She had such a powerful figure on the ice. They did not like her because of that alone. She would have gotten the recognition she deserved a long time ago, like Scott Hamilton who was also a show stopper. But she's had an amazingly lengthy career.
It's also amazing from a technical standpoint - she was skating on one foot and doing alternating compulsory figure loops, which were one of the harder patterns to do when compulsory figures were still part of competition (until 1990)
This is my favorite performance from Surya Bonaly. This is truly beautiful skating --beautiful artistry--regardless of the fall. This is how she should have skated at worlds and Olympics. This is the work of a champion. Note the lusty applause. She conquered the audience.
I think that this performance was a slap in the face of the jury, and also a statement, she basically was saying "You think I'm a jumper, with a correct Technique but a huge lack of artistic skills, okay" this performance was amazing because here she was playing by the rules except at the very end, when she did her fipback, and that was the statement: I am who I am, and I'm an artist, I will fight for my vision and conception of my art, you can't deny my work or my talent. She was graceful. with that she could have win gold at olympics but no, she wanted to be who she was while competiting. A true rebel. A proud outsider. A real winner.
I think he/she is referring to the full 4 minute Olympic Gala skate that can be viewed here - th-cam.com/video/e-SBRpxe9Yc/w-d-xo.html - regardless I much prefer this shortened HD edit that displays Surya in all her beautiful glory :)
I preferred this to her competition program! Very beautiful & I think it suited her more. Lol though I'm jealous of how she looks in that catsuit, I wish I could look even half that good!
@@carlajonas4508 I always thought her skating was crude and sloppy. Her choreography almost non -existant empty skating between jumps. I wish she had better coaches to refine her performances. She was more akin to a gymnast than a figure skater.
Goodness, the POWER, BALANCE, BEAUTY, EDGES, FLEXIBILITY, CREATIVITY ie, perfection. She was not given the marks she rightfully deserved. She will forever be remembered, as she was OUTSTANDING!
Hands down to Oksana Baiul, but sometimes I feel like Figure Skating geniuses never received the acclamation they deserve. I'm talking about Surya and Tonya. When will figure skating be objective enough for unconventionally strong women?
E - It's clear that we both see the Tonya Harding issue very differently; and, since we're both at the extremes, I don't see no point in making substantiated arguements for they will only start a tread just few people would care about....so...bye!
I loved and cherished both Surya and Tonya, but I don't really think, now, they were underscored: let's not forget that they won a lot, after all, a great bunch of silver medals and a few golden too. They didn't win more because they faced somebody who actually slightly outclassed them, for different reasons: Yamaguchi was much more stylish and refined than both, for one, as was Bajul later. Surya' edges were often flat and Tonya used to be a bit stiff. Let's not forget that Debi Thomas and Midori Ito both won worlds and Olympic silver medals.
In figure skating they also judge the kostumes, the body shape, the music and your "social life". Sadly the talent is not the only thing that matters. (I am a gymnast and dancer and there the judging is the same...)
A true artist gives love through her talent to the audience, that's exactly what's she is a brilliant one at that...she gave that last back flip to them💕
She had artistry, but they were so used to judging how the white girls did it they didn't understand her. "How dare this gymnast try to call herself a figure skater". But at the end of the day she was a 3x World Silver Medalist, 9x French, 5x European, and 1991 World Junior Champion. That ain't nothing to sneeze at.
Used to judging white girls? Who the heck was saying she wasn't great? You just listed her accolades which is not small feat, so I'd say she was very accomplished no matter what skin color she was. But the other commentor is right. Her mother was very invasive with training and sometimes was her only coach despite not having any figure skating bg herself and Surya's artistic merit suffered. But the two backflips just for grins? No one can dispute she was BA.
Yeah she never won gold but what she did do which is better than gold she made history. To this day nobody even men have not done her one legged backflip. She definitely left her mark on the sport and the minds and hearts of people like myself that never forgot her.👑
@@Kaboomboo A lotta folks in these comments said she wasn't great, and that "she coulda done better if her technique was better". Most of those women didn't come close to her success with their "better technique". And she only did ONE backflip in amateur competition, the rest were done in exhibitions/ice shows/and practice. Get it right.
