Tonya Harding (USA) - 1994 Lillehammer, Figure Skating, Ladies' Free Skate, 1st Attempt

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Hamar, NORWAY - 1994 Lillehammer, Figure Skating, Ladies' Free Skate - Tonya Harding of the United States had skate lace problems when her original laces broke during the 6-minute warm up. Her team did not have a proper spare lace for this kind of an emergency and ended up using whatever they could find, which apparently was not long enough for her to properly tie her skate properly. In order to avoid being disqualified for not getting into her starting position within the 2 minutes after they announced her name, she would rush out ill prepared and started her routine. She would bail out of the opening triple Lutz and then go to the referee to show the referee her problem. She would be allowed time to fix her lace problem. It seemed that Tonya expected only a small break to change her lace and then go back out to skate, but the announcer came on and announced that she would be allowed to reskate at the end of the group and immediately called out Josee Chouinard of Canada to skate.

[@brittaniegoeslate]

The announcer "Well she's obviously still worried about the lace but she should be more worried about the performance but I guess you can't be worried about the performance unless the equipment is ready". No shit sherlock. She's probably focused on not breaking her ankle.

[@TheTallMan50]

Brittanie Goes Late Overstating the obvious perhaps?

[@alitoole5150]

Yea skating with loose laces is absolutely horrible

[@Jungkook-bu6qx]

She also secretly said “I’ll break my ankle” or “I’ll break her ankle”

[@majahjorth3623]

Jungkook she said “I’ll break my ankle”

[@scootergreen3]

Yes, that announcer made a stupid comment. You can't be ready unless your guitar, ice skates or any equip. is ready!

[@BasicallySofia]

after watching the movie I came here just because I am that person and the movie is so accurate and well made that deserves an OSCAR

[@karlafigueroa9087]

BasicallySofia the movie is a masterpiece.

[@JulieDelahooke]

YESSS!!! OMG it's completely dead on!

[@mattj4112]

Lasna34 that scene was in the movie. It showed Tonya casually writing down the schedule at her husband's request without thinking. Admittedly that's kinda a weak explanation but who knows what happened.

[@bytheocean7142]

Lasna34 it's explicit explained in the movie. She wrote down the other girl's schedule because her ex told her he would send a written threat to Kerrigan to intimidate her. It was not supposed to go that far.

[@melissamiller1513]

Amazing if it's dead on cause her story is bull one interview she is afraid of her husband 5 min later she wants to f- em up which is it honey you timid and scared or you going to beat the crap out of him ????

[@MsTheeloisa]

The song started to get dramatic as soon as she started crying...ICONIC

[@mkaplan1383]

EVILOISA I remember that. 😆😆😂😂😂😂

Iconic??? Lol 🤔

[@BeautyQueen79]

😝😝😝

[@nassauguy48]

Those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park would have been NO match for Tonya!

[@charlesm7589]

Not iconic. Maybe you meant moving or touching? But not iconic, that word means something completely different.

[@karikari7336]

I remember seeing her on tv as a kid and thinking she was a horrible person because of everything that was on tv about her at the time ... Now watching it after the move I. Tonya I feel like I’m watching an abused child who needs so much love and help and my heart breaks for her and every child who goes though what she did. Two major lessons. Watch who you hang out with and don’t believe the news.

[@velveetaslingshot]

Fourth lesson....movies lie too.

[@commonunicorn1975]

Just because she had a hard upbringing doesn’t mean she’s not guilty of the attack. This is coming from someone who enjoyed I, Tonya.

[@kc472]

Common Unicorn wait but i tjought she didn’t know about it though? i’m still missing 15 mins of the movie and her character has many flaws ofc she’s not a perfect person but... i thought the attack wasn’t her fault??

[@commonunicorn1975]

Karla :p They don’t know what happened. The movie was just trying to fill in the blanks based on hear-say. Not to mention Tonya was involved in production.

[@ClepsidraSideral]

Carissa Carissa It's not the child who did it, but a grown woman. She played stupid games, she won a stupid prize. Imagine saying a criminal is only a poor abused child. Grow up.

