Surya Bonaly
French figure skater (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired competitive figure skater. 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).
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Born | Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (1973-12-15) 15 December 1973 (age 50) Nice, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bonaly is the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one blade; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.