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Surya Bonaly Biography
Surya Bonaly is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on December 15, 1973 in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly born in Nice, France on 15 December 1973. At first, she was called Claudine but she was adopted at the age of 8 months in an orphanage Suzanne Bonaly and Georges Bonaly, who gave her the name Surya. Surya is a word that means “the sun” in Sanskrit. Suzanne was an instructor in physical education as well as Georges was an architect working for the state. Journalists, mostly American started in the latter half of the 1980s to say the claim that Surya Bonaly was born in Reunion island, and she was discovered in a coconut-covered beach. The passport of the skater, however, shows the city of birth: Nice. The news spreads when she is preparing for the first European competition in the year 1989. Surya Bonaly believes that the media would not accept the fact that a young black adopted girl could have been brought up in France. For Didier Gailhaguet who was the first coach in her professional career, the media coverage that she receives helps her achieve more success when competing internationally. He later admitted to fabricating the story to get attention for his skater, and said that he had only mentioned the Reunion island because he was dreaming of taking a trip there. When Surya was 18 and began to research her family history she found out that her mother’s biological parents are actually from the island, as is her father’s biological home is in that region of the Ivory Coast.
In the 1987-88 season, Surya Bonaly became the French junior champion in Figure skating at Cherbourg. In the French Senior Championships in Grenoble Surya Bonaly finished in fourth place . She was then invited to the first ISU Championship, the 1988 Junior Worlds in Brisbane, Australia and placed 14th.
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.
The Bonaly family relocated to Paris. For six months, during working in Champigny-sur-Marne the Bonalys were educated at home and was living in a van along with her parents. Philippe Candeloro mentions the fact that the family was joined by five dogs at the time. He also observes the ferocity of her mother who not only pushes Surya to be a gruelling athlete, however, she also closely controls the life of social interaction and activities that her child enjoys. The following year Surya joined with the French National Team. Then, she became the focus of spotlight of all French figure skaters by being continuously put under media spotlights by Gailhaguet. When she was 12 at the urging of Gailhaguet, she was taught to backflip while skating on the ice. Gailhaguet has claimed that she just transposed onto the ice the moves she did on a regular routine. The first time she did a backflip was on the ice as well as in the public in a gala in Annecy in the year 1986. In 1986, also at thirteen years old she was the junior champion in tumbling in the World Championships. In the same year, also in tumbling, she took home an individual silver medal during the World Championships with Sandrine Vacher, Corinne Robert and Isabelle Jagueux at the Palais omnisports of Paris-Bercy.
| Name | Surya Bonaly |
| First Name | Surya |
| Last Name | Bonaly |
| Occupation | Figure Skater |
| Birthday | December 15 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Nice |
| Home Town | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Birth Country | France |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Suzanne Bonaly, Georges Bonaly |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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. During the summer of 1992, Bonaly signed a contract to join Tom Collins’ troop, Champions on Ice, two months a year. It’s a way of showing her technical abilities without limitations, by performing somersaults prohibited in competition.
Surya Bonaly Net Worth
Surya Bonaly is one of the richest Figure Skater from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Surya Bonaly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Surya Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is an French former figure skater who competed in the past. She was triple World Silver medalist (1993-1995) and five-time European champion (1991-1995) and her 1991 World Junior Champion, and 9-time French National Champion (1989-1997).
The year 1984 was when Surya Bonaly watched the Winter Olympic Games and discovered that the skating star was Katarina Witt. She took the decision to perform the double axel and then broke her ankle. Surya had to put on a cast for 2 months, but determined to keep playing flute until summer. As she traveled back to the ice-rink it was discovered that the French team led by Didier Gailhaguet occupied every area on the ice which prevented Surya from pursuing her training. Suzanne Bonaly then asked Didier Gailhaguet to allow her daughter one hour on the ice and the coach was willing to agree. She attempted to repeat the double axels with her injured ankle, which pleased Gailhaguet who later stated to have said that “France had no hard fighters”. He then suggested the idea to Bonaly as well as her mom to join them for every training session that would run for three weeks. When the program, Bonaly has almost reached the same level as the athletes in the French team. She has already managed to complete an axel double and triple jump, despite the brief time on the skating ice. Gailhaguet wanted her to relocate to Paris to learn from Gailhaguet throughout the year.
During the summer of 1988, she watched the Summer Olympics and noticed the sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner dressed in a colorful running suit and decided to take inspiration from her for her skating costumes which would later become more original and colorful, something considered unusual back then in figure skating.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Figure Skater |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
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.
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 close to Japan’s Midori Ito and was told by officials not to do it again because they believed that other skaters might be intimidated in practice sessions. Her costumes were custom made by Christian Lacroix. 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 under rotation, the quad would be downgraded under the ISU Judging System. Although the door was open for her to win a 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Surya Bonaly height 5 ft 4 in Surya weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
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.
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.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Surya Bonaly. You may help us to build the dating records for Surya Bonaly!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. 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.
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Surya Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Surya Bonaly celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.
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.
What is Surya Bonaly doing today?
She’s now a coach. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. There, she coaches skating at the Las Vegas Ice Center.
Why did Surya Bonaly do a backflip?
Prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Bonaly ruptured her achilles tendon. She 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 with a split landing on one blade during the free skate.
Was Surya Bonaly robbed?
Bonaly thought she was robbed and defiantly stood beside the medals platform rather than on it. Although she was coaxed into standing on the platform, Bonaly took off her silver medal after it was presented to her and was immediately booed by the crowd.
Did Surya Bonaly ever win an Olympic medal?
Bonaly participated in three Winter Olympics, and though she never medalled at the Games, she is still considered one of the greats from the sport, as the five-time European champion and winner of three silver medals in the World Figure Skating Championships.
Why did Surya Bonaly take off her medal?
So Bonaly finished in second, with a silver medal — for the second year in a row. Bonaly was visibly distraught. What she saw as unfair treatment from the judges had become routine. After receiving the silver medal on the podium, she took it off.
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