[@butterfly3850]

People don’t understand how stressful it was in the first bit, she was hurrying, nearly disqualified and was distracted from her lace AND had to tie it on the ice, she must have been so stressed, even on the ice, and the fall must have shaken her to her core, poor girl

[@tatyanamelnikoff9578]

which fall?

[@scottc4199]

@@tatyanamelnikoff9578 She fell on her Triple Axel in the warm-up that day I believe

[@ADDrecords]

And was probably hungover lol

[@Lily-xk4ss]

Wait wait wait isn’t this the girl that made her ex boyfriend hurt the other girl? Why do people feel bad for her if she did something so terrible, am I missing something?!!!

[@SkyGodKazuha]

@@Lily-xk4ss She says that she was unaware of what her ex-husband was planning

[@taylormackinnon9061]

Watching this... the movie (I, Tonya) did a PHENOMENAL job recreating this event. Every moment. Every word. Even some of the same shots used by these cameras. Amazing.

[@WeiYinChan]

Taylor MacKinnon she could have just not try to break a rival’s leg and career. No sympathy for a bitch and a criminal

[@Amzy-xq8iw]

Couldn't agree more.

[@qiqisongs]

Just that they show Tonya skating with no lights lol

[@karikari7336]

Taylor MacKinnon I just watched the movie too. I had tears and chills. She was abused and raised in a bad environment. That’s what have her her ambition but it’s also what destroyed her. We should all learn a lesson you are who you hang out with.

[@laurasanchez7105]

Literally what I was gonna say. Amazing

[@blank_canvas3391]

Watching this I’m realizing how much Margot Robbie nailed her accent. Incredible

[@redlady935]

Poor woman, had everything stacked against her

[@imogenimeson664]

She is my inspiration.

[@diarmaidhalloran8585]

@@imogenimeson664 pretty sure she’s evil

[@kk-lx1hi]

@@diarmaidhalloran8585 she’s no where near evil

[@diarmaidhalloran8585]

@@kk-lx1hi she was a drama Queen who knew about and made no effort to stop a sabotage attempt on a competitor by her close friends

[@هدي-ه8ظ]

@@diarmaidhalloran8585 she’s not evil

[@m1r3o]

Those two commentators didn't like Tonya at all!!

[@yiyi2949]

Yeah people really hated her

[@ncjuppiter9595]

90% of the country hated Tonya at the time.

[@regandavies8046]

@@ncjuppiter9595 why was that?

[@ncjuppiter9595]

@@regandavies8046 for about a month, all you heard 24/7 was that she had Nancy Kerrigan kneecapped, and Nancy was America’s sweetheart at the time (before her own heel turn.)

[@tonyahardingbrokemorekneecaps]

Understandably.

[@lpnelson6584]

To get to this level, Olympic-level, from such poor and humble beginnings, is incredible. Practicing in a public mall skating rink after hours, making your own costumes, it is an amazing underdog story. Such a shame she got hooked up with Gillooly and company, I believe she could have won with just her talent.

[@nassauguy48]

Agreed. Actually, Oksana Baiul and Surya Bonaly also came from very humble backgrounds. Without all her financial backing, Nancy Kerrigan would never have gotten as far as she did, as she lacked the natural talent of these other women.

[@charlesm7589]

@@nassauguy48 No matter how much money you think Kerrigan had, you can't buy talent. There are lots of rich girls who are not championship skaters.

[@asruluveira]

most of athlete are poor so they are not that special. just look at the NFL.. but in the end players that come from rich family like Mahomes and Brady reign supreme. mostly because those come from poor background change when they got money while Mahomes and Brady stay the same and care more about legacy in the games.. on Tonya and Nancy. if I was on a boat and found them stranded. I chose to save Nancy. she look so hot even when she is in her 50's. good people aged gracefully

[@flightoflightning2505]

Why do ppl think Nancy was this millionaire bimbo? Her personality wasn’t all that great but she had a humble beginning as well. Her dad was the sole breadwinner working as a plumber, while her mom was blind. Nancy basically raised herself into skating. The only reason why she had money was because her talent earned her sponsorships, unlike Tonya, who smoked 2 packs a day.

[@studebricker2845]

She was in 10th place with no chance of winning, bad skate or not.

