Ada Pieńkowska yeah she had some mistakes but the power in her routine was over all far better than the winners boring ass routines....they wanted her to take the backflip out and she didn’t so they would continue to penalize her
Actually they shouldn’t, It’s like saying that any ballerina who can do 10 pirouettes should be a soloist, This is such a complex sport, it’s not just about tricks, there are so many factors which include choreography, and her routine was just made of jumps, not even executed that well...
@Mr. DerpyPanda Surya Bonaly was one of my very favorite skaters of this era. I still adore her-and that back flip was AMAZING! And she landed it on one foot! But, honestly? She really did have some major issues with technique and choreography here, (using half the ice to 'telegraph' jumps etc which is really bad). Plus, back flips are illegal in this sport. Surya knew exactly what she was doing when she performed that back flip. She knew it was illegal adn she knew she would get penalized for it. She was also getting ready to enter the world of professional figure skating in which back flips etc are allowed and most likely included it to help get her name out there in the pro world, (and boy did it work!). But she most definitely wasn't underscored here. And I'm certain she knew she wouldn't be getting a medal because she was, in fact, breaking the rules.
BADASS !!! She was criticized all her career for being too athletic, too "rude", not the typical female skater, fragile and sweet and always smiling like a psycho. She brought some spice in the ice skating world. The 1998 Olympics were her last competition, she wanted to make a signature move to say goodbye.
Cyph3r -xx- Why do you assume I'm hating? I think the move was extremely cool and she shouldn't be deducted for doing it. I'm just acknowledging that the move is dangerous and probably why it was banned.
she basically called out the Olympics; it shouldn't be "doing what the judges want" its "displaying your extraordinary athletic talent" and she did exactly that! well done.
Except that she hardly landed any of her jumps cleanly. Except for the back flip her "extraordinary athletic talent" didn't show in this performance, unfortunately...
Thrust n Howl no they didn’t lose, they made their mark they changed to game for woman all over the world. Sense when is being an inspiration a loss!? These woman have inspired so many people they will always be the first and no medal can change that.
No one does that at competitions because it's forbidden. You will get deduction and lose points for invalid element. Some skaters perform backflips during ice shows.
Before today it never occurred to me that there were humans skilled enough to even perform a one-footed backflip on anything, let alone ice. Lets just be glad she decided to crush figure skating and not gymnastics, otherwise we'd probably have seen 1 footed cartwheels all over the place. lol
@@user-fk2te6xe5j Ok but it's not because all other skaters can't do it. Besides, backlip is not the most difficult element in fs. Surya tried to do quads but couldn't and now top ladies skaters started to perform them. She also didn't have 3A.
I love how she also finished with her back to the judges. It was the ultimate f*** you I’m finishing MY final Olympic skate on MY terms and to the audience that really appreciates me 👍🏼😎
I used to enjoy this Olympic sport for number of years but I hated the corrupted and bad judging marks by these so-called “judges” that I stopped watching. They really ruined the game viewing enjoyment for me.
I don't blame Surya for executing the forbidden backflip. That's her signature move, her trademark. All that anger and rage at the judges was finally unleashed! I love it!
@@giav7758 All somersault jumps are forbidden in fs. Two men landed it on one foot (in 70s and 90s). She's probably the only female. It was very memorable moment. Backflips aren't the most difficult element though. Surya attempted to do quads but couldn't and now some ladies do it. She also didn't have 3 axel.
Она сделала то, что не сделали другие. Но чисто не сделала то, что делали они. В целом этого не достаточно. Есть у неё какая-то осторожность со льдом. Напряжённость во всем теле. Она всем своим катанием подготавливается к этому прыжку. Но этот прыжок не может заменить все остальное. Но это моё мнение
Красивая грации я не увидела. Акробатика. Причём в одном прыжке. Грация, пластика-это обязательно. Судьи на то и судьи. Зритель на эмоциях. Та же история с Сашей. В соревнованиям по четвёртым прыжкам она первая. Но хочешь быть первой, сделай так, чтобы все было идеально. Сейчас над судьями политика. Кого действительно засудили, так это Камилу
I was listening on her interview and at this performance, she was actually in pain. She just recovered from an Achilles tendon accident and had a pulled muscle prior to that performance. She was advised to pull out from the competition but she pulled through, with help of acupuncture and a lot of medication. The back flip she did there, despite being illegal and didn't count in to her total points, was a last minute modification coz she was so in pain. She didn't get much approval from the judges but definitely a lot from the audience.
Can see the trace of disappointment in her eyes. She's the real bad ass, skating for her own passion and setting the rules for her game. Truly impressed!
Michelle Kwan (silver medalist) is probably the most beloved figure skater ever in America. And Tara Lipinski (gold) is now a figure skating commentator, she's the youngest ladies olympic champion in figure skating. Everyone who's into figure skating knows about all three of them and most people who aren't probably don't know about any of them.
@@amandar7826 I believe. Many people don't know them. FS isn't widely popular in US or even in Europe. I meant they are remembered and respected very much by skating community and fans.
