The only other backflip of the event came from Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen in this "Caravan" program (then he and Messing teamed up for synced backflips in the finale). Meanwhile, some athletes ...

Nathan Chen is a figure skater representing the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Chen began skating at age three, according to USA Today.

the backflip remained largely in figure skating's background. Bonaly's story was retold every four years around the Olympics.