[@supafun33]

Saw I, Tonya last night. Was really interested in seeing this... but totally thrown off by "she'll skate to the music of JURASSIC PARK" wtf?! Lol

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

Brook Hubbs the score from the movie...whats wrong with that?

[@ALOTOFCARROTSTICKS]

A real American hero

[@Jprager]

James Russel nahh, this performance took place a few months after the film had just been released, it was probably still fairly popular

[@moarroz]

Same omg 😂😂🤣

[@graciek1857]

I think she picked it because the movie was cRAZYYY popular, and nothing like it has really ever been shown

[@AJ-cq5pw]

I really do appreciate all the Tonya supporters. Nice to know there are people who can keep an open mind and don't let the media make their opinions on real people.

[@stephaniejoobern1001]

Aliyah Jordan Most of them are only like that because they DON'T have an open mind and completely believe the movie as they weren't even alive when it happened. I mean just think about it: if they were really open minded they would not assume that she is guilty, but they would also not assume that she is innocent. They would be in the middle.

[@abbyvdv1715]

Triple Lutz it was a miracle that Nancy recovered quickly. They intended to disable her. She could have ended up in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, relying on painkillers just to get through the day. Not to mention the fact that the assailant’s actions in that fight-or-flight moment would have been completely unpredictable. They did this so that Tonya had a better chance at winning a game. Please don’t downplay how shitty that is just because the outcome was less horrific than they had planned.

[@face2158]

@@itsallgoodman1244 no but we remember the hype. This was before the internet. Everyone in the world was watching this.

[@spirittammyk]

Don't need the media to make opinions. I lived in this world and it's no secret that Tonya Harding was a one trick pony drama queen. No body liked her because she made sure of it with her shitty attitude and thinking she was so much better than anyone else. If she had more respect for those around her, maybe she could have gotten some in return. But nope, she will always be that drunk trailer trash that had that one dance with the prom king and it be the only defining moment of her life.

[@SlashyBashy_]

@@stephaniejoobern1001 bold of you to assume most of us weren’t alive then.

[@ravengale]

Something to keep in mind is she was poor and probably had crap equipment. But she also surrounded herself with trash people, and it appears she had lost her drive.

[@youdeservetobehappynow7584]

raven gale true.

[@denalistar5256]

Surrounded herself with trash people? Do you mean the family she just so happened to be born to? Not her fault. She had to overcome so much adversity and work for EVERYTHING she had unlike the spoiled, rich and snobby Nancy Kerrigan. I love Tonya, at least she's a "real" person and if that means "trash" to some, so be it! Yeah, she made some mistakes in marrying the man she did etc, but no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. Otherwise, there wouldnt' be "divorce." I personally LOVE her and think she's amazing. Too bad we can't throw Nancy Kerrigan in the boxing ring with her. Now that would be pure entertainment.

[@KeithsReviews]

Crap equipment ? Lmao those were gold plated figure skates.

[@Butterfly22593]

I don't think it was because she lost her drive. I think she let herself be affected by everything that was going on at the time and it threw her of her game.

[@KaioMichiru22]

Watch the movie, is great.

[@tongyeong]

Two things that strike me as a bit weird: 1.Has anyone considered foul play with her shoe lace. The timing would be right. 2. Has anyone noticed the negative tone of the male commentator? “this is a girl who had a problem with her costume at us nationals a year ago; she had a skate blade break at a skate america completion in oct; and now the public address is announcing Tonya Harding’s name, and she’s still lacing up her boots" 1. Tonya had no problem with her costume, the judges did 2. Tonya didn't "have her skate blade break", it broke (she probably didn't have the best equipment money could buy, and she skated hard) 3. obviously Tonya must secure her shoelace for her own safety purposes before getting on the ice. perhaps someone should have run to the judges and informed them

[@AMD1114]

He was'nt talking about the judges nor liking her costume at a competition in either 93 or 92 Tonya's costume came undone at the back while she was skating and they stopped the music for her coach Diane to fix it and then she went on to skate again. but yes he was horrible about Tonya.

[@liouxcifer]

It wasn’t foul play, nor was it a setup. She had poor equipment as she wasnt as financially well-off as most other competitors are. Shit like this happens, honestly, especially back in the day before there were a lot of regulations and precautions. It’s extremely unfortunate.

