Surya Bonaly

Surya Bonaly
Bonaly in 2001
Born	Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (1973-12-15) 15 December 1973 (age 50) Nice, France
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Began skating	1985
Retired	1998
Medal record Representing  France Women's trampoline gymnastics World Championships 1986 Paris Tumbling team Figure skating: Ladies' singles 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 Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired 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 one blade; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.