The 'illegal' backflip that shocked the Olympics
Backflips and discrimination on ice, and remembering Mary Wilson of The Supremes – how she became a Motown star and why she hated some of their early hits.
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan, French figure skater Surya Bonaly performed an ‘illegal’ move - a backflip - that cemented her name in sporting history. This interview was first broadcast in 2019.
Last week the singer Mary Wilson died at the age of 76. She was born to a poor family in Mississippi, the daughter of an itinerant worker and a mother who couldn't read or write, but she grew up to be a legend of Motown, co-founder of one of the most successful groups of all time: The Supremes. In an interview from the Outlook archives, Mary describes her childhood, why she hated some of their early hits and what really happened with Diana Ross.
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Image: Surya Bonaly at the 1995 World Championships
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