[@OVOXO1234561]

what was the big deal w/ the shoe lace? i don’t understand & i’m not familiar w/ figure skating.

[@3lisecristine]

king Carter i watched the movie and if the shoelaces aren’t strong enough you can break your ankle.

[@abbyvdv1715]

In regards to your point #2: “Tonya didn’t ‘have her skate blade break’, it broke” Are you interpreting the word “have” in that sentence as if he was saying that Tonya...like...”arranged” for her skate blade to break? Willed it to break? Coerced it into breaking? Because I find that to be an odd interpretation unless you can think of any alternate way he could have phrased that in the English language. All I could think of was, “This is a girl who experienced a rude blade-a-breakening...”

[@sweetiebee8187]

This is so heartbreaking. The panic in her voice when they want to take the skate off 💔

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋how are you doing?

[@n.6353]

I nearly cried when she tried to keep it together on the ice. It just shows how much pressure they’re under. You could see when she landed how unstable it was.

[@LuannOsbourne]

same

[@toriandtilly]

The Jurrasic Park music just made the drama

[@lucynicholson4759]

hahayourfunny94 I

[@toriandtilly]

The free Elf ?

[@gmfd76]

*LOL* I thought the same thing at the time! :)

[@WarthDader74]

Poor Tonya Harding, I feel so sorry for her

[@Bigmommafluffy]

I love skating. When I saw her lace, as short as it was, I get it. Without having a lace that is long enough to tighten those skates around your ankles, it's impossible to have proper support whist doing jumps with loose ankles.

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today miss

[@xandykkaudy8252]

I would have borrowed someones laces

[@josephercastor8026]

They sabotaged her, tried so hard to destroy her and they succeeded. Such a tragedy because she was the best and they hated it

[@CariBarbour]

@@xandykkaudy8252 no time. Takes a while to unlace and lace up two boots.

[@saraoverkamping8143]

She reminds me of Kamila Valieva, similiar phaenomen. The team and the media just let her break down

[@thelaydee]

With everything that was going on in her life at that point, this is so emotional to see

[@atherinenazarova8044]

The spectators were absolutely disgusting. Laughing at the sportsman who strived so hard to get to Olympics, who had to go through so much pressure, who didn't have enough money for good-quality equipment, unlike all rich nancys... That's ferocious.

[@jacob8949]

Honestly people are so stupid sometimes.

[@spirittammyk]

Nancy Kerrigan didn't come from a rich background. Her mother is blind and her father had to work 3 jobs and to put two mortgages on the house to put Nancy Kerrigan through coaching. She lucked out when she got endorsements. If Tonya was nicer and actually marketed herself she too would have gotten endorsements. But instead she fooled around.

[@priyachoudhary9896]

I mean, the times haven't changed at all, people will throw shit at you no matter what, if you win a medal, you are safe if not then prepare for hate, atleast that's what happened with Biles, and now that's she did win a medal, everyone's quiet

[@pelinalwhitestrake9162]

@@priyachoudhary9896 Not really. She medaled but it was a bronze and only after quitting. She took multiple womens spots who would've died for that spot to simply call it quits when it wasn't going her way. That's not shitting on her, it's just an accurate description of what took place. We shouldn't applaud mental collapses.

[@kyloren4716]

@@jeffreyknight3884 she wasn’t the better skater sorry to break it to you hun and funny you wanna call someone a crybaby for getting their knee shattered

[@42lookc]

Shouldn't her coach have triple-checked her equipment, and assured backup was in place? After all, this is a *powerful* little skater, who would test her skates to their limit. And, couldn't the judges have given her more time? How in the world was she supposed to perform at peak level under that, "get out here no matter what shape your skates are in or you're disqualified!" pressure? Darn it, her life sucked enough already. How she ever got to such a high level in all of that I can't imagine.

[@naomialr]

42lookc bou jkzi

[@kailaleegibbons6143]

42lookc they did give her plenty of time to sort herself out. She was just using it as an excuse because she was mentally unprepared. Felt guilty, perhaps?

[@nicoles7800]

Karunya Sabapathy , Tonya had an arrogant attitude. Even going into the Olympics she refused to attend early for enough practice. She was out of shape, physically, mentally and emotionally. We'll never know the full truth...but she does. I suspect it's not good. I lived through seeing this unfold. Yes, she came from an impoverished and worse, very abusive background. So do many other people but they do not choose to hurt others.