@@amandar7826 Yes, fs originated in Europe but was more popular in US some time ago than it is today. Now it's the most popular in East Asia (mainly Japan) and Europe (mainly Russia).
It’s crazy how the judges criticized her for being “too athletic.” Fast-forward to 2022, the judges CELEBRATE the ATHLETIC SKATERS and penalize the ones who aren’t. Surya Bonaly was a TRENDSETTER! (and so was Madori Ito--she was also criticized for being "too athletic.”) ❤️❤️
Not only did she land this, she didn't put her hands down to spot it AND she landed on one leg, and all this while being in pain from an Achilles injury! Surya was ahead of her time and the skating world couldn't take it. She pushed the athletic limits of what a "figure skater" should be able to do.
To be able to pull that backflip off that far along in the program when most people are beginning to tire out is just a testament to her athletic abilities. If only her lines, and jumps were clean she'd be unstoppable.
I thought she was injured here which is why she fell in the middle. She's gotten silver 3 times. Somebody with "bad lines" doesn't get second place so consistently.
Chico Jude the issue wasn’t her bad lines she had beautiful movement, the issue was she didn’t have edge quality something she could have learned if her crazy mother didn’t rejected coaches. She could have been an Olympic champion. Nevertheless she was and is amazing! And brought something different and beautiful to the sport!
@@magnoliabranca5149 Right? If her creepy ass mom didn't keep her daughter's coaching position as a revolving door, Surya could've been something truly special. She was in her own right, but she would've had the jumps, the edges and the lines.
The smile after that backflip is pure gold. Musically perfect timing too. She knew what she was doing. Ending facing away from the judges too ✊🏽. I hope she knows how much she means to us 👑👸🏿⛸️🙌🏽.
I am french and let tell you that during the 90´s every little girl wanted to be Surya Bonaly and many little boys admired Philipe Candeloro! They never brought many medals back but their amazing talents, badasses attitudes and wills to please the audience were and still is legendary !!!
She never got the recognition she deserved. I remember watching her as a teenager and being in total awe of her courage. She always kept being herself. She was one of my all time favourites. There's only one Surya. When she did that backflip, I had the biggest grin on my face. One of a kind! :-)
Really? Because she had SO MUCH recognition. She went to 3 Olympics, which is only for the top class, despite her inconsistency. In fact, the judges were biased toward her because they marked her high even though her programs were filled with mistakes and bad edges.
You clearly need to watch more figure skating videos if he think this was a beautiful program. Go watch Yuna Kim 2010 Olympic performance, Mao asada, Yulia lipnitskaya sochi 2014 team event performance, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina zagitova. They all did true art.
I cry watching her videos, cause she really is THE BEST in the world. Not even 1 single soul touched me and cativated me like Surya watching Ice Skating!
Ummm if you watch RadioLab episode she did this backflip because she was in pain. At this point in time the judges actually loved her because she had an honorable reputation (3x World Silver Medalist!) And personally I don’t think she was underscored after 1991. Athletic or not, if you’re not a popular skater you’re getting underscored no matter what. She got 5.2 and 5.3 which I actually think is overscored.
J'ai vu cette performance en direct et même 26 ans plus tard, je tremble encore en voyant le backflip en pleine compétition. C'était punk. Quelle femme, res-pect !
When spirit fingers win over backflips, u know it’s time to turn pro. Love u Surya, everyone remembered this moment as ‘that girl who did the backflip’ but very few remembered who won❤️
@@laurielynne2006 It’s true, I only remembered Surya ‘’the lady who did the backflip’’ very vividly for the years after ‘98, still get that nostalgia watching her do backflips on ice on other videos even more so knowing now that she did this routine although not as flawless with a really bad injury.
One does not require medals to justify their legendary. Her work of art speaks boldly for itself. She lasted longer than most and most definitely remembered by most. We thank God for your Special gift to the world, there will never another Surya..🙏🏿🙏🏿🇭🇹
Almost 2m views for a non medalist. What a revenge, timeless performance that is still a reference today, even for non amateurs like me but I remember watching this live as a teenager. I don't remember anything else from the skating bit at those Olympics ! ❤
I was holding my breath waiting for her backflip. And it was worth it! Im sad I just discovered this beautiful, talented, amazing woman now this 2020. She deserves all the recognition👏🏻
She was incredible why does hardly no one show her enough love and respect for this woman she has done this for years and still incredibly amazing at it, if I could do this I’d be so happy. She truly is the Ice queen 👸🥰💗
Oh they absolutely judged her body type. People to this day are stuck on this toxic mindset that figure skaters need to be skinny and ballerina-like, it’s the same with gymnastics, Simone Biles deals with the same crap.
Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. The beauty, the grace, the precision, the strength, the speed. She was the ULTIMATE athlete and the BEST figure skater.
