The hallmark of Ladies Figure skating has always been their conservative structure. Small changes seem possible but not much more. They still want the performance to be very fluid, graceful and very female. Maybe to distinguish from the Mens' (???) I'm not sure. I wonder if it will ever change.
The fact that they always would not allow her to be GREAT.... They banned her triple triple.... Now that's all the skaters are doing. They banned her backflip... So much hate on her
LOL at thinking the triple-triple not being allowed in the short was just due to her. That is ridiculous. There were a number of women who were doing triple-triples before her like Ito, Thomas, Harding, Yamaguchi, Kerrigan, and none of them were allowed to do a triple-triple in the short for years. Similar to the triple in pairs until 95, even though many were doing triples before then. And Hamilton, Cousins, Sabovcik, Orser and others who could do backflips were never allowed that in competition as early as the late 70s too. Bonaly is the only women to do it which is super impressive but has nothing to do with the rule supposably being designed around her.
@@GetBenched2010 This is false. Kerrigan landed it numerous times- 91 worlds, 92 worlds, 94 Olympics. Even 93 worlds sort of with a step in between. You are correct on Harding yes, she never succeeded in doing it at a worlds or Olympics. The point is there were many women who have a triple-triple before Surya ever did one. Debi Thomas and Midori Ito were doing it in the mid 80s often.
I cannot believe she got away with the marks and the silver medals at worlds..her lack thereof for choreography, footwork, transitions, all it was was running, and choppy....her straight line footwork was no foot work at all...
with the people that were not fan's of her to begin with the isu judging she would have been a bigger champion than they allowed her to say she was helped is pathetic
Yes, agreed. Surya's fans moan that she was hard done by when in fact she was over scored throughout her career....not just artistically but also technically.
@@FlabbyTitmuss She was both over and underscored at times. It depends when. At these particular worlds she was overscored (in the long program atleast) and it is crazy anyone thinks she was robbed. She was underscored at the 93 worlds though where IMO she should have won hands down, many pro events, and some other times. Very overscored in the short program at the 95 worlds for a messy performance that never should have beaten a young Michele Kwan who skated beautifully.
![[HD] Surya Bonaly - 1992 Albertville Olympic - Free Skating](/img/1.gif)
Bonaly was too fierce for the old guard.
The hallmark of Ladies Figure skating has always been their conservative structure. Small changes seem possible but not much more. They still want the performance to be very fluid, graceful and very female. Maybe to distinguish from the Mens' (???) I'm not sure. I wonder if it will ever change.
The fact that they always would not allow her to be GREAT.... They banned her triple triple.... Now that's all the skaters are doing. They banned her backflip... So much hate on her
LOL at thinking the triple-triple not being allowed in the short was just due to her. That is ridiculous. There were a number of women who were doing triple-triples before her like Ito, Thomas, Harding, Yamaguchi, Kerrigan, and none of them were allowed to do a triple-triple in the short for years. Similar to the triple in pairs until 95, even though many were doing triples before then.
And Hamilton, Cousins, Sabovcik, Orser and others who could do backflips were never allowed that in competition as early as the late 70s too. Bonaly is the only women to do it which is super impressive but has nothing to do with the rule supposably being designed around her.
@@grantgoffin4774 Harding and Kerrigan never landed the triple triple in a Worlds or Olympics.
@@GetBenched2010 This is false. Kerrigan landed it numerous times- 91 worlds, 92 worlds, 94 Olympics. Even 93 worlds sort of with a step in between. You are correct on Harding yes, she never succeeded in doing it at a worlds or Olympics. The point is there were many women who have a triple-triple before Surya ever did one. Debi Thomas and Midori Ito were doing it in the mid 80s often.
@@GetBenched2010 Wrong, Kerrigan landed a triple triple in Lillehammer
I cannot believe she got away with the marks and the silver medals at worlds..her lack thereof for choreography, footwork, transitions, all it was was running, and choppy....her straight line footwork was no foot work at all...
with the people that were not fan's of her to begin with the isu judging she would have been a bigger champion than they allowed her to say she was helped is pathetic
Yes, agreed. Surya's fans moan that she was hard done by when in fact she was over scored throughout her career....not just artistically but also technically.
@@FlabbyTitmuss She was both over and underscored at times. It depends when. At these particular worlds she was overscored (in the long program atleast) and it is crazy anyone thinks she was robbed. She was underscored at the 93 worlds though where IMO she should have won hands down, many pro events, and some other times. Very overscored in the short program at the 95 worlds for a messy performance that never should have beaten a young Michele Kwan who skated beautifully.