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At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, one athlete pulled a move that, as far as we know, no one else had ever attempted.\nIn this episode, first aired in the Spring of 2016, we tell you about Surya Bonaly. Surya was not your typical figure skater: she is black, she is athletic, and she didn\u2019t seem to care about artistry. Her performances\u2014punctuated by triple jumps and other power moves\u2014thrilled audiences around the world. Yet commentators claimed she couldn\u2019t skate and judges never gave her high marks. But Surya didn\u2019t accept that criticism. Unlike her competitors\u2014ice princesses who hid behind demure smiles\u2014Surya made her feelings known.\xa0\nThen, during her final Olympic performance, she attempted one jump that flew in the face of the establishment and marked her for life as a rebel.\nOur newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org\n\nLeadership support for Radiolab\u2019s science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.