I only got tired of HFOS after the 30th time she kept skating to it.... lol
As for Bonaly/Sato, well, it was gymnastics on ice vs ice skating. Factor in the home crowd and Bonaly's messy landings, well, I didn't think it was all that close tbh. Another thing that I always say is you have to see a skater LIVE to be able to compare. Bonaly was herky jerky and Sato was smooth as silk. Sato skated with 'natural' speed while Bonaly was pumping those crossovers away.
I find Surya skating in competition unwatchable. I can barely make through her programs. So slow, clumsy and missing in the aesthetics - no actual transitions or lines - sorry. It's startling that Bonaly was able to perform all those jumps with little to no slide coming into. In double axel it was blatant.
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