[@nicoles7800]

Karunya Sabapathy I understand your point of view & many now think she wasn't guilty. I think she made very poor choices, due to her life circumstances. I do think the judge in her criminal trial was far too hard on her. She was decimated by huge fines and given a life long ban. I believe she should be allowed to coach professionally now. People have committed far worse crimes & not received such harsh penalties. She was convicted for trying to hinder the course of the investigation. There were notes found in her handwriting at the Boston Arena. The criminals were told to hit Kerrigan on her landing leg......Who else would know such things. There is a place for redemption for everyone. I just wish she'd told the truth after all this time. There are some excellent documentaries on the whole incident. I Tonya is an excellent film but it's not a documentary.

[@nicoles7800]

Karunya Sabapathy , Yes, you are right...she was made an example of....not totally warranted. Certainly deserved. I think she knew a lot about what was happening. Look at footage of Gillooly, he always said, she wore the pants. Enough said.

[@TimeandMonotony]

I always think of seinfeld's parody of the Tonya/Nancy and shoelace thing in the episode "the understudy." "MY SHOELACE!" XD

[@dakotadakota7826]

In the movie, 'I, Tonya', shows a document of Tonya Harding growing up. Her childhood was very tough but she made it through. At the age of three her mom made her start doing figure skating. Her mother abused her at the age of 9+, also saying she wasn't good enough. She found her first love and he abused her. Tonya left him but eventually went back to him and married him. He abused her even more but she stayed. One time her and her mom were 'fighting' and her mom 'accidently' threw a knife right into Tonya's arm. Figure skating was Tonya's dream growing up and her dream came true. Tonya Harding was the first American woman to land a triple axel, Harding also was the first in the world to notch two triple axels in a single competition. She did that at Skate America in 1991. She was very competitive but she took it too far one time. She took a metal bat and broke her opponents kneecaps because she was convinced by her husband it would be a great idea. She eventually got caught and in trial she got banned from figure skating for life. You should watch 'I, Tonya' to learn more about Harding's life.

[@the_hero_inside]

My frankfurter... I dropped it.. I can't believe I dropped my frankfurter... it was really good 😅🤣😂

[@TimeandMonotony]

@@the_hero_inside And then nothing when her grandmother died. 😂

[@hollyjolly2066]

@@dakotadakota7826 Re: She took a metal bat and broke her opponent's kneecaps. Lol...Tonya *never* attacked anyone. Also, no one's kneecaps were ever broken.

[@gabrielaazevedo9491]

@@dakotadakota7826 SHE didnt take a metal bar, her husband did, and we're still not sure of what really happened

[@aphroditewitch]

Her coach did have an extra lace, they didn't have time to re-lace her whole boot before she took the ice. The rules stated that you had to be on the ice and start the program by the time the 2 minute warning was up. The problem is that Tonya used different boots than most skaters. Hers laced all the way up with eyelets on the boot. Most skaters have hooks on their boots. The hook boots use shorter laces.

[@kathymyers7279]

aphroditewitch thankyou!

[@imbornthiswaybaby12]

I never knew that. That’s interesting.

[@emily5689]

I watched the movie and Tonya said when the her blade fell off in a competition, the repair person put the blade on wrong.

[@Jilli8310]

That's interesting. I know it must be according to preference and comfort though. I sure would cry and fuss too if the very vessel that brought me success in my sport was not placed in such a way that I was comfortable and able to perform efficiently. Im not a huge Tonya Harding fan, but I admire anyone who can go on the ice and not fall, like me!

[@elyse443]

That is totally interesting. Thanks for that.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

Gosh. This isn't even the movie 'I, Tonya' yet this is so unintentionally dramatic like a movie! Even the music Tonya's skating to matches perfectly with the moment when she fails the jump and starts to give up. Such a crazy sad story. I really feel her pain.

[@DROPADDICT3170]

_if self-destruction was an olympic event i'd be tonya harding_

[@xxxx626]

AYYYY

[@WickedPhase]

That's why I'm here! lol

[@pelinalwhitestrake9162]

I'm sorry... I'M