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At the 1998 Japan Olympics, one figure skater was thrilling audiences with her unconventional moves.

Who was thrilling audiences? One figure skater was thrilling audiences. Was she thrilling audiences with her unconventional moves? Yes, she was thrilling audiences with her unconventional moves.

But the black and muscular athlete wasn’t matching the traditional image of the graceful female ice skater.

What wasn’t she matching? She wasn’t matching the traditional image of the graceful female ice skater.

The public was cheering for Surya. She was capturing their imagination with her brazen attitude and bold style.

Who was cheering for Surya? The public was cheering for Surya. What was she capturing with her brazen attitude and bold style? She was capturing their imagination with her brazen attitude and bold style.

But the judges weren’t enjoying it. They were giving Surya consistently lower marks during her career.

Who wasn’t enjoying it? The judges weren’t enjoying it. Were they giving her consistently high marks? No, they weren’t giving her consistently high marks. They were giving her consistently lower marks.

Maybe she was losing because of racism or maybe Surya was losing because her style was so different.

Was she losing because of racism? Maybe she was losing because of racism. Was she losing because her style was so different? Maybe she was losing because her style was so different.

People were talking about Surya’s incredible speed and power.

What were people talking about? People were talking about her incredible speed and power.

She was flying across the ice and into the air. She was performing jumps that wowed the crowds but the judges weren’t rewarding her.

What was she flying across? She was flying across the ice. What was she flying into? She was flying into the air. Was she boring the crowds? No, she wasn’t boring the crowds. She was wowing the crowds. Were the judges rewarding her? No, the judges weren’t rewarding her.

She was trying to change her style to win the artistic points but she was always falling short of gold.

What was she trying to change? She was trying to change her style. What was she always falling short of? She was always falling short of gold.

Then at the Nagano Olympics, she was suddenly deciding to do things her way.

What was she suddenly deciding to do? She was suddenly deciding to do things her way.

She was feeling terrible. She was recovering from surgery and on top of that, she was suffering from a pulled muscle.

What was she suffering from? She was suffering from a pulled muscle. What was she recovering from? She was recovering from surgery.

Her friends were carrying her up the stairs in the Olympic village.

Where were they carrying her? They were carrying her up the stairs in the Olympic village. Who was carrying her up the stairs in the Olympic village? Her friends were carrying her up the stairs in the Olympic village.

Her doctors were telling her to withdraw. But this was her last competition and she was refusing to end her career that way.

What were her doctors telling her to do? Her doctors were telling her to withdraw.