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This Backflipping Black Figure Skater Changed Sports Forever

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This Backflipping Black Figure Skater Changed Sports Forever

Surya Bonaly is the only female figure skater in history who can complete a very illegal and dangerous backflip — yet the black figure skater never won gold. Did race play a part in this?
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