Template:Did you know nominations/Backflip (figure skating)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:09, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Backflip (figure skating)

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French figure skater Surya Bonaly

... that the first backflip in figure skating done at the Olympics was in 1998 by French skater Surya Bonaly, even though it was an illegal move? Source: Walker, Rhiannon (18 February 2022). "Forgotten Fridays: In Her Last Olympic Competition, Surya Bonaly Pulled Something Special out of Her Back Pocket". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the backflip ban in figure skating was lifted in 2024, when it and other "somersault type jumps” were removed from the International Skating Union's list of restricted moves and elements? Source: Skretta, Dave (15 October 2024)."That's Flippin' Amazing! Figure Skating Grand Prix Season Begins with Backflips No Longer Banned". ABC News.
- Reviewed: Pablo Barragán

Created by Figureskatingfan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:47, 1 November 2024 (UTC).

General eligibility:
New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough. ALT1 is cited; ALT0 is belied by the article, which notes an Olympic performance in 1976, prior to the ban. No close paraphrasing found; Earwig shows some things highlighted, but those are all direct quotes. Good to go, ALT1 only. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:51, 4 December 2024 (UTC)