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Surya Bonaly

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Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973 in Nice, France) is a French retired figure skater and coach. 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 one blade; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and retired soon afterward. She had a long and successful career as a professional figure skater, performing in ice shows all over the world and winning many professional competitions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Surya Bonaly is the 143rd most popular skater (down from 83rd in 2024), the 5,097th most popular biography from France (down from 4,689th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Surya Bonaly ranks 143 out of 483. Before her are Montgomery Wilson, Tatiana Navka, Sigurd Moen, Sheila Young, Peggy Fleming, and Annie Borckink. After her are John Curry, Dorothy Hamill, Johann Olav Koss, Anett Pötzsch, Carolina Kostner, and Igor Zhelezovski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Surya Bonaly ranks 301. Before her are Sergey Bezrukov, Yuri Landman, Mark Iuliano, Laurent Lafitte, Naohiro Kitade, and Cristiano da Matta. After her are Proof, Natasha Korolyova, Isabel dos Santos, Américo Aguiar, Martin Österdahl, and Wang Junxia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Surya Bonaly ranks 5,097 out of 6,770. Before her are Raoul Paoli (1887), Mathias Énard (1972), Laurent Lafitte (1973), Catherine Corsini (1956), Sébastien Squillaci (1980), and Jean-Denis Bredin (1929). After her are Marion Bartoli (1984), Paul Arène (1843), Hélène Ségara (1971), Jean Dutourd (1920), Jordan Bardella (1995), and Claude Esteban (1935).

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Among SKATERS In France

Among skaters born in France, Surya Bonaly ranks 6. Before her are Magda Julin (1894), Pierre Brunet (1902), Alain Calmat (1940), Andrée Brunet (1901), and Jacqueline du Bief (1930). After her are Brian Joubert (1984), Philippe Candeloro (1972), Gabriella Papadakis (1995), Guillaume Cizeron (1994), Bruno Massot (1989), and Nathalie Péchalat (1983).

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