Who could forget her backflip?
Bonaly was the focus of an episode of the 2019 Netflix docuseriesabout athletes and their experiences with defeats. The installment covered Bonaly facing racism in a primarily white sport and her decision to do a backflip at the Olympics, even though it was not allowed.
Speaking of her Olympic backflip in the interview with The Root, Bonaly said,"That was my last Olympics, and pretty much my last competition ever. I was known for the backflip in exhibitions, not in competition, but I wanted to leave a trademark.
Bonaly has also opened up about being one of few Black skaters, and how she doesn't know how much racism may have affected her career. She told the Olympic Channel podcast,"If I would have been white, maybe I would have my title long ago… but who knows?"Bonaly told The Root that she thinks one of the reasons there haven't been a lot of Black skaters is because they think"skating [and other winter sports] are just for whites.
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