Surya Bonaly - wikipedia Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly Bonaly in 1992 Country represented France ( 1973 - 12 - 15 ) December 15, 1973 ( age 44 ) Nice, France Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Height 1.56 m ( 5 ft 1 ⁄ in ) Former coach Didier Gailhaguet, Annick Gailhaguet, André Brunet, Suzanne Bonaly, Tatiana Tarasova, Alain Giletti Former skating club CSG Pralognan AC Boulogne Billancourt Former training locations Marlborough, USA Began skating 1985 Retired 1998 Medal record Women 's trampoline World Championships 1986 Paris Tumbling team Figure skating : Ladies ' singles Representing France World Championships 1993 Prague Ladies ' singles 1994 Chiba Ladies ' singles 1995 Birmingham Ladies ' singles European Championships 1991 Sofia Ladies ' singles 1992 Lausanne Ladies ' singles 1993 Helsinki Ladies ' singles 1994 Copenhagen Ladies ' singles 1995 Dortmund Ladies ' singles 1996 Sofia Ladies ' singles World Junior Championships 1991 Budapest Ladies ' singles 1990 Colorado Ladies ' singles 1989 Sarajevo Ladies ' singles Surya Bonaly ( born December 15, 1973 ) is a French former 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 ). Bonaly is the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on only one blade ; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Early years 2.2 1987 -- 1988 to 1989 -- 1990 2.3 1990 -- 1991 season : World Junior and European titles 2.4 1991 -- 1992 season : Second European title and first Olympic appearance 2.5 1992 -- 1993 season : First World silver medal 2.6 1993 -- 1994 season 2.7 1994 -- 1995 season : Fifth European title 2.8 1995 -- 1996 season 2.9 1996 -- 1997 season 2.10 1997 -- 1998 season : Third Olympics 2.11 Later career 3 Personal life 4 Programs 5 Competitive highlights 6 References 7 External links Early life Bonaly was born in Nice, France on December 15, 1973. Initially named Claudine, she was adopted at 18 months old by Suzanne and Georges Bonaly, who gave her the name Surya. Suzanne worked as a physical education teacher and Georges as an architect for the government. The couple initially told the media that their daughter had been born on the island of Réunion because they thought this origin sounded more `` exotic ''. When Surya approached the age of 18 and began researching her birth history, her parents admitted that Surya 's biological mother had been from the island but that Surya herself had not been born there. Didier Gailhaguet, who was Bonaly 's first coach of her competitive career, admitted fabricating the story because he thought it would interest the press. Career Early years Bonaly was originally a competitive gymnast. She began skating as an eleven - year - old in Nice, in 1985, before relocating to Paris. Early media reports said that Gailhaguet discovered Bonaly at a public session, but years later, she said she had wanted to skate in Gailhaguet 's competitive skating group and actually asked to participate. She broke both wrists before learning how to fall properly. 1987 -- 1988 to 1989 -- 1990 Bonaly finished 14th at her first ISU Championship, the 1988 Junior Worlds in Brisbane, Australia. The following season, Bonaly won the bronze medal at 1989 World Junior Championships and her first senior national title. She also began appearing on the senior level, placing eighth at the 1989 European Championships and tenth at 1989 World Championships. Bonaly was awarded the silver medal behind Japan 's Yuka Sato at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She finished fourth at the 1990 European Championships and ninth at the 1990 World Championships. 1990 -- 1991 season : World Junior and European titles Bonaly began the season with a pair of senior international medals -- gold at the 1990 Grand Prix International de Paris and bronze at the 1990 Skate Electric. Making her final junior appearance, she stood on top of the podium at the 1991 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. After taking her third national title, she competed at the 1991 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She was awarded the gold medal ahead of two German skaters, Evelyn Großmann and Marina Kielmann. Bonaly placed fifth at the 1991 World Championships in Munich, Germany, where she came very close to the first ever ratified quad by a female skater, but had other errors. 