titles. Don't put ot on race. Blame her mother who interfered with coaches and prevented them from developing good skating skills.

[@kimberlylewis1092]

I never could stand her

[@purpledawn2727]

@@kimberlylewis1092 I actually enjoy watching her. She is a great jumper and she did make figure skating a bit more fun to watch.

[@starmontes-vargas1383]

This is so stunning. I cant believe she didn't get gold

[@tyboogie1982]

@@lululingerie That's Completely false

[@purpledawn2727]

@@lululingerie stop bringing up racism. Bonaly has won a ton of stuff. Racism didn't get in her way.

[@dyonomitereacher8140]

@@lululingerie , I am only 75 years old and have met 3 white men who could deal with their racism. I am still waiting to see one that is not racist. I have been on every continent except what white racist call Australia. This Black woman is the best. Though, you have to figure Surya has been doing this since 1989 so some rich white coach has probably taught some white guy the technique, using the latest electronic technology. I just discovered this great ice skating wonder last week.

[@melodyngumbo196]

dyonomite reacher thank u

[@richardross4677]

@@dyonomitereacher8140 I like Surya and she was robbed a couple times in her career but she definitely did not deserve gold at these Games. I am sure even she would not say that. Kwan and Lipinski were by far the class of the field at this event.

[@カミーユアンナ]

she's AMAZING THE JUDGES ARE NOT IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WTF

[@Noname-yc6rz]

Tetsurou Kuroo because she is trying to do many jumps just for score

[@faithhope1882]

@@Noname-yc6rz hater!!

[@islandgirl5382]

@Evelyn Bertresse Yes Evelyn!!! She is a minority competing in an arena that they have always dominated, a beautiful young woman of color, wearing Royal colors to accentuate the hue of her skin and... beating them at their own Sport!

[@nukapuka]

@@islandgirl5382 Why people say ' women of color?'. She is from Africa. Keep it simple.

[@islandgirl5382]

@@nukapuka I am in America and that is a Politically correct term unifying races and ethnicities. Yes, African; born in Nice, France! It is 'simple', not debating my comment.

[@6709LeftzBehind]

The music and costume evokes the jazz era and charleston, reminding me of Josephine Baker, called the "black pearl" and "bronze goddess". Surya's athleticism and the charleston's frenetic energy aren't compatible with the traditional image of figure skating which seems more like ballet on ice but they're incredibly motivating, entertaining, and amazing, nonetheless. That she wasn't recognized for her brilliant efforts is a damn shame.

[@ronnieschmucker]

Fabulous

[@islandgirlruby2750]

Ha-ha-ha-hapa stunning

[@skycallender7541]

Can't take her talent. She is a natural.

[@jaydub4661]

The song is called Night in Tunisia by Dizzie Gillespie and Charlie Parker so you got the jazz right! Love Josephine Baker! Adopted by the French!

[@KristineMaitland]

​@@jaydub4661 This is Caravan composed by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington and first performed by Ellington in 1936.

[@esthernjuguna6713]

An around beautiful performance...with lots of power, passion and prowess. The 4.9 was unwarranted, she's soo disappointed she just walks off at the end before they even finish. She clearly rattled the skating world as the judges refused to recognise her talent, over and over again.... truly a skating queen.

[@gloria7876]

Bonaly could jump but her technique and edges were poor. She would not get the PCS and GOE scores today.

[@bill9989]

Take a minute and read her Wikipedia page. Take note of all the championships she's won and then say the judges refused to recognize her talents "over and over."

[@wuaaron808]

@@gloria7876 American got talent, american idol, the voice even have better transparency than this. younger generation just don’t like these kind of of insider score system, so undemocratic and self entitled. that’s why fewer and fewer people watching these skating games.

[@gloria7876]

@@wuaaron808 That’s their ignorance. The ISU does not answer to the mob. The younger! generation needs to understand that this is about meeting objectives and merit.

[@gloria7876]

@@bill9989 Surya Bonaly won many titles and medals based on her jumping ability. You may stand on the top step but some upstart will come along and knock you off.