Surya, NEVER stop skating. I pray your STYLE, TALENT, SKILL will NEVER end. Teach and train future figure skaters your QUALITIES. GOD IS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. 🤲😇🤲⛸⛸🌷🥇
Quel panache ! Tu ne nous as pas ramené de médaille mais on s'en fiche ! Ce jour-là, tu es entrée dans l'histoire et nous ne souvenons que de ta performance et nous avons oublié celles qui étaient sur le podium. Bravo et encore merci pour tout ce que tu as fait pour le patinage. Et merci, Surya, de nous avons fait autant vibrer. C'était magnifique. 💙🤍❤️ pour toujours dans nos coeurs
I really love her style of skating. She has a more rough approach and shows a lot of power in her skating. She’s not dainty, she’s STRONG and it’s beautiful to see her unique abilities.
The seasoning, the flavor, the spice, it's crazy to me she got so much hate, I'm not going to pretend not to know why but she is amazing. She is also one of the most graceful skaters I've seen even though the video that brought me here was of someone saying she wasn't as graceful as her fellow competitors.
I've seen this a million times, but today heard some background on Radiolab. Notice how she favors her left leg. She was in considerable pain from prior injuries. That's why her technique is fd up. There was a kind of jump she was supposed to do there and knew that she could not. Since legitimate jumps are supposed to be landed on one foot, she thought there might be just an off chance she could possibly get away with a backflip.
I thought the ISU told her that she had to land it on one foot for it to count because they thought she wouldn't be able to, then after she actually pulled it off they said "ohhh sorrryyy it's still illegal haha kthxbye"
I'm wondering if "a kind of jump" meant a planned Lutz? It was the only jump she seemed to omit. She couldn't afford another error after the drop on the Toe Loop/Salchow combo and the underrotated Flip. There was no way she could pull off a Lutz at that point, so... to me, yes: a backflip made sense. If you can't get the scores, get the crowd. What does it truly matter if you're 5th or 15th at that point?
I came here after seeing a short doc about her on Netflix, it's called "Losers" and she is featured in episode 4. If anyone wants to see it, I recommend it. The doc delves into her amateur career, her challenges as a Black girl in a sport mostly dominated by thin white girls. Overall, her biggest challenge was that she wasn't the typical skater, she defied all the norms (Black, ungraceful etc.) and that's why she wasn't well-liked by the judges. Although the doc is called Losers, it focuses on losers who eventually managed to find their salvation, and triumph beyond their loss. In her case, her freedom came when she started her professional career after her last Olympics (the one in this video). She finally felt free to do whatever she wanted, and she shone brighter as a professional skater.
The documentary is a pity party. She wasn't well liked by the judges for how many reasons. Her choreography was a mess (not totally her fault but still judged upon), her spins were slow and often traveled, her edge work was shallow, her combination jumps were a persistent struggle for her.... she was good at the backflip, and was far better than most at figure skating, but her skating, as it was compared to her competitors, was lackluster. Good, but not the best. She thinks she was called ungraceful because she was black, but she actually just was ungraceful. She didn't move smoothly across the ice. She embraced athleticism and brute strength in a sport that's ballet on ice-- you shouldn't look like you're putting effort into something. That's why Misty Copeland is so popular despite that she's more muscular than the conventional ballerina. Because despite her body and color she still moves like a ballerina should, as if she's exerting no effort at all.
Fun fact: Surya was injured during this performance and couldn’t even walk until the day of her performance at the olympics. This caused her to fall during her routine and to ultimately land her signature backflip on only one (healthy) foot.
Wow, I didn't know there could be a single moment in Olympic history that I'd love to be present for but seeing this, I think this is it. I don't know anything about figure skating but this is amazing!
1:04 no importaba ya si se caía, ella sabia que el jurado no la valoraría como correspondía, tal cual años anteriores. Me encanta el hecho de que haya tropezado, simplemente demostró que a pesar de no hacerlo perfecto hizo algo mucho mejor que ganar, quedó en la memoria de la gente. Definitivamente los Olímpicos de 1998 fueron suyos❤
When she fell at 1:05 she knew the chance for a medal was gone. So she decided that for her very last competition before going into show sports, she would do the rest of her program only for the viewers and herself. The did the backflip she had previously only shown in the shows after the actual competitions and she ended the program with her back to the judges facing the spectators instead. The backflip was officially banned because it was landed on two feet, but of course Surya demonstrated that to be otherwise. Overall, this was a massive eff you to the system that has treated her so badly all these years.
I remember her from early 90s, I must have been 7 or 8 years old. I was obsessed with her and all I wanted to do was to be a figure skater. But, alas, my small town in Russia did not have a figure skating school. She is truly a legend.
she is the perfect personification of a PERFORMER , she has you on the edge of your seat the whole damn time, completely engrossed in what she’s doing, her energy is infectious and her passion and talent can be felt through every damn second.
Se despidió con aplausos a mas no poder yo creo los aplausos fueron el mejor premio que la medalla. Al escuchar los aplausos tiene una sonrisa de oreja a oreja.
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She can't please the judges, so she pleased the audience in her last Olympics.
Yeah. When you can hear all of the audience clapping for her near the end. The crowd loves her.