1991 -- 1992 season : second European title and first Olympic appearance In January 1992, Bonaly outscored Kielmann and Patricia Neske for the gold medal at the European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. In February 1992, she took the athlete 's oath at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. During a practice session, she landed a back flip very close to Japan 's Midori Ito and was told by officials not to do it again. Officials believed that other skaters might be intimidated in practice sessions. She became the first woman to attempt a quadruple toe loop in competition but the jump was not fully rotated in the air and she had to complete the rotation on the ice. Due to the underrotation, the quad would be downgraded under the ISU Judging System. Although the door was open for her to medal after Ito and Harding had finished in 4th and 6th in the short program, and Kristi Yamaguchi and Nancy Kerrigan both made major errors in the long skating just before her, she placed 6th in the free skate and 5th overall. After the Olympics, Bonaly parted ways with Gailhaguet and joined André Brunet, who coached her for one month. She concluded her season at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. Ranked tenth in the short and 12th in the free, she finished 11th overall, making a number of jumping errors in both programs. She was so distraught with her poor performances and how she was marked that she considered turning pro midway through the event. 1992 -- 1993 season : first World silver medal Bonaly was coached mainly by her mother from April to September 1992 and also made two month - long visits, in June and September, to Frank Carroll in southern California ; although she wanted to stay with Carroll permanently, the French skating federation was opposed to its skaters training abroad. Alain Giletti became her coach, commuting four times a week by train from Tours to Paris, and her mother filled in during his absences. Bonaly won the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki, having placed first in both segments ahead of Ukraine 's Oksana Baiul and Germany 's Marina Kielmann. At the 1993 World Championships in Prague, she took silver behind Oksana Baiul, who narrowly took the title with higher presentation scores. Like bronze medalist Lu Chen, Bonaly had significantly more technical content than the winner. Bonaly performed seven triples, a triple - triple combination, and two triple lutzes, while Baiul performed five triples but did not attempt a jump combination. 1993 -- 1994 season In January 1994, Bonaly placed first in all segments on her way to her fourth consecutive continental title at the Europeans Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. The other medalists were Baiul and Russia 's Olga Markova. A month later, she competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Ranked third in the short program and fourth in the free skate, she finished fourth overall behind Baiul, Nancy Kerrigan, and Chen Lu ; she had two misses on the triple lutz, a singled jump early in her long program, and a fall on the second attempt. At the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan -- where the three Olympic medalists did not compete -- Bonaly 's final overall score was equal to home country favorite Yuka Sato, who would be awarded the gold medal after a 5 - 4 tiebreaker decision. Upset by the result, Bonaly stood beside the medals platform rather than on it. She eventually stepped onto the platform but took off her silver medal after it was presented to her ; she was immediately booed by the crowd. After the medals presentation, Bonaly 's only statement to reporters was : `` I 'm just not lucky. '' 1994 -- 1995 season : fifth European title In 1995, Bonaly won the European Championships for the fifth time, overtaking short - program winner Markova. At the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham, England, she placed fourth in the short program but rose to second after the free skate. She was awarded her third World silver medal, behind Chen Lu of China. For the third consecutive year she lost the gold medal by just one judge and one - tenth of a point. Her free skate had the most difficult technical content, with two triple lutzes, two triple - triple combos, and seven triples. For Bonaly to win, another skater would need to place ahead of short program leader Nicole Bobek. 