<P> During the season , Bonaly was coached by Suzanne Bonaly and Tatiana Tarasova in Marlborough , United States . At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan , Bonaly placed 6th in the short program . Unable to complete her planned routine or a successful triple lutz due to injury , she decided to perform a backflip landing on one blade during the free skate . Backflips had been banned since 1976 from competitions held under ISU rules . Bonaly received a deduction but was content with her decision to perform the move . She finished tenth in Nagano and retired from amateur competition after the event . </P>
<P> During the season , Bonaly was coached by Suzanne Bonaly and Tatiana Tarasova in Marlborough , United States . At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan , Bonaly placed 6th in the short program . Unable to complete her planned routine or a successful triple lutz due to injury , she decided to perform a backflip landing on one blade during the free skate . Backflips had been banned since 1976 from competitions held under ISU rules . Bonaly received a deduction but was content with her decision to perform the move . She finished tenth in Nagano and retired from amateur competition after the event . </P>
when were backflips made illegal in figure skating
when were backflips made illegal in figure skating
1976
1976