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That's true
Ada Pieńkowska yeah she had some mistakes but the power in her routine was over all far better than the winners boring ass routines....they wanted her to take the backflip out and she didn’t so they would continue to penalize her
She was saying with an injury. Great episode with her on BBC Outlook.
Anyone that could do a backflip on ice and land on her feet should get a medal of some kind.
Joe Agostino
**foot
Actually they shouldn’t, It’s like saying that any ballerina who can do 10 pirouettes should be a soloist,
This is such a complex sport, it’s not just about tricks, there are so many factors which include choreography, and her routine was just made of jumps, not even executed that well...
And the thing is...,.
IT WAS ILLEGAL
@@natasha850 I think u took that comment about her getting a medal for back flipping a little more serious than u should have.
@Mr. DerpyPanda Surya Bonaly was one of my very favorite skaters of this era. I still adore her-and that back flip was AMAZING! And she landed it on one foot! But, honestly? She really did have some major issues with technique and choreography here, (using half the ice to 'telegraph' jumps etc which is really bad). Plus, back flips are illegal in this sport. Surya knew exactly what she was doing when she performed that back flip. She knew it was illegal adn she knew she would get penalized for it. She was also getting ready to enter the world of professional figure skating in which back flips etc are allowed and most likely included it to help get her name out there in the pro world, (and boy did it work!).
But she most definitely wasn't underscored here. And I'm certain she knew she wouldn't be getting a medal because she was, in fact, breaking the rules.
BADASS !!!
She was criticized all her career for being too athletic, too "rude", not the typical female skater, fragile and sweet and always smiling like a psycho. She brought some spice in the ice skating world. The 1998 Olympics were her last competition, she wanted to make a signature move to say goodbye.
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I'm sure it was banned for being extremely dangerous....
Some people in this world like those who go against whats expected and do their own thing....Surya"s a legend and she did it HER way!
Cyph3r -xx- Why do you assume I'm hating? I think the move was extremely cool and she shouldn't be deducted for doing it. I'm just acknowledging that the move is dangerous and probably why it was banned.
Nick Rakotozafy She looked graceful and feminine to me 🤓.
she basically called out the Olympics; it shouldn't be "doing what the judges want" its "displaying your extraordinary athletic talent" and she did exactly that! well done.
W Stavig but what she was doing was illegal
Backflips been ban in competition since 1976.
@@bunnybleh3175 there's always an exemption to the rule. It only depends on who does it. Tsk.
Except that she hardly landed any of her jumps cleanly. Except for the back flip her "extraordinary athletic talent" didn't show in this performance, unfortunately...
@Róisín Grant Agree.
I remember watching that backflip and begging my mom to sign me up for skating lessons. I thought she was a superhero when she did a flip on ice.
her and Tonya Harding fought the system and lost.
Her names Tonya not Tanya
Omg that's so cute 😭😭😭
Thrust n Howl no they didn’t lose, they made their mark they changed to game for woman all over the world. Sense when is being an inspiration a loss!? These woman have inspired so many people they will always be the first and no medal can change that.
Same because of Soraya Bonaly I was watching all the time ice skating on TV and asked my mum to sign me up to ice skating
Note that after the backflip, the audience kept clapping for the rest of the number. Incredible athlete!
22 years later and she's still the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on only one blade.
No one does that at competitions because it's forbidden. You will get deduction and lose points for invalid element. Some skaters perform backflips during ice shows.
Before today it never occurred to me that there were humans skilled enough to even perform a one-footed backflip on anything, let alone ice. Lets just be glad she decided to crush figure skating and not gymnastics, otherwise we'd probably have seen 1 footed cartwheels all over the place. lol
@@alwa4735 she also did it while it was illegal, so her point still stands
No, there were 2 men, one in the 70s and one in the 90s
@@user-fk2te6xe5j Ok but it's not because all other skaters can't do it. Besides, backlip is not the most difficult element in fs. Surya tried to do quads but couldn't and now top ladies skaters started to perform them. She also didn't have 3A.
I love how she also finished with her back to the judges. It was the ultimate f*** you I’m finishing MY final Olympic skate on MY terms and to the audience that really appreciates me 👍🏼😎
Yes best thing
Yes!
Badass !!!
She told them to “eat a bowl of f@ck!!!” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I would do the same thing...
💋💋💋 Surya
I used to enjoy this Olympic sport for number of years but I hated the corrupted and bad judging marks by these so-called “judges” that I stopped watching. They really ruined the game viewing enjoyment for me.
I don't blame Surya for executing the forbidden backflip. That's her signature move, her trademark. All that anger and rage at the judges was finally unleashed! I love it!
👍
@Carleen Wernimont just say you could never possibly do something as amazing like that in your entire life and move along
even the music was telling the judges and audience, "Get ready to see some shit because its about to go down!". XD
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lol XD
yeah, in fact, she skated like shit
@@xtian384 not the smoothest skating, but that backflip (although against the rules) was EVERYTHING! That crowd needed a pick-me-up anyway
Terrance Neal agreed
Imagine being a judge sitting there, watching as someone is making history, and thinking "This is not enough for my standards".