1995 -- 1996 season In autumn 1995, Bonaly competed in the inaugural ISU Champions Series. She finished third and fourth at her assignments, which was not enough to qualify to the seven - woman final. Ranked first in the short program and second in the free skate, Bonaly took silver behind Russia 's Irina Slutskaya at the 1996 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She finished fifth at the 1996 World Championships in Edmonton, having placed seventh in the short where she fell on a triple lutz, and fifth in the free. She landed no more than four clean triples in any free skate during the season. 1996 -- 1997 season In May 1996, Bonaly ruptured her achilles tendon while doing acrobatics. Due to the injury, she missed much of the following season. The French federation initially decided not to name her to the 1997 European Championships in Paris, believing that she lacked fitness, but Bonaly successfully appealed. She finished 9th overall after placing 6th in qualifying group B, 6th in the short program, and 10th in the free skate. She was not included in France 's two - women team to the World Championships, passed over in favor of Vanessa Gusmeroli, the top French finisher at Europeans, and Laetitia Hubert who placed behind Bonaly at the same event. 1997 -- 1998 season : third Olympics During the season, Bonaly was coached by Suzanne Bonaly and Tatiana Tarasova in Marlborough, United States. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Bonaly placed 6th in the short program. Unable to complete her planned routine or a successful triple lutz due to injury, she decided to perform a backflip landing on one blade during the free skate. Backflips had been banned since 1976 from competitions held under ISU rules. Bonaly received a deduction but was content with her decision to perform the move. She finished tenth in Nagano and retired from amateur competition after the event. Her skating clubs were CSG Pralognan and CSG Champigny. Later career Bonaly toured with the Champions on Ice skating show for several years until it went out of business after 2007. She also performed in shows in Russia with Evgeni Plushenko and was a guest skater at Ice Theatre of New York 's December 2008 gala in NYC where she successfully performed her backflip. Bonaly was an off - screen character on the `` Will on Ice '' episode of NBC 's Will & Grace which originally aired on January 12, 1999. In 2010, she was a finalist on La Ferme Célébrités season 3. In 2015, she underwent surgery after the discovery of numerous cysts along her spinal cord, ending her performing career. As of September 2016, Bonaly was coaching in Minnesota. Personal life Bonaly became an American citizen in January 2004. After living in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Minnesota. Bonaly became engaged to skating coach Pete Biver on September 18, 2016. Bonaly, a vegetarian, has appeared in many PETA ads in both English and French, against Canada 's seal hunt and against the fur trade. Programs Season Short program Free skating 1997 -- 98 The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi Competitive highlights International Event 87 -- 88 88 -- 89 89 -- 90 90 -- 91 91 -- 92 92 -- 93 93 -- 94 94 -- 95 95 -- 96 96 -- 97 97 -- 98 Olympics 5th 4th 10th Worlds 10th 9th 5th 11th 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th Europeans 8th 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 9th 6th Cup of Russia 4th Lalique 7th 1st 1st 5th 1st 1st 1st 3rd Nations Cup 1st NHK Trophy 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 4th Skate America 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th Skate Canada 7th 1st 3rd Goodwill Games 3rd 1st Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd 1st Piruetten 4th International : Junior Junior Worlds 14th 3rd 2nd 1st National French Champ. 