Melanated Mentality - Surya Bonaly is an award-winning French figure skater and PETA activist. She is the only Olympic figure skater to successfully land a backflip on one skate blade ⛸ •
![An interview with figure skater Terry Kubicka, who did the only legal backflip in Olympic competition. An interview with figure skater Terry Kubicka, who did the only legal backflip in Olympic competition.](https://compote.slate.com/images/30965659-b77e-47dd-bf38-a32793b0704a.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=1560x1040&offset=0x0)
An interview with figure skater Terry Kubicka, who did the only legal backflip in Olympic competition.
![French skater Surya Bonaly living in MINNESOTA 18 years after Winter Olympics back flip | Daily Mail Online French skater Surya Bonaly living in MINNESOTA 18 years after Winter Olympics back flip | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/31/21/3BBD83D700000578-0-image-a-25_1483220405731.jpg)
French skater Surya Bonaly living in MINNESOTA 18 years after Winter Olympics back flip | Daily Mail Online
![backflips and smucker's stars on ice memories. the incredibly talented Scott Hamilton | Olympic ice skating, Figure skater, Figure skating backflips and smucker's stars on ice memories. the incredibly talented Scott Hamilton | Olympic ice skating, Figure skater, Figure skating](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/da/d4/0adad482f297270a0fb88735b2cfc03d.jpg)
backflips and smucker's stars on ice memories. the incredibly talented Scott Hamilton | Olympic ice skating, Figure skater, Figure skating
![Taylor Harris on Twitter: "@yungwonk They made a jump illegal in figure skating because Surya Bonaly was the only one who could do it. She is a goddess who could do a Taylor Harris on Twitter: "@yungwonk They made a jump illegal in figure skating because Surya Bonaly was the only one who could do it. She is a goddess who could do a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtzytYoXAAcI8he.jpg)
Taylor Harris on Twitter: "@yungwonk They made a jump illegal in figure skating because Surya Bonaly was the only one who could do it. She is a goddess who could do a
![nani on Twitter: "This is Surya Bonaly, the first & only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one foot. I love black excellence. https://t.co/23Zpv1MbJS" / Twitter nani on Twitter: "This is Surya Bonaly, the first & only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one foot. I love black excellence. https://t.co/23Zpv1MbJS" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAIkM1OXkAEsagw.jpg)
nani on Twitter: "This is Surya Bonaly, the first & only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one foot. I love black excellence. https://t.co/23Zpv1MbJS" / Twitter
![Surya Bonaly: The only black female who did a historic backflip landing on one foot - Face2Face Africa Surya Bonaly: The only black female who did a historic backflip landing on one foot - Face2Face Africa](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/surya-Bonaly-via.jpg)
Surya Bonaly: The only black female who did a historic backflip landing on one foot - Face2Face Africa
![Surya Bonaly performs her signature move, a backflip landed on one skate, after losing her shot at a medal in the '98 Nagano Olympics. The move is illegal in figure skating due Surya Bonaly performs her signature move, a backflip landed on one skate, after losing her shot at a medal in the '98 Nagano Olympics. The move is illegal in figure skating due](https://external-preview.redd.it/p0a--2_0I8-QXevDqweGG8OtpbFrWjE6CSOFeJb9voY.gif?width=640&crop=smart&format=png8&s=a1de6c8c2a85f56c671142c86bc1edce4cc6c52a)