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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French figure skater
figure skater
human
advocatesFor athlete self-expression in figure skating
diversity in figure skating
coachedBy Didier Gailhaguet
competedIn 1992 Winter Olympics
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
performing a backflip at the Olympic Games
performing a backflip landed on one blade in competition
powerful athleticism in figure skating
laterOccupation coach
professional show skater
name Surya Bonaly
nationality French
notableFor challenging artistic norms in figure skating programs
highly difficult jump combinations
numberOfEuropeanTitles 3
occupation figure skater
performedBackflipOnOneBlade true
performedBackflipOnOneBladeAt 1998 Winter Olympics free skate
placeOfBirth Nice, France
represented France at European Figure Skating Championships
France at World Figure Skating Championships
France at the Olympic Games
residence United States
retiredFromCompetition late 1990s
sexOrGender female
sport figure skating
styleOfPlay athletic and powerful skating style
subjectOf documentaries about figure skating and race
media coverage of her Olympic backflip
wonMedal silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships
wonTitle 1991 European Figure Skating Championships
1992 European Figure Skating Championships
1993 European Figure Skating Championships
worldMedalist true

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Surya Bonaly
name
1992 Winter Olympics
OlympicOathByAthlete

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