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd References ^ Jump up to : `` Surya BONALY ''. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Surya Bonaly ''. Sports Reference. ^ Jump up to : `` Biographies : BONALY Surya '' ( in French ). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. 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( December 19, 2006 ). `` Vegetarian diets, when properly planned, provide all the nutrients you need ''. Citizen-times.com. Retrieved December 25, 2008. Jump up ^ `` '' Get the violence off the ice. Stop the Canadian seal hunt. `` ''. PETA. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 26. Jump up ^ `` '' I feel free on the ice and so should baby seals. `` ''. PETA. Jump up ^ `` '' I 'd rather skate naked than wear fur. `` ''. PETA. External links Quotations related to Surya Bonaly at Wikiquote Media related to Surya Bonaly at Wikimedia Commons European champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1930 : Fritzi Burger 1931 : Sonja Henie 1932 : Sonja Henie 1933 : Sonja Henie 1934 : Sonja Henie 1935 : Sonja Henie 1936 : Sonja Henie 1937 : Cecilia Colledge 1938 : Cecilia Colledge 1939 : Cecilia Colledge 1947 : Barbara Ann Scott 1948 : Barbara Ann Scott 1949 : Eva Pawlik 1950 : Alena Vrzáňová 1951 : Jeannette Altwegg 1952 : Jeannette Altwegg 1953 : Valda Osborn 1954 : Gundi Busch 1955 : Hanna Eigel 1956 : Ingrid Wendl 1957 : Hanna Eigel 1958 : Ingrid Wendl 1959 : Hanna Walter 1960 : Sjoukje Dijkstra 1961 : Sjoukje Dijkstra 1962 : Sjoukje Dijkstra 1963 : Sjoukje Dijkstra 1964 : Sjoukje Dijkstra 1965 : Regine Heitzer 1966 : Regine Heitzer 1967 : Gabriele Seyfert 1968 : Hana Mašková 1969 : Gabriele Seyfert 1970 : Gabriele Seyfert 1971 : Trixi Schuba 1972 : Trixi Schuba 1973 : Christine Errath 1974 : Christine Errath 1975 : Christine Errath 1976 : Dianne de Leeuw 1977 : Anett Pötzsch 1978 : Anett Pötzsch 1979 : Anett Pötzsch 1980 : Anett Pötzsch 1981 : Denise Biellmann 1982 : Claudia Kristofics - Binder 1983 : Katarina Witt 1984 : Katarina Witt 1985 : Katarina Witt 1986 : Katarina Witt 1987 : Katarina Witt 1988 : Katarina Witt 1989 : Claudia Leistner 1990 : Evelyn Großmann 1991 : Surya Bonaly 1992 : Surya Bonaly 1993 : Surya Bonaly 1994 : Surya Bonaly 1995 : Surya Bonaly 1996 : Irina Slutskaya 1997 : Irina Slutskaya 1998 : Maria Butyrskaya 1999 : Maria Butyrskaya 2000 : Irina Slutskaya 2001 : Irina Slutskaya 2002 : Maria Butyrskaya 2003 : Irina Slutskaya 2004 : Júlia Sebestyén 2005 : Irina Slutskaya 2006 : Irina Slutskaya 2007 : Carolina Kostner 2008 : Carolina Kostner 2009 : Laura Lepistö 2010 : Carolina Kostner 2011 : Sarah Meier 2012 : Carolina Kostner 2013 : Carolina Kostner 2014 : Yulia Lipnitskaya 2015 : Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2016 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2017 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2018 : Alina Zagitova Skate Canada International champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1973 : Lynn Nightingale 1974 : Lynn Nightingale 1975 : Susanna Driano 1976 : Kim Alletson 1977 : Linda Fratianne 1978 : Lisa - Marie Allen 1980 : Elaine Zayak 1981 : Tracey Wainman 1982 : Vikki de Vries 1983 : Katarina Witt 1984 : Midori Ito 1985 : Caryn Kadavy 1986 : Elizabeth Manley 1987 : Debi Thomas 1988 : Natalia Lebedeva 1989 : Kristi Yamaguchi 1990 : Josée Chouinard 1991 : Surya Bonaly 1992 : Maria Butyrskaya 1993 : Chen Lu 1994 : Krisztina Czakó 1995 : Michelle Kwan 1996 : Irina Slutskaya 1997 : Michelle Kwan 1998 : Olena Liashenko 1999 : Michelle Kwan 2000 : Irina Slutskaya 2001 : Sarah Hughes 2002 : Sasha Cohen 2003 : Sasha Cohen 2004 : Cynthia Phaneuf 2005 : Alissa Czisny 2006 : Joannie Rochette 2007 : Mao Asada 2008 : Joannie Rochette 2009 : Joannie Rochette 2010 : Alissa Czisny 2011 : Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2012 : Kaetlyn Osmond 2013 : Yulia Lipnitskaya 2014 : Anna