Incroyable talent ! Et contrairement au côté diva qu'on lui colle à cause de sa médaille d'argent, je la trouve humble et tres sympa comme femme. Mais sa carrière méritait un meilleur palmarès ! C'est unique ce qu'elle fait !
Honestly, I have never seen any move so effortlessly and transition so smoothly between moves. I'm in awww :) She makes me wanna try to at least break properly next winter at Bryant Park lol
Well - Surya deserved Gold for at least one time instead of silver. I love watching her ice skating - elegant, powerful, no postion , no second is boring from the beginning til the end
![[HD] Surya Bonaly - 1994 Lillehammer Olympic - Free Skating](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IikGxt1C06A/mqdefault.jpg)
And the second flip as she leaves the ice just cause she knows everyone loves it! She is a powerhouse and so talented.
Wow💥💥💥
Truly the most impressive move I’ve seen
Woah!
I’m gonna be honest. People hold women like Nancy or tonya at a high praise. But, Surya is a goddes periodt.
She was a standout from the jump, and she was proud of her "blackness".
J Gang Nancy who? 🧐 😂
J gang where are those ladies now? We only hear of Surya
@@ojb5083 dude there was a movie about tonya and nancy a couple years ago. They are still talked about
@@lidiaesparza3801 nope....
trust me
whoa this quality is super HD for 1994
Japanese broadcasts always look decades ahead of everybody else's.
Maybe cause it's made in japan
@@philipsalama8083 there were the times of japanese quality!
Indeed it was! Japan had “HD” broadcasting as early as 1989!
1994 is not 1994 before JC...
She was one of the VERY few skaters that mastered the ability to skate powerfully and equally graceful. She’s the definition of an athlete.
She was so underrated! I wish they created a category of "Powerskating" for skaters like her 😀
Lady Cheyne agreed
She had such a powerful figure on the ice. They did not like her because of that alone. She would have gotten the recognition she deserved a long time ago, like Scott Hamilton who was also a show stopper. But she's had an amazingly lengthy career.
@@Jolene8 yes..... She had the longest career
They have seed skating
Ik it's different though
she's very popular in europe
Her body is flawless, so strong and powerful. What an extraordinary athlete!
I’ve never seen an intro like this in skating before. So artistic, I immediately started crying at the birds chirping. So much peace at the beginning.
It's also amazing from a technical standpoint - she was skating on one foot and doing alternating compulsory figure loops, which were one of the harder patterns to do when compulsory figures were still part of competition (until 1990)
This is my favorite performance from Surya Bonaly. This is truly beautiful skating --beautiful artistry--regardless of the fall. This is how she should have skated at worlds and Olympics. This is the work of a champion. Note the lusty applause. She conquered the audience.
I think that this performance was a slap in the face of the jury, and also a statement, she basically was saying "You think I'm a jumper, with a correct Technique but a huge lack of artistic skills, okay" this performance was amazing because here she was playing by the rules except at the very end, when she did her fipback, and that was the statement: I am who I am, and I'm an artist, I will fight for my vision and conception of my art, you can't deny my work or my talent. She was graceful. with that she could have win gold at olympics but no, she wanted to be who she was while competiting. A true rebel. A proud outsider. A real winner.
Jackie Laurent
What fall?
inez mickel
I'm sorry I did not talk about a fall
I think he/she is referring to the full 4 minute Olympic Gala skate that can be viewed here - th-cam.com/video/e-SBRpxe9Yc/w-d-xo.html - regardless I much prefer this shortened HD edit that displays Surya in all her beautiful glory :)
She is strong and athletic, she didn’t born to be a ‘ice princess’ with boring routine, she stands out!
She's an ice Queen that's why
I couldn't take my eyes off her. Beautiful skate!!! And the body suit is everything!
Surja makes figure skating appears effortless, her performance is breathless. "A GREAT"
She in on a whole different level!!!
She is SLAYING this costume
@najah7781 YES SLAYING!!!
She was/is so ahead of time with all of her talent and grace, what a powerhouse!!!!
You were great Surya! Always will be one of the most awesome and bold female skaters in history!
I preferred this to her competition program! Very beautiful & I think it suited her more. Lol though I'm jealous of how she looks in that catsuit, I wish I could look even half that good!
Her black excellence was just too much for the old heads, she’s a G.O.A.T. I just love her, ❤️.