It was done at olympics before and then forbidden. Now backflip is performed only at ice shows, not comeptitions.
@@giav7758 All somersault jumps are forbidden in fs. Two men landed it on one foot (in 70s and 90s). She's probably the only female. It was very memorable moment. Backflips aren't the most difficult element though. Surya attempted to do quads but couldn't and now some ladies do it. She also didn't have 3 axel.
They were just doing their jobs. It’s not part of the sport.
Она сделала то, что не сделали другие. Но чисто не сделала то, что делали они. В целом этого не достаточно. Есть у неё какая-то осторожность со льдом. Напряжённость во всем теле. Она всем своим катанием подготавливается к этому прыжку. Но этот прыжок не может заменить все остальное. Но это моё мнение
Красивая грации я не увидела. Акробатика. Причём в одном прыжке. Грация, пластика-это обязательно. Судьи на то и судьи. Зритель на эмоциях. Та же история с Сашей. В соревнованиям по четвёртым прыжкам она первая. Но хочешь быть первой, сделай так, чтобы все было идеально. Сейчас над судьями политика. Кого действительно засудили, так это Камилу
I was listening on her interview and at this performance, she was actually in pain. She just recovered from an Achilles tendon accident and had a pulled muscle prior to that performance.
She was advised to pull out from the competition but she pulled through, with help of acupuncture and a lot of medication.
The back flip she did there, despite being illegal and didn't count in to her total points, was a last minute modification coz she was so in pain.
She didn't get much approval from the judges but definitely a lot from the audience.
I just had to listen to that in english, thats what brought me here
That's insane!
Probably pulled her Achilles’ tendon doing the stupid forbidden backflip. Rules are rules for a reason. 🙄
@@mildred45 u sound exhausting to be around
@@kemperr_right
the image quality 20 years back was so good. You gotta appreciate the Japanese for that.
LMAO so true, I was watching some MTV's TRL footage from 2004 and it was nothing compared to this
Are you Japanese?
@@hihihidi ok thank you💖
Nubiana Sparks their name is chinese, I hope that answer your question
Can see the trace of disappointment in her eyes. She's the real bad ass, skating for her own passion and setting the rules for her game. Truly impressed!
Если каждый будет везде устанавливать свои правила, считая себя крутой задницей - мир погрузится в хаос.
@@ФедорЗахаров-х1щhow about you attempt a backflip (landing on backflip with one foot)😒
@@ФедорЗахаров-х1щNo one gives a damn + she ate that.
She didn't do it for the judges, she did it for herself. It's a lesson greater than any medal.
That backflip though.
It's iconic...if you follow figure skating at all.
She is cool
@@Janellabelle I do try to follow from time to time, the backflip just amazed me
It's only legal if you land on one foot and that she did. Hence iconic... She's done this after only three men being able to do this! ♥️
@@AlzenaPinto actually she is the first and only person to perform the backflip you see her do here. It is named after her.
Losers from Netflix brought me here. That episode was awesome. Go Surya!
me too.
Yep ... the episodes all have been great so far, one of the most beautiful shows I've seen in a long time.
Marnielle Lloyd Estrada Same here
Same
Podcast radiolab brought me here.
She's taught me a lesson, never do anything for anyone, do it for yourself first! I salute you Surya!
3:55 is what you came here for
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Thnx man
I love you
This is practically sticking a middle finger to the judges.
How insulting to the rest of her performance.
Her outfit is so beautiful. Her mother made her costumes. She is so beautiful
I'm in tears. The way the crowd cheered for her says it all... She's a true queen.
Never gets old. They were intimidated by her because she refused to be molded into what everybody else looked and skated like. Queen.
🙌🏽
lies
Does anyone even remember the performances of any of the medalists? Nope. But everyone to this day remembers Surya Bonaly and that brilliant backflip.
Michelle Kwan (silver medalist) is probably the most beloved figure skater ever in America. And Tara Lipinski (gold) is now a figure skating commentator, she's the youngest ladies olympic champion in figure skating. Everyone who's into figure skating knows about all three of them and most people who aren't probably don't know about any of them.
@@alwa4735 sorry but honest to god i’ve never heard of them
@@amandar7826 I believe. Many people don't know them. FS isn't widely popular in US or even in Europe. I meant they are remembered and respected very much by skating community and fans.
@@alwa4735 very true. it’s mostly gymnastics now in the United States that people focus on
@@amandar7826 Yes, fs originated in Europe but was more popular in US some time ago than it is today. Now it's the most popular in East Asia (mainly Japan) and Europe (mainly Russia).
リアルタイムで観ていました。
私が泣いていると、理由の分からない家族は不思議そうでした。
泣いたのは、ボナリーが競技に別れを告げたことを悟ったからです。
彼女は審判ではなく観客に笑顔を向けました。
反則かもしれませんが、最高のバックフリップでした。
It’s crazy how the judges criticized her for being “too athletic.” Fast-forward to 2022, the judges CELEBRATE the ATHLETIC SKATERS and penalize the ones who aren’t. Surya Bonaly was a TRENDSETTER! (and so was Madori Ito--she was also criticized for being "too athletic.”) ❤️❤️
Not only did she land this, she didn't put her hands down to spot it AND she landed on one leg, and all this while being in pain from an Achilles injury! Surya was ahead of her time and the skating world couldn't take it. She pushed the athletic limits of what a "figure skater" should be able to do.
