A former Olympic figure skater who is battling breast cancer has begged the public to be on the lookout for her medals after they were stolen from her Las Vegas home while she was away caring for her sick mother. Surya Bonaly, 51, headed to Minnesota for a week to take care of her mother, who is also battling multiple forms of cancer. But when she returned, security footage showed her home had been completely ransacked in an organized raid, with the perpetrators returning each day to shatter windows, pull down cameras, and cut the WiFi, disabling her security app. A delivery vest worn by the thief was later found abandoned on a street one block away from her home. “I realized that my medals were gone,” the French-born skater said. “European champion or world champion, junior, everything—any medals that I had with my skating.” Bonaly won five European and nine French championships throughout her career, with each medal representing a significant milestone in her life. “I was there when the president of my French country gave me that as a present,” she said of one medal. “So it’s a big honor.” Police are investigating the break-in, and Bonaly has implored any pawn shops in the area to sound the alarm if the medals turn up. “Little reminder to Vegas residents or Pawn Shops, if you ever see some foreign gold and silver medals for sales, Please Please call the Police immediately,” she said.
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