Her race had nothing to do with it, you clown.
@@vikingsong2068 yes it did u jerk
i did not in the 1994 olympics
she fell in the middle of her program thats why she did not won a medal not her race
stop pulling racisim to everything
@@carlajonas4508 I always thought her skating was crude and sloppy. Her choreography almost non -existant empty skating between jumps. I wish she had better coaches to refine her performances. She was more akin to a gymnast than a figure skater.
Nah never won Olympic or world gold
Goodness, the POWER, BALANCE, BEAUTY, EDGES, FLEXIBILITY, CREATIVITY ie, perfection. She was not given the marks she rightfully deserved. She will forever be remembered, as she was OUTSTANDING!
The perfect combiation of an artist and athlet! Absolutely WOW! I will always love her!
Hands down to Oksana Baiul, but sometimes I feel like Figure Skating geniuses never received the acclamation they deserve. I'm talking about Surya and Tonya.
When will figure skating be objective enough for unconventionally strong women?
woot
In what universe is Tonya Harding a genius?
E - It's clear that we both see the Tonya Harding issue very differently; and, since we're both at the extremes, I don't see no point in making substantiated arguements for they will only start a tread just few people would care about....so...bye!
I loved and cherished both Surya and Tonya, but I don't really think, now, they were underscored: let's not forget that they won a lot, after all, a great bunch of silver medals and a few golden too. They didn't win more because they faced somebody who actually slightly outclassed them, for different reasons: Yamaguchi was much more stylish and refined than both, for one, as was Bajul later. Surya' edges were often flat and Tonya used to be a bit stiff. Let's not forget that Debi Thomas and Midori Ito both won worlds and Olympic silver medals.
In figure skating they also judge the kostumes, the body shape, the music and your "social life". Sadly the talent is not the only thing that matters. (I am a gymnast and dancer and there the judging is the same...)
Black excellence!
This is really an iconic performance for SO many different reasons.
That second backflip shook that lil boys life!! gaaaaaaaaaaahaha. Genius performance. Gold for sure!
Ah ah ah. Surya giving a figures lesson to everyone. The open combination of loops are top 😍
LEGENDARY!!!!!!
She is amazing!
This was an enchanting performance, so elegant so mesmerizing
The quality of the picture is REALLY GOOD. I had to keep checking to make sure it was 1994. ;)
Perfect.
Graceful, beautiful EXCELLENCE💗
That was her BEST program EVER!
前半のステップシークエンスを観て涙が出た。
ダイナミズムと繊細さとスケーティングの安定力を併せ持った素晴らしい選手。
何度観ても感動する。
That older dude fist pumping at 4:13... subtle but still such high praise XD
Extraordinaire patineuse notre chère Suria !!!!🇨🇵👍❤️😍
A true artist gives love through her talent to the audience, that's exactly what's she is a brilliant one at that...she gave that last back flip to them💕
She's so beautiful! And strong, and fierce, and fearless.
26 yrs later and it still amazing cause she was is amazing. Ice princess they witnessed the Ice Queen.💎
True artist who enjoys what she does and is very spontaneous and highly underrated and way ahead of her time
Wow absolutely stunning, beautiful routine, Bravo! 👏🏻
Graciously powerful.
She was my model when i was skating.
I remember watching that and being so amazed by her.
I talked about that for months.
Love you Bonali, greatest on ice. Glad you ignored the haters and did what you do best.
Great performance!
Сногсшибательно, превосходно, изумительно легко, неповторимо,! Браво!
Wonderfull! Perfect! 👏👏👏👏😍
AMAZING!!!
It's because of her I fell in love with ice skating. She is the best!
Fierce - Strong & beautifully skated!
You BEST layout stepout, beyitch! I LOOOOVE THIS WOMAN!!!
Bravo!!!!❤
Beautiful, strong and powerful 💪💜
I remember her!! She could do flips on the ice. She at that times was so amazing to watch :)
She had artistry, but they were so used to judging how the white girls did it they didn't understand her. "How dare this gymnast try to call herself a figure skater". But at the end of the day she was a 3x World Silver Medalist, 9x French, 5x European, and 1991 World Junior Champion. That ain't nothing to sneeze at.
Surya is superb, not disputing the fact.