この演技は当時9歳の私に衝撃を与えてくれました。
私は彼女に憧れてスケートをしていました。彼女が日本で大会に出た時、抱っこしてもらったことが嬉しかったです。
彼女のバク転を見た時に、9歳でもその意図が伝わり、涙が出ました。
今までもこれからも、彼女のように自分を貫くスケーターは2度と出てこないでしょう。
ずっと大好きです！
ボナリー！
she is a legend.💙
yes definitely, one of the best athletes with the worse skating skills of her time
x tian cough hater
@@xtian384you will never be able to surpass her in your best day even in her worst day
@@edencieslowski9310 even if that were true, it wouldn’t make her skating skills any better.
@@eamcbmsc must be overwhelmingly sad to not be capable of an original thought in your entire life…
To be able to pull that backflip off that far along in the program when most people are beginning to tire out is just a testament to her athletic abilities.
If only her lines, and jumps were clean she'd be unstoppable.
I thought she was injured here which is why she fell in the middle. She's gotten silver 3 times. Somebody with "bad lines" doesn't get second place so consistently.
Chico Jude the issue wasn’t her bad lines she had beautiful movement, the issue was she didn’t have edge quality something she could have learned if her crazy mother didn’t rejected coaches. She could have been an Olympic champion. Nevertheless she was and is amazing! And brought something different and beautiful to the sport!
Rarely do you see a clean routine in figure skating and never a flip from a female!
@@magnoliabranca5149 Right? If her creepy ass mom didn't keep her daughter's coaching position as a revolving door, Surya could've been something truly special. She was in her own right, but she would've had the jumps, the edges and the lines.
@@JamieBleu they didn't say bad...
The smile after that backflip is pure gold. Musically perfect timing too. She knew what she was doing. Ending facing away from the judges too ✊🏽. I hope she knows how much she means to us 👑👸🏿⛸️🙌🏽.
素敵な人❤
素晴らしいパフォーマンス❤
最近ずっと見てる
飽きない！ずっと見ていられる大好きなスケーター❤️
唯一無二！
彼女が幸せでありますように✨✨✨
I am french and let tell you that during the 90´s every little girl wanted to be Surya Bonaly and many little boys admired Philipe Candeloro! They never brought many medals back but their amazing talents, badasses attitudes and wills to please the audience were and still is legendary !!!
❤❤
Philipe was a legend, especially when he skated to Braveheart! Judges hated him, audiences love him, he did it his way!
How about Laetitia Hubert? She was amazing as well
She never got the recognition she deserved. I remember watching her as a teenager and being in total awe of her courage. She always kept being herself. She was one of my all time favourites. There's only one Surya. When she did that backflip, I had the biggest grin on my face. One of a kind! :-)
Really? Because she had SO MUCH recognition. She went to 3 Olympics, which is only for the top class, despite her inconsistency. In fact, the judges were biased toward her because they marked her high even though her programs were filled with mistakes and bad edges.
後半にバックフリップ持って来るとかヤバい！
しかも片足着氷！！凄い！！
LOL, you can see the other camera crew scrambling to keep up with her after she ditches the planned program and starts going for that backflip.
Timothy Horning where?
i love you surya
Haikal Danial can you read
@@Bubble170 in which second?
@@Bubble170 can you comprehend that this isn't about reading?
懐かしいなあ
こうやってRUclipsに残ってくれるのは有難い
Not artistic enough? I had shivers all over me from the beauty! (Also my heart racing for that special jump...)
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From what beauty?Nothing beautiful in this program at all!
@Kathryn Foster-martin Exactly 😂😂😂
You clearly need to watch more figure skating videos if he think this was a beautiful program. Go watch Yuna Kim 2010 Olympic performance, Mao asada, Yulia lipnitskaya sochi 2014 team event performance, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina zagitova. They all did true art.
They really mean not conventional enough...this was incredibly powerful..and artistic screw those judges
5:45 This is for your amazing performance...
5:50 And this is for the Backflip
I cry watching her videos, cause she really is THE BEST in the world. Not even 1 single soul touched me and cativated me like Surya watching Ice Skating!
3:57 : that moment where she said to the judges "I don't care about your f... marks, you won't have my soul !! Ever !!" Respect !!
There’s a podcast called Radiolab and they did an episode on this story recently
Ummm if you watch RadioLab episode she did this backflip because she was in pain. At this point in time the judges actually loved her because she had an honorable reputation (3x World Silver Medalist!) And personally I don’t think she was underscored after 1991. Athletic or not, if you’re not a popular skater you’re getting underscored no matter what. She got 5.2 and 5.3 which I actually think is overscored.
