Read the excerpt from "A Performance to Remember." Bonaly soon eamed praise for her powerful and athletic
performances. Her fierce determination to win was noted.
Bonaly was a strong skater, performing extremely difficult moves
and landing them consistently. However, she soon found herself
battling against strongly held stereotypes of what a women's
figure skater was supposed to be. This included ideas of a cool
and aloof "ice princess" or as “cute as a button"—a perky
ballerina on ice skates
How does this section contribute to the development of ideas in
the text?
It introduces the idea that Bonaly is a strong
competitor
It introduces the idea that Bonaly faced conflict in her
career
it introduces the idea that Bonaly had to learn how to
accept praise
It introduces the idea that Bonaly is a role model.