Surya Bonaly (FRA) - 1994 Skate America, Ladies' Long Program

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - 1994 Skate America, Ladies' Long Program - Surya Bonaly of France

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Surya is a LEGEND in her own time. No two people are alike. GOD made her UNIQUE just like we ALL are different. BRAVO Surya in your performances. 👏⛸⛸🌷🤗

[@callmej5337]

She got the Gold for that performance.

[@mandm471]

The verbiage reporters always used with Surya is disgusting. They were always biased towards her. Hmmm I wonder why!? She is the most unique female skater of all time. She is unique and does her own routines on her terms. I love her!

[@3Axel1996]

Doesn't matter much if your technique is bad, with both jumps and spins. Not to mention the lack of intricate footwork.

[@scottfiero4258]

​@@3Axel1996 😊ong"AMOUR FATI" 1997 very 1ST listen to the 3rd SONG written by Blondie with producers Duran Duran .. this 3rd SONG written by GARY VALENTINE AMOUR FATIE who sang it himself i have uploaded in the group hears BLONDIE'S version

[@magsbayou]

I've had that criticism. I don't doubt many woman have. "Smile, why are you so angry?" You're not angry, just deep in thought on the goals or missions you attempting to achieve.

[@callmej5337]

That triple Lutz tho🙌🏻👏🏻

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Superb 3Lz!

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Great footwork and body flow on one blade twisting and turning with extremely fast music and no backflips which is what the judges wanted to see. Beautifully done Surya.

[@stefan7171]

gorgeous triple lutz!

[@Ksahdia]

Thanks for sharing. My favourite program of Bonaly.

[@robbie025]

Her exotic look.......god...

[@barkingtree88]

I like the fluff piece at the beginning... badass!!

[@dorothytaylor7830]

"Leaving the door a little ajared for Michelle"? Surya skated a long yet perfect program with many combination jumps and artistic skills without falling. Michelle had to earn first place, not giving some of Surya's high scores to her.

[@lawr17]

It was a pretty good skate (especially for early in the season) but was definitely not perfect. She clearly flipped out of the double Axel at the start of the program, the triple-triple was visibly cheated, and the second Salchow wasn't clean either. So yes, the door was open for Michelle, particularly on the technical mark. But Michelle didn't deliver, so Surya rightly won (and for the record, it's the placements, not scores, that accounted for the final rankings).

[@BigB0882]

Crazy how different this program looked by the time Worlds came around.

[@lucasfred131]

This skate could’ve made her in top 15 in this year’s world championship. But this was 24 years ago.

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Some people just don't appreciate gifts and talents when its starting them right in their faces. 👍💪👏

[@anne91276]

I feel so bad for Surya. The way the judges preferred the other skaters to Surya.

[@mattagram7033]

Does anyone know what song she used for this program?

[@seanl2403]

@RCskater97 She thought she should have won the Gold Medal. She only lost the Gold Medal by 1 judge since it was a 5-4 decision. Surya has always felt she was getting cheated by the judges and that was her form of protest.

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

She got rid of what little choreography there was by worlds

[@sn19781204]

i want to know this music name

[@Surietto]

please, what the final position she got here ?

[@user-ix3ue2gi5r]

I cant find this music... who is the composer?

[@metsdudenj]

oci ciorne ( dark eyevs)

[@scottietoohottie5273]

metsdudenj that is not the music, I have looked at every music app and its definitely not the music unless I have missed something? please be specific if you can

[@confidentlychar80]

Thank You!

[@merosepearl6325]

they give her moves for her exotic look omg its skating stop letting rasim get in the way it is suppose to be professional

[@soniquecat4745]

i don't think it was meant to be racist... she looked exotic not just because of color of her skin, but the way she did her hair and the costumes she wore. She was not your typical ice princess. She was the QUEEN.

[@lucasfred131]

You are such an idiot

[@tyronebranch2946]

Olga Markova's style was exotic and she's a white Russian so....

[@NIQ31]

@@tyronebranch2946 yes, still haven't seen anyone like Olga

[@dorothytaylor7830]

Can't nobody move faster than Surya. Beautifully done Surya.

[@dorothytaylor7830]

👀staring👀

[@vistaprime]

overtrained and needed a real coach

[@scottietoohottie5273]

I agree with you and thought I was not elated to listen to the ESPN rebel on ice,,and the radiolab podcast on the edge at the approach of only bringing in the racial discrimination and really ignoring that Suzanne was named by the media "the Dragon lady who is in the limelight and Nicole and Tara and Michelle's parents who are stage parents and like Suzanne should have been behind the scenes to allow the real full time coaching staff Frank Carroll and all the many coaches to get a few months maybe you can not get a good working relationship before Suzanne took surya back to waste her body and burning her out, her mom is well remembered saying press conference that surya is skating for all the starving children in Africa and needs to be successful for them as always cutting her off at press conferences, but codependent relationship between the two im in one myself and she is the one of the greatest woman athletes in Olympic history and strong as anyone who is living, whatever can u do 20 years later

[@bevamone3147]

vistaprime without a real coach, 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.

[@koisan5300]

@@bevamone3147that part…make it make sense