J'ai vu cette performance en direct et même 26 ans plus tard, je tremble encore en voyant le backflip en pleine compétition. C'était punk. Quelle femme, res-pect !
フィギュア界において運動能力だけを見れば、この人がNo.1だと思う
When spirit fingers win over backflips, u know it’s time to turn pro. Love u Surya, everyone remembered this moment as ‘that girl who did the backflip’ but very few remembered who won❤️
Risshi Shafra that’s so tru 💙
No, we all remember Tara Lipinski won gold becoming the youngest Olympic champion in many years.
@@laurielynne2006 It’s true, I only remembered Surya ‘’the lady who did the backflip’’ very vividly for the years after ‘98, still get that nostalgia watching her do backflips on ice on other videos even more so knowing now that she did this routine although not as flawless with a really bad injury.
One does not require medals to justify their legendary. Her work of art speaks boldly for itself. She lasted longer than most and most definitely remembered by most. We thank God for your Special gift to the world, there will never another Surya..🙏🏿🙏🏿🇭🇹
my jaw literally DROPPED. this was so iconic.
it was for her a way to say fuck to thoses referees who always undermarked her and to say goodbye to the crowd. she was a star
Almost 2m views for a non medalist. What a revenge, timeless performance that is still a reference today, even for non amateurs like me but I remember watching this live as a teenager. I don't remember anything else from the skating bit at those Olympics ! ❤
At least she went out with a bang
I was holding my breath waiting for her backflip. And it was worth it! Im sad I just discovered this beautiful, talented, amazing woman now this 2020. She deserves all the recognition👏🏻
I’m so in love of How she ends her program, Back to the judges and facing the crowd.
She was incredible why does hardly no one show her enough love and respect for this woman she has done this for years and still incredibly amazing at it, if I could do this I’d be so happy. She truly is the Ice queen 👸🥰💗
So powerful. She does not look like she about to break like the rest. It almost feels like they judged on their body type sometimes.
Oh they absolutely judged her body type. People to this day are stuck on this toxic mindset that figure skaters need to be skinny and ballerina-like, it’s the same with gymnastics, Simone Biles deals with the same crap.
I know we just watched her do an impossible backflip on the ice and land it beautifully, but, can I just say her costume is soooo beautiful!
Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. The beauty, the grace, the precision, the strength, the speed. She was the ULTIMATE athlete and the BEST figure skater.
she will never be a failure in my eyes. forever a legend.
賛否両論あれど、伝説の演技
That backflip... the best middle finger she could show to judges.
And how she ended her last spin, looking to the audience👌🏻
We love her so much❤
*Back* to the Judges
💥💥
Surya Bonaly, c'était la meilleure ! 👍
Quelle Grâce et quelle athlète !! ❤
The backflip you’re looking for starts at 3:50
SLO-MO at 5:30
She did all this with an injury, she has the heart of an olympian.
Surya, NEVER stop skating. I pray your STYLE, TALENT, SKILL will NEVER end. Teach and train future figure skaters your QUALITIES. GOD IS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
🤲😇🤲⛸⛸🌷🥇
Despite the falls and the mistakes, she is a POWERFUL skater and I am just in awe at watching her skate. She is incredible.
私の中で最も記憶に残るオリンピック選手
She was a true Champion! Ahead of their time, her skills are ones to be strive for today!
Quel panache ! Tu ne nous as pas ramené de médaille mais on s'en fiche ! Ce jour-là, tu es entrée dans l'histoire et nous ne souvenons que de ta performance et nous avons oublié celles qui étaient sur le podium. Bravo et encore merci pour tout ce que tu as fait pour le patinage. Et merci, Surya, de nous avons fait autant vibrer. C'était magnifique. 💙🤍❤️ pour toujours dans nos coeurs
Beautiful.
Just Beautiful.
And she used my favorite piece by Vivaldi..
the queen
She's the most exciting skater I've ever seen! Unforgettable!
I really love her style of skating. She has a more rough approach and shows a lot of power in her skating. She’s not dainty, she’s STRONG and it’s beautiful to see her unique abilities.
素敵です
わたしはこの人の演技をみれてよかった
Какая молодчина!! Не зря и зрители так поддерживают. Просто герой!
The seasoning, the flavor, the spice, it's crazy to me she got so much hate, I'm not going to pretend not to know why but she is amazing. She is also one of the most graceful skaters I've seen even though the video that brought me here was of someone saying she wasn't as graceful as her fellow competitors.
I've seen this a million times, but today heard some background on Radiolab. Notice how she favors her left leg. She was in considerable pain from prior injuries. That's why her technique is fd up. There was a kind of jump she was supposed to do there and knew that she could not. Since legitimate jumps are supposed to be landed on one foot, she thought there might be just an off chance she could possibly get away with a backflip.
