it s a shame she fucked her program!After the fall of the second triple lutz i knew it was over for her!anyway if she did a perfect performance she could get the silver,but not the gold!The judges never loved her!I still love u Surya
@1978barbapapa I think the judges were determined to keep her off of the Olympic podium at all costs. I don't think she would have gotten silver with Baiul's, and Kerrigan's skates. Bronze maybe.
This routine was an insult to the great dance team of Usova and Zhulin. Bonaly could not skate for shit-she looked like she was gliding on double runners-stiff as a board. The only thing Bonaly could do on skates was jump-and with horrendous form, and no flow. She could also do back flips-but this isn't gymnastics.
I disagree. Surya Bonaly's form didn't fit the conventional rules of figure skating, but she was much more than a jumper on ice. She skated with a lot of expression, fluidity and flare, and this came out in her exhibition skates where she could skate freely.
A perfect example of a jumper with no artistry was Midori Ito. I loved her, but even years into her career, her presentation remained stiff and robotic.
@spacekangaroo Surya is hardly fluid. She had expression, yes, but it got bogged down by her telegraphed jumps and poor skating skills. Midori Ito had exceptional joy and freedom in her best performances, btw, and better basic skating ability.
I agree that Surya's jumps are telegraphed and that Midori had better technical and basic skating skills. However, I still maintain that Surya developed far better fluidity, expression, and musical interpretation skills than Midori by the end of their amateur careers. I loved watching Midori skate because of her charisma, speed, and energy, but her elegance was very forced and rigid.
@spacekangaroo Sometimes her elegance was forced, but that was because of the poor programs her coaches made her skate. She was very natural with the correct music. If you watch her skates, she is certainly more fluid than Bonaly. You must be talking about arm movements when you say fluidity.
When I say fluidity, I mean the movements of her body in general, including her arms, but not necessarily her skates. In that respect, I think I would agree with you.
I feel that Midori was great on her skates, but the rest of her body simply looked rigid, whereas Surya looked like a natural dancer who could move to the music intuitively.
I agree..best costume of the night...it is Vivaldi's 4 seasons (winter) afterall...wished u she would've worn it for the '94 Worlds...if she would've landed 1 of her Lutz jumps here I'm sure she would've beaten Lu chen for the bronze....but Lulu was awesome.
N'est pas terrible!!!
ralphyization 1 month ago
She gave the judges a reason here. Damn! If only she landed the lutz! Either the first or second attempt. Just not good enough for a medal here.
demisDINOS 7 months ago
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stefan7171 1 year ago
Even if it was cheated, that 3/3 attempt towards the end was very gutsy.
barkingtree88 1 year ago 2
it s a shame she fucked her program!After the fall of the second triple lutz i knew it was over for her!anyway if she did a perfect performance she could get the silver,but not the gold!The judges never loved her!I still love u Surya
1978barbapapa 2 years ago
I agree. She need to show the judge she could hit the triple lutz and then the bronze maybe the silver ( probably not) would have been hers.
jovani2293 2 years ago
@1978barbapapa I think the judges were determined to keep her off of the Olympic podium at all costs. I don't think she would have gotten silver with Baiul's, and Kerrigan's skates. Bronze maybe.
faeryquene 1 year ago
je regrette ce temps là du patinage.....
117mathieu 2 years ago
This routine was an insult to the great dance team of Usova and Zhulin. Bonaly could not skate for shit-she looked like she was gliding on double runners-stiff as a board. The only thing Bonaly could do on skates was jump-and with horrendous form, and no flow. She could also do back flips-but this isn't gymnastics.
jpmorrison71 2 years ago
@jpmorrison71:
I disagree. Surya Bonaly's form didn't fit the conventional rules of figure skating, but she was much more than a jumper on ice. She skated with a lot of expression, fluidity and flare, and this came out in her exhibition skates where she could skate freely.
A perfect example of a jumper with no artistry was Midori Ito. I loved her, but even years into her career, her presentation remained stiff and robotic.
spacekangaroo 2 years ago
@spacekangaroo Surya is hardly fluid. She had expression, yes, but it got bogged down by her telegraphed jumps and poor skating skills. Midori Ito had exceptional joy and freedom in her best performances, btw, and better basic skating ability.
Zuranthium 1 year ago
@Zuranthium:
I agree that Surya's jumps are telegraphed and that Midori had better technical and basic skating skills. However, I still maintain that Surya developed far better fluidity, expression, and musical interpretation skills than Midori by the end of their amateur careers. I loved watching Midori skate because of her charisma, speed, and energy, but her elegance was very forced and rigid.
spacekangaroo 1 year ago
@spacekangaroo Sometimes her elegance was forced, but that was because of the poor programs her coaches made her skate. She was very natural with the correct music. If you watch her skates, she is certainly more fluid than Bonaly. You must be talking about arm movements when you say fluidity.
Zuranthium 1 year ago
@Zuranthium:
When I say fluidity, I mean the movements of her body in general, including her arms, but not necessarily her skates. In that respect, I think I would agree with you.
I feel that Midori was great on her skates, but the rest of her body simply looked rigid, whereas Surya looked like a natural dancer who could move to the music intuitively.
spacekangaroo 1 year ago
marks are dead-on. What a shame she tanked (by her standards) at such an important event. Best costume of the evening though!
thomstephens 3 years ago
I agree..best costume of the night...it is Vivaldi's 4 seasons (winter) afterall...wished u she would've worn it for the '94 Worlds...if she would've landed 1 of her Lutz jumps here I'm sure she would've beaten Lu chen for the bronze....but Lulu was awesome.
stefan7171 2 years ago