Surya Bonaly
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Surya Bonaly is a French figure skater renowned for her powerful athleticism, multiple European titles, and for performing a historic backflip on one blade in Olympic competition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surya Bonaly canonical | 11 |
| Surya Bonaly won multiple European ladies' singles titles in the 1990s | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662313 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surya Bonaly Context triple: [1992 Winter Olympics, OlympicOathByAthlete, Surya Bonaly]
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A.
Noëlle Boisson
Noëlle Boisson is a French film editor known for her work on numerous acclaimed international films, including major historical and dramatic features.
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B.
Maryse Alberti
Maryse Alberti is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for her work on independent and documentary films, including projects like "The Wrestler" and "Creed."
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C.
Olympia Mancini
Olympia Mancini was a 17th-century Italian-born French courtier and niece of Cardinal Mazarin, known for her influence at the court of Louis XIV and her involvement in the Affair of the Poisons.
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D.
Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet is a Scottish actress known for her work in British television, film, and theatre, including prominent roles in series such as "House of Cards" and "The House of Eliott."
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E.
Dominique Gisin
Dominique Gisin is a Swiss alpine ski racer best known for winning the gold medal in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surya Bonaly Target entity description: Surya Bonaly is a French figure skater renowned for her powerful athleticism, multiple European titles, and for performing a historic backflip on one blade in Olympic competition.
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A.
Noëlle Boisson
Noëlle Boisson is a French film editor known for her work on numerous acclaimed international films, including major historical and dramatic features.
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B.
Maryse Alberti
Maryse Alberti is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for her work on independent and documentary films, including projects like "The Wrestler" and "Creed."
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C.
Olympia Mancini
Olympia Mancini was a 17th-century Italian-born French courtier and niece of Cardinal Mazarin, known for her influence at the court of Louis XIV and her involvement in the Affair of the Poisons.
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D.
Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet is a Scottish actress known for her work in British television, film, and theatre, including prominent roles in series such as "House of Cards" and "The House of Eliott."
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E.
Dominique Gisin
Dominique Gisin is a Swiss alpine ski racer best known for winning the gold medal in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French figure skater
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figure skater ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
athlete self-expression in figure skating
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diversity in figure skating ⓘ |
| coachedBy | Didier Gailhaguet ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1992 Winter Olympics
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1994 Winter Olympics ⓘ 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-12-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Black French ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampionIn | ladies' singles figure skating ⓘ |
| familyName | Bonaly ⓘ |
| givenName | Surya ⓘ |
| influenced | younger generations of figure skaters ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
multiple European figure skating titles
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performing a backflip at the Olympic Games ⓘ performing a backflip landed on one blade in competition ⓘ powerful athleticism in figure skating ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
coach
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professional show skater ⓘ |
| name | Surya Bonaly self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging artistic norms in figure skating programs
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highly difficult jump combinations ⓘ |
| numberOfEuropeanTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | figure skater ⓘ |
| performedBackflipOnOneBlade | true ⓘ |
| performedBackflipOnOneBladeAt |
1998 Winter Olympics
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surface form:
1998 Winter Olympics free skate
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| placeOfBirth | Nice, France ⓘ |
| represented |
France at European Figure Skating Championships
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France at World Figure Skating Championships ⓘ France at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| retiredFromCompetition | late 1990s ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | athletic and powerful skating style ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about figure skating and race
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media coverage of her Olympic backflip ⓘ |
| wonMedal | silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
1991 European Figure Skating Championships
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1992 European Figure Skating Championships ⓘ 1993 European Figure Skating Championships ⓘ |
| worldMedalist | true ⓘ |
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Subject: Surya Bonaly Description of subject: Surya Bonaly is a French figure skater renowned for her powerful athleticism, multiple European titles, and for performing a historic backflip on one blade in Olympic competition.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
France at the European Figure Skating Championships
subject surface form:
France at the European Figure Skating Championships
this entity surface form:
Surya Bonaly won multiple European ladies' singles titles in the 1990s