I thought the ISU told her that she had to land it on one foot for it to count because they thought she wouldn't be able to, then after she actually pulled it off they said "ohhh sorrryyy it's still illegal haha kthxbye"
I'm wondering if "a kind of jump" meant a planned Lutz? It was the only jump she seemed to omit. She couldn't afford another error after the drop on the Toe Loop/Salchow combo and the underrotated Flip. There was no way she could pull off a Lutz at that point, so... to me, yes: a backflip made sense. If you can't get the scores, get the crowd. What does it truly matter if you're 5th or 15th at that point?
She had tore her achilles
I came here after seeing a short doc about her on Netflix, it's called "Losers" and she is featured in episode 4. If anyone wants to see it, I recommend it. The doc delves into her amateur career, her challenges as a Black girl in a sport mostly dominated by thin white girls.
Overall, her biggest challenge was that she wasn't the typical skater, she defied all the norms (Black, ungraceful etc.) and that's why she wasn't well-liked by the judges. Although the doc is called Losers, it focuses on losers who eventually managed to find their salvation, and triumph beyond their loss. In her case, her freedom came when she started her professional career after her last Olympics (the one in this video). She finally felt free to do whatever she wanted, and she shone brighter as a professional skater.
The documentary is a pity party. She wasn't well liked by the judges for how many reasons. Her choreography was a mess (not totally her fault but still judged upon), her spins were slow and often traveled, her edge work was shallow, her combination jumps were a persistent struggle for her.... she was good at the backflip, and was far better than most at figure skating, but her skating, as it was compared to her competitors, was lackluster. Good, but not the best. She thinks she was called ungraceful because she was black, but she actually just was ungraceful. She didn't move smoothly across the ice. She embraced athleticism and brute strength in a sport that's ballet on ice-- you shouldn't look like you're putting effort into something. That's why Misty Copeland is so popular despite that she's more muscular than the conventional ballerina. Because despite her body and color she still moves like a ballerina should, as if she's exerting no effort at all.
@@snowangel7980Oh. You people just don't understand.
That Galaxy Artist and by you people you mean who, exactly?
What a beautiful skater!!! I’ve been watching women’s figure skating for over 30 years and she will always be one of the best!!! ❤
Fun fact: Surya was injured during this performance and couldn’t even walk until the day of her performance at the olympics. This caused her to fall during her routine and to ultimately land her signature backflip on only one (healthy) foot.
Source: Radiolab 😅
@@AndreasSaag 😏🗣️
いつ見てもカッコいい
Wow, I didn't know there could be a single moment in Olympic history that I'd love to be present for but seeing this, I think this is it.
I don't know anything about figure skating but this is amazing!
İzlediğim en yaratıcı skate şovlarından biriydi, ekrana kilitlendim
I can’t wait to see a biopic about her. Surya was definitely not like the regular figure skaters. She was one of a kind.
1:04 no importaba ya si se caía, ella sabia que el jurado no la valoraría como correspondía, tal cual años anteriores. Me encanta el hecho de que haya tropezado, simplemente demostró que a pesar de no hacerlo perfecto hizo algo mucho mejor que ganar, quedó en la memoria de la gente. Definitivamente los Olímpicos de 1998 fueron suyos❤
The way she seems to float around after doing the backflip made me cry, she looked really accomplished
Outstanding PERFORMER !!! The fire on THE ICE. Stupendous. THANK YOU SURYAAAAA
3:55 Is what you're here for
Steve Martino Thank you! 😂
Отличный момент
Even if you’re not a figure skater or an athlete, you have to admit Surya is an athlete that everyone has to remember ❤
what i like about the (japanese?) commentators is that they only comment when neccessary and not talk throughout the program lol
When she fell at 1:05 she knew the chance for a medal was gone. So she decided that for her very last competition before going into show sports, she would do the rest of her program only for the viewers and herself. The did the backflip she had previously only shown in the shows after the actual competitions and she ended the program with her back to the judges facing the spectators instead. The backflip was officially banned because it was landed on two feet, but of course Surya demonstrated that to be otherwise. Overall, this was a massive eff you to the system that has treated her so badly all these years.
FABULEUSE !!! ❤❤❤
Her performance makes me cry. She was one of the kind❤️so much beauty and passion in her performance❤️
Watching this video had my heart beating so fast.
26 years have passed, but I remember this figure skater! Bravo!👏
She’s an amazing black woman!!!
The way she bends into her arabesque kind of spins ahhhh that transition is SO BEAUTIFUL
I remember her from early 90s, I must have been 7 or 8 years old. I was obsessed with her and all I wanted to do was to be a figure skater. But, alas, my small town in Russia did not have a figure skating school. She is truly a legend.
So smooth, so strong. She was a phenomenon back then and such a pleasure to watch now.
Amazing!!!
Merci!
I got goosebumps whenever i watch bonaly sliced d ice..what an incredible dancer..❣️
she is the perfect personification of a PERFORMER , she has you on the edge of your seat the whole damn time, completely engrossed in what she’s doing, her energy is infectious and her passion and talent can be felt through every damn second.
Se despidió con aplausos a mas no poder yo creo los aplausos fueron el mejor premio que la medalla. Al escuchar los aplausos tiene una sonrisa de oreja a oreja.