[@brihmendiola4347]

She was fierce. She was fiery. She was The Ice Queen. People drop their jaws when they watched Surya.

[@enyalacerate2521]

She's so gorgeous and she's a very elegant, sophisticated, artistic, beautiful and one of the most talented skaters I've ever seen! She deserved higher scores. I just found out about her and she's already one of my top favorite figure skaters! 💖💝💓💗

[@toneyhenry2754]

These scores were too low. 4.9 is inexcusable. She should have been in the top 5 in the short.

[@pauladaniels273]

Toney Henry yeah, agree, her stability, flexibility and speed was quite good, specially in the last part, but unfortunately the judges vavlue more the appearance of a swan or princess like rather than the moves themselves... retards...

[@Loki1982axala]

fucking rip-off just like with Tonya 4 years earlier.

[@faithhope1882]

They do NOT like her!

[@gk891]

I think her poor 1996 and 1997 seasons really hurt her reputation going into these Olympics. And while her basics were fairly shoddy, she still skated the required elements reasonably well and like you said, should've placed in the top 5. Definitely at least ahead of Slutskaya.

[@selinaboamah2975]

Faith &Hope she has the wrong color, and she’s too good for them

[@fairyqueen4423]

she was magnificent

[@nightingalerose1]

Absolutely stunning performance

[@shponglechunch]

this is honestly one of my favorite performances ever

[@jessicaj.vanegaspazzo]

Que injusticia! Su presentación fue muy buena y compleja! Esos puntajes no reflejan la calidad técnica y artística que Surya presentó. Maravillosa! Elementos, baile, coreografía, traje, de verdad todo fue hermoso!

[@rehmsmeyer]

Great quality. This MUST be watched with the captions on and auto-translated into English. TRUST me - it's worth it.

[@charlotteduncan8069]

Those captions :') literally crying with laughter "takes a stand while driving in Japan" what on earth!!??

[@МаринаСкорых-б7з]

Талантище!!!Молодчина!!!Класс!!!Вот раньше зрелищно, и было на кого посмотреть, и с кем посоревноваться!!

[@olgashcherbachenko7934]

Хореография интересная ,необычная.Прекрасная фигуристка.Вращения супер.

[@yoogni4108]

SHE HAS THE CROWD HYPED FROM THE START- oml people these days.

[@yoogni4108]

She deserves a gold.

[@1979RoadFan]

Pure talent.

[@wingsofspirit6392]

This woman was an anomaly on skates. She was very graceful and used great control and precision while doing her performances. Yet she took chances to stretch her abilities on her skates. She had powerful legs that allowed her to go that extra mile!! "Great Performer! Bravo my Sister!!!👏👏👏

[@allisonkoen9226]

SURYA BONALY A BADASS FOR SURE HANDS DOWN. I ENJOYED WATCHING HER SKATE WOW

[@emf3391]

That's what I'm talking about!! POWERFULLY ELEGANT STRONG BUILT BLACK WOWAN OF A RICH HERITAGE!!🎖🍃🌍🍃

[@sizesmall1756]

how was that not artistic and graceful and classy all-round???!!!!!

[@harveygirl95]

sizesmall 1756 I know right? She actually has a lot of class and style, and that costume is to die for!!!

[@GullibleTarget]

It was! Thing is, the presentation marks also include skating skills, ice coverage and no breaks in choreography.

[@islandgirlruby2750]

sizesmall 1756 prejudices

[@globalcitizenn]

isis odonis That’s not true.. Iman and misty copeland, Alicia keys, Diana Ross and many others are very graceful. But not everybody is graceful, surya sometimes is, sometimes she lacks. Mostly ppl with dance background are graceful. Here she was very graceful, other routines she’s not.

[@ЕленаВоробьёва-щ2в]

As a bird of paradise, she was amazed by her luxurious attire and the grace of dance! Bravo! Always on top!

[@VanilleFraise34]

Un physique de rêve, un merveilleux sourire, une excellente patineuse...et française en plus !!!! Elle a été desservie par les juges...trop forte certainement pour l'époque.

[@carriegillock9132]

yes she was sooo awesome and deserves far more recognition than she was given a total badass!!!