Used to judging white girls? Who the heck was saying she wasn't great? You just listed her accolades which is not small feat, so I'd say she was very accomplished no matter what skin color she was. But the other commentor is right. Her mother was very invasive with training and sometimes was her only coach despite not having any figure skating bg herself and Surya's artistic merit suffered. But the two backflips just for grins? No one can dispute she was BA.
Yeah she never won gold but what she did do which is better than gold she made history. To this day nobody even men have not done her one legged backflip. She definitely left her mark on the sport and the minds and hearts of people like myself that never forgot her.👑
@@Kaboomboo A lotta folks in these comments said she wasn't great, and that "she coulda done better if her technique was better". Most of those women didn't come close to her success with their "better technique". And she only did ONE backflip in amateur competition, the rest were done in exhibitions/ice shows/and practice. Get it right.
@@reneeladouceur You named all of 3 people outta how many years of skating/competitions? 🤔
Incroyable talent ! Et contrairement au côté diva qu'on lui colle à cause de sa médaille d'argent, je la trouve humble et tres sympa comme femme. Mais sa carrière méritait un meilleur palmarès ! C'est unique ce qu'elle fait !
Потрясающе!
Stunningly!
So amazing!!
Dynamic, Powerful, yet Elegant and Grace. There is a TIME for everything. Surya WILL get hers and NOONE will stop her. 🙏😇
Fell in love with her abilities, her smile , her energy like no other.
Magnifica, maravillosa!
She does that iconic one leg backflip as the singer reaches that extremely high note. Its as though the song was made from her lol. Wow !
« Merci beaucoup c’est très beau » 😆 everyone loved her
I so like the music was chosen so calm and tranquil.
hey jury, back flip to your face 3:06 ... didn't like it? picture this 4:06 , thats called Bonaly.
ボナリーさんはコロラトゥーラソプラノの曲をよく使っていましたね°・*:.。.☆素敵な永遠の憧れボナリーさんです°・*:.。.☆
Incrível, o povo ia pra vê-la. Sua arte era o principal do show. Inesquecível.
Surya you’ve been told you are not a ice princess for a reason. You are a Ice Queen 👑. Love & respect for you art 😊❤️🙏🏻
She is incredible, unbelievable...
she's breathtaking
That's right Surya. Show them all how it's done. 💪
Que performance!Nunca vi isso! Essa menina é demais!!!
amazing programm
Honestly, I have never seen any move so effortlessly and transition so smoothly between moves. I'm in awww :) She makes me wanna try to at least break properly next winter at Bryant Park lol
I just can't get enough of watching her backflip
Artistics Wonderfully executed! BRAVO Surya!😇⛸⛸👏🌷🥇
懐かしいなあ😃
ボナリーさんのバク宙は名物だったよね！
しかも片足で堪えてない？
お見事👏(*´∇｀*)
Really really beautiful..... 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
not often are power and grace embodied in the same human being, absolutely beautiful.
What a beautiful performance!
This is one athlete that gives the audience what they want to see and more.
👏👏👏👏👏 eres fantástica, hacía mucho tiempo que no me sorprendía una patinadora, genial.
Thanks for this video and to Your Channel!
I remember this from when I was very little, 覚えた Thanks for the gem
The backflip queen on ice... Diva goddess legendary SURYA BONALY 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑❤️
Black excellence. This was amazing to watch. Bravo!!
Just altogether beauUTiful!!
Well - Surya deserved Gold for at least one time instead of silver. I love watching her ice skating - elegant, powerful, no postion , no second is boring from the beginning til the end
Magnifique,merci!
3:06 Surya signature back flip !
Maravilhosa!💞💕
1994年に見えない。2023年に見える。
ooooh myy god!!! the back flip came in as a jaw dropper for me......daringly AMAZINGGGG!!!!!
Very athletic superbe
First time seeing this and the best skating I've ever seen her do.
hola, m impresionó esta mujer, es única y eso es lo mejor,m gustaría saber, si sigue activa.
única!!!!!
Hola, no! Se retiró en 1998
Perfect
Excellent
These unimpressed haters! You better stand up and throw flowers 😂
I am so proud of this happening in my country
That is SKATING I was in Awe that was Awsome and so so Beautiful she will always be #1.🤗❤
Goddess in motion ❤ thank you
She's powerful