Pogorilaya 2015 : Ashley Wagner 2016 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2017 : Kaetlyn Osmond Skate America champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1979 : Lisa - Marie Allen 1981 : Vikki de Vries 1982 : Rosalynn Sumners 1983 : Tiffany Chin 1985 : Debi Thomas 1986 : Tiffany Chin 1988 : Claudia Leistner 1989 : Tonya Harding 1990 : Kristi Yamaguchi 1991 : Tonya Harding 1992 : Yuka Sato 1993 : Oksana Baiul 1994 : Surya Bonaly 1995 : Michelle Kwan 1996 : Michelle Kwan 1997 : Michelle Kwan 1998 : Maria Butyrskaya 1999 : Michelle Kwan 2000 : Michelle Kwan 2001 : Michelle Kwan 2002 : Michelle Kwan 2003 : Sasha Cohen 2004 : Angela Nikodinov 2005 : Elena Sokolova 2006 : Miki Ando 2007 : Kimmie Meissner 2008 : Yuna Kim 2009 : Yuna Kim 2010 : Kanako Murakami 2011 : Alissa Czisny 2012 : Ashley Wagner 2013 : Mao Asada 2014 : Elena Radionova 2015 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2016 : Ashley Wagner 2017 : Satoko Miyahara NHK Trophy champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1979 : Emi Watanabe 1980 : Denise Biellmann 1981 : Kristiina Wegelius 1982 : Katarina Witt 1984 : Midori Ito 1985 : Midori Ito 1986 : Katarina Witt 1987 : Katarina Witt 1988 : Midori Ito 1989 : Midori Ito 1990 : Midori Ito 1991 : Midori Ito 1992 : Surya Bonaly 1993 : Surya Bonaly 1994 : Chen Lu 1995 : Chen Lu 1996 : Maria Butyrskaya 1997 : Tanja Szewczenko 1998 : Tatiana Malinina 1999 : Maria Butyrskaya 2000 : Irina Slutskaya 2001 : Tatiana Malinina 2002 : Yoshie Onda 2003 : Fumie Suguri 2004 : Shizuka Arakawa 2005 : Yukari Nakano 2006 : Mao Asada 2007 : Carolina Kostner 2008 : Mao Asada 2009 : Miki Ando 2010 : Carolina Kostner 2011 : Akiko Suzuki 2012 : Mao Asada 2013 : Mao Asada 2014 : Gracie Gold 2015 : Satoko Miyahara 2016 : Anna Pogorilaya 2017 : Evgenia Medvedeva Bofrost Cup on Ice champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1986 : Dianne Takeuchi 1987 : Midori Ito 1989 : Tonya Harding 1990 : Kristi Yamaguchi 1991 : Nancy Kerrigan 1992 : Surya Bonaly 1993 : Tanja Szewczenko 1994 : Marina Kielmann 1995 : Michelle Kwan 1996 : Irina Slutskaya 1997 : Tanja Szewczenko 1998 : Elena Sokolova 1999 : Maria Butyrskaya 2000 : Maria Butyrskaya 2001 : Maria Butyrskaya 2002 : Yoshie Onda 2003 : Joannie Rochette 2004 : Jane Bugaeva Internationaux de France champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1987 : Jill Trenary 1988 : Claudia Leistner 1989 : Surya Bonaly 1990 : Surya Bonaly 1991 : Midori Ito 1992 : Surya Bonaly 1993 : Surya Bonaly 1994 : Surya Bonaly 1995 : Josée Chouinard 1996 : Michelle Kwan 1997 : Laetitia Hubert 1998 : Maria Butyrskaya 1999 : Maria Butyrskaya 2000 : Maria Butyrskaya 2001 : Maria Butyrskaya 2002 : Sasha Cohen 2003 : Sasha Cohen 2004 : Joannie Rochette 2005 : Mao Asada 2006 : Yuna Kim 2007 : Mao Asada 2008 : Joannie Rochette 2009 : Yuna Kim 2010 : Kiira Korpi 2011 : Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2012 : Ashley Wagner 2013 : Ashley Wagner 2014 : Elena Radionova 2015 : Gracie Gold 2016 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2017 : Alina Zagitova World Junior champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1976 : Suzie Brasher 1977 : Carolyn Skoczen 1978 : Jill Sawyer 1979 : Elaine Zayak 1980 : Rosalynn Sumners 1981 : Tiffany Chin 1982 : Janina Wirth 1983 : Simone Koch 1984 : Karin Hendschke 1985 : Tatiana Andreeva 1986 : Natalia Gorbenko 1987 : Cindy Bortz 1988 : Kristi Yamaguchi 1989 : Jessica Mills 1990 : Yuka Sato 1991 : Surya Bonaly 1992 : Laëtitia Hubert 1993 : Kumiko Koiwai 1994 : Michelle Kwan 1995 : Irina Slutskaya 1996 : Elena Ivanova 1997 : Sydne Vogel 1998 : Julia Soldatova 1999 : Daria Timoshenko 2000 : Jennifer Kirk 2001 : Kristina Oblasova 2002 : Ann Patrice McDonough 2003 : Yukina Ota 2004 : Miki Ando 2005 : Mao Asada 2006 : Yuna Kim 2007 : Caroline Zhang 2008 : Rachael Flatt 2009 : Alena Leonova 2010 : Kanako Murakami 2011 : Adelina Sotnikova 2012 : Yulia Lipnitskaya 2013 : Elena Radionova 2014 : Elena Radionova 2015 : Evgenia Medvedeva 2016 : Marin Honda 2017 : Alina Zagitova 2018 : Alexandra Trusova French champions in figure skating -- Ladies ' singles 1909 : Yvonne Lacroix 1910 : Anita Nahmias 1911 : Simone Poujade 1912 : Anita Del Monte - Nahmias 1913 -- 1914 : Simone Poujade 1921 -- 1930 : Andrée Joly 1931 -- 1936 : Gaby Clericetti 1937 -- 1938 : Jacqueline Vaudecrane 1939 : Betty Hendricqx 1942 : Denise Fayolle 1946 : Denise Fayolle 1947 -- 1952 : Jacqueline du Bief 1953 : Liliane Caffin - Madaule 1954 -- 1955 : Maryvonne Huet 1956 : Michèle Allard 1957 : Maryvonne Huet 1958 -- 1959 : Dany Rigoulot 1960 : Nicole Hassler 1961 : Dany Rigoulot 1962 -- 1966 : Nicole Hassler 1967 -- 1968 : Sylvaine Duban 1969 -- 1971 : Joëlle Cartaux 1972 -- 1977 : Marie - Claude Bierre 1978 -- 1980 : Anne - Sophie de Kristoffy 1981 : Cécile Antonelli 1982 : Béatrice Farinacci 1983 -- 1988 : Agnès Gosselin 1989 -- 1997 : Surya Bonaly 1998 -- 1999 : Laëtitia Hubert 2000 -- 2002 : Vanessa Gusmeroli 2003 -- 2004 : Candice Didier 2005 -- 2006 : Nadège Bobillier 2007 : Anne - Sophie Calvez 2008 : Gwendoline Didier 2009 : Candice Didier 2010 : Léna Marrocco 2011 -- 2012 : Yrétha Silété 2013 : Anaïs Ventard 2014 -- 2016 : Maé - Bérénice Méité 2017 : Laurine Lecavelier 2018 : Maé - Bérénice Méité French champions in figure skating -- Pairs 1911 : Mlle. Aysagher / Charles Sabouret 1912 : Anita Del Monte / Louis Magnus 1913 -- 1914 : Simone Poujade / Francis Pigueron 1921 : Simone Poujade / Francis Pigueron 1922 -- 1923 : Yvonne Bourgeois / Francis Pigueron 1924 -- 1933 : Andrée Joly / Pierre Brunet 1934 : Elvira Barbey / Louis Barbey 1935 : Andrée Joly / Pierre Brunet 1936 : Elvira Barbey / Louis Barbey 1937 -- 1938 : Suzy Boulesteix / Jean Henrion 1939 : Soumi Sakomot / Guy Pigier 1942 : Denise Fayolle / Guy Pigier 1946 -- 1949 : Denise Favart / Jacques Favart 1950 -- 1951 : Jacqueline du Bief / Tony Font 1953 : Nadine Damien / Jean Vives 1954 : Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives 1956 : Michèle Allard / Alain Giletti 1957 : Colette Tarozzi / Jean Vives 1958 -- 1959 : Anny Hirsch / Jean Vives 1960 -- 1962 : Micheline Joubert / Philippe Pélissier 1964 : Micheline Joubert / Alain Trouillet 1965 -- 1966 : Noëlle Santerne / Yvan Le Théry 1967 -- 1968 : Fabienne Etlensperger / Jean - Roland Racle 1969 -- 1970 : Mona Szabo / Pierre Szabo 1971 -- 1974 : Florence Cahn / Jean - Roland Racle 1975 : Pascale Kovelmann / Jean - Roland Racle 1976 : Caroline Verchère / Jean - Roland Racle 1977 -- 1979 : Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau 1980 : Hélène Glabek / Xavier Videau 1981 -- 1982 : Nathalie Tortel / Xavier Videau 1983 : Nathalie Tortel / Xavier Douillard 1984 -- 1986 : Sylvie Vaquero / Didier Manaud 1987 : Charline Mauger / Benoît Vandenberghe 1988 : Valérie Binsse / Jean - Christophe Mbonyinshuti 1989 : Surya Bonaly / Benoît Vandenberghe 1992 : Line Haddad / Sylvain Privé 1993 : Marie - Pierre Leray / Frédéric Lipka 1994 -- 2003 : Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis 2004 : Sabrina Lefrançois / Jérôme Blanchard 2005 -- 2007 : Marylin Pla / Yannick Bonheur 2008 -- 2009 : Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia 2010 : Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur 2011 : Adeline Canac / Yannick Bonheur 2012 : Daria Popova / Bruno Massot 2013 -- 2017 : Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès 2018 : Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov VIAF : 9944231 LCCN : nr97015558 ISNI : 0000 0000 5235 8929 BNF : cb124550680 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surya_Bonaly&oldid=835458855 '' Categories : 1973 births Living people American female single skaters European Figure Skating Championships medalists Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics French emigrants to the United States French female single skaters La Ferme Célébrités participants Olympic figure skaters of France Sportspeople from Nice World Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2018 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Català Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2018, at 20 : 50. 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Question: when were backflips made illegal in figure skating
Answer: 1976