[@walkyourdog6584]

Best routine ever. Finally some artistry and incredible jumps that look easy for her.

[@yoshiyuki571892]

衣装素敵だし、似合う物をよくわかってるよね。1992年のアルベールオリンピックの時も、衣装が有名デザイナーの物で、豪華だった。

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Surya, your footwork and jumps were exquisitely done. Your outfit, jewelry, makeup and hairstyle matched the music you skated to. Well-done Surya.

[@JaedroCruz]

Holy cow!!! Her costume for the short was absolutely gorgeous!!! 😳😳😳

[@Cablecol]

I loved💞 watching her back in the day because she had a different look and of course because of her amazing back flips!!! Beautiful skater is the Queen. 👸

[@ankalebtig7848]

She is damn good

[@scottw9318]

It looks like her artistry here has really improved - that was never her strength, but it looks like she's made some valiant attempts to look more graceful.

[@СветланаСкобелева-п7с]

Красотка и умничка! МОЛОДЕЦ!

[@r.s.7794]

Как это было необычно , черная королева на белом льду. 👏👏👏

[@karenevanoff8586]

Amazing skater! Beautiful!

[@metsdudenj]

As a former judge, I would have scored this higher for technical and artisitic than the panel there, but I would have put her BELOW the skaters who successfully completed triple lutzes and triple flips in their programs. I also question the salchow. Shows me she is avoiding the tougher jumps ...

[@lflagr]

True, she was. But I remember Slutskaya placed higher than this and she only did a double lutz. So, who knows how the judging worked back then.

[@Akilahfoye]

@@lflagr and she was skating with an injury here. You can hear her talk to the coach about having no pain when she land.

[@TarotistaChris]

metsdudenj she was injured so she couldnt do flip or lutz

[@blueclover9918]

@@TarotistaChris it doesn't matter though

[@pueraeternus111]

2:26 - This footwork sequence was a tour de force! It was so jazzy and playful-reminiscent of Josephine Baker's dancing in Parisian night clubs during the 1920s.

[@gloria7876]

This is not a nightclub! Surya won medals and titles, but could not hold up when the others skated well. Surya not only have poor technique and she didn’t have the extensions.

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

I like this presentation. That kind of dress looked great on her too!

[@sashav.3189]

The fact that they make a movie about tonya Harding, but not this goddess. arguably the best figure skater in the world at her time who never got the credit she deserves because her style was “different” , not boring and redundant, not to mention the only person man or woman to land a backflip on one foot is what’s wrong with this world.

[@shaharchen]

she is amazing

[@gaylemoret5493]

The only figure skater to wear his day who is not boring ❤️

[@ronnieschmucker]

She was robbed. Those scores were too low.

[@charmalvarez9717]

You go girl!! U my hero for realz

[@aksauleaskarbekova1906]

Вот это энергетика 💪 шикарная фигуристка 😍

[@ilenecarroll3786]

One of tge Greatest Women Skaters, but naturally Extremely Overlooked

[@gentian7033]

The dress is gorgeous!

[@aying6842]

She kills it every time for real love this.

[@estherpark3262]

아주 굉장한 선수네요. So grateful!!!

[@ТатьянаОрлова-ь1ю]

Хорошо помню выступление этой фигуристки и с интересом смотрела её программу.Внешность необычная и программа экзотичная.

[@ЛюдмилаЛупашко-м5ъ]

Это фигуристка выигрывала золото тогда на ОИ или нет?Ответьте,пожалуйста.

[@Ведовитаяягода]

@@ЛюдмилаЛупашко-м5ъ нет.

[@ЛюдмилаЛупашко-м5ъ]

@@Ведовитаяягода Спасибо.С Праздником!

[@blackcat12732]

wow! so mucho energy, this is great!!

[@ЗараГунаева-ю2и]

Молодец, в ней столько огня! Молодец.

[@esthergonzales257]

Way to go Surya 👏 👏👏👏queen of figure skating ⛸ even tho they robbed you of the gold medals 🏅 you'll always be the queen of figure skating the best.😍😍👍

[@bastianl9163]

I was waiting for the backflip

[@globalcitizenn]

That’s a great routine. Why didn’t the judges like it? I agree some routines she is not graceful enough or technically polished enough but this one was so good!

[@handsomeblackman255]

I just found this woman and I love her. She's awesome.

[@takahashidai6951]

Wonderful!! Your performance will attract me for good!!

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Well Surya, always look up. That's where your BLESSINGS will always come from.🙏🤗

[@sunshinesun101]

Clearly the judges penalized her for not doing the Triple Lutz or Triple Flip for the jump combination...Although during the present system a triple toe triple toe would be of higher value than a triple lutz double toe...

[@dorothytaylor7830]

WONDERFULLY and TALENTED DONE SURYA. 👏

[@magyomagyo]

流石にこの内容で4点台は低すぎるw

[@RdanglRd]

She always wear beautiful outfits

[@marymartindale996]

I feel like she was robbed. If she were performing today, she would get much higher scores.

[@boblasher1]

She was such a great skater! Had a big time crush on this beautiful woman when I was younger too!

[@nilzarodrigues7751]

Oui Surya vous êtes étiez exceptionnel et la plus courageuse en technique à cette époque surtout sur le triple sot arrière 👏👏👏👏👏 magnifique 👏👏👏👏

[@jackielromero]

Miss You are beyond your time. 🥰 perfecta!!!! I can't do what u do on solid ground let alone on ice...BRAVO

[@RICOE_OFFICIAL]

어쩜 저렇게 연결이 부드럽고 쉬워보일까...

[@smileandsaycheese44]

STUNNING

[@luciarivasreyes3850]

EXCELENTE, PERFECTO

[@agustinvasquezvasquez2369]

Surya! Cest magnifique!!!!

[@tink_a]

To watch her skate is so thrilling! 🤩 I wonder what she does nowadays.

[@judahbiblehistoryisourhist5841]

The Greatest

[@dianesanchez8702]

Judges are indeed closed minded. I am 60plus and have enjoyed this art form for decades. The judges have a mindset. I have observed their unfairness to all skaters who do not fit their narrow definitions.🙄😮😣

[@1111ScorpQn]

Beautiful

[@Carlos-bi2yu]

Esta es una presentación muy limpia, me encanta

[@thelmazara9012]

Maravilhoso 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@Yan-ri2jg]

Amazing.

[@theresabollman8061]

I loved her costume. Very original.

[@itacygomesbarros8870]

Perfeito talento! Garota porrêta! Abraço e flores para vc. S.P Brasil, 13/11/21.

[@KJG1979-h8r]

I miss her

[@MouseMaiden]

Greatest of all time

[@NoviSno]

her footwork is crazy~

[@Amanda-vl5ud]

Great outfit! 🤩

[@tangabiang5282]

Congrats, Surya, the Black Princess of ice...

[@eliezerheleno1055]

Surya Parabéns para mim vc e a melhor

[@TRADERSFRIEND]

Truly mesmerizing, you just never know what she is going to do next,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@paulamoreno8445]

INCREÍBLE!!!

[@zephryus]

HD video from 1998, huh? neat

[@elizabethc9843]

U go momma! 💕 in a league of her own!!!

[@Ydce1891]

She never got the credit she deserved. She was such a strong skater.

[@moniemone5824]

She was awesome

[@박정연-u4s]

Bonaly my lovely champion I was falling ice skating because your scene made me amazing Thank so much until now je vous remerci ma amousememte Suray 대단히 감사드리고 고맙습니다 나의 놀라만한 사랑스런 수하이 보나위

[@sini3445]

In my eyes her performance is flawless. I´m not an expert in figure skating, but she should´ve definetely scored higher in some of the competitions she participated in. Her technique is great, has a lot of power and energy, great performer and I can also see the elegance. She as a person is my favourite skater

[@shobhachandra1975]

How beautiful gracious and elegant. Deepest respect

[@liliaguzmanhernandez1377]

Exelente patinadora de esos años Lastima q nunca le dieron el oro olímpico Es la mejor

[@elainecloutier2764]

Love love that costume.

[@stellablu333]

Dang she's fierce.