25 years ago today, Tara Lipinski became the youngest winner of an individual event in the history of the Winter Games. #Nagano1998 ISU Figure Skating | Olympics

During her final free skate at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, French figure skater Surya Bonaly performed a backflip and landed it cleanly on a single blade, a move that had been banned in competition since 1976. Knowing she was already out of medal contention due to a prior injury, she chose to execute the illegal jump as a deliberate act of defiance against a judging system she felt repeatedly undervalued her athletic power and style. Credit: The Olympics | History In Pictures