Naked Skating

The 5 time European champion in ladies' figure-skating, Surya Bonaly, from France, has claimed she intends to appear totally naked on the ice at the Asnieres skating-rink, in France. Bonaly says she wants to draw society's attention to the killing of seal cubs in North Canada in the hope that the killings will be banned.

Bonaly left the amateur sport for professional skating in 1999, and has been working in the USA within recent years. She became the face of a new campaign to protect animals organized by American animal liberation society ReTA, whose members are well-known for their shocking protests.

Four members of the society recently occupied the Jean Paul Gaultier boutique in Paris and spoiled the show-windows with red paint to protest against using the fashion designer's use of fur in his collections.

-- VIVE LA SKATEUR! If Ms. Bonaly has her way, her nekkid figure skating performance could set a ratings record, and I'll bet that the Asnieres rink will be "standing" room only, hehehe! A lot of French women will be shocked, however. Not by Ms. Bonaly's nekkid performance, but when their husbands and boyfriends start saying things like, "Cherie, I know how much you like figure skating so I've got front row tickets for us to see Surya Bonaly skate at the rink in Asnieres next month! And I also bought you a new digital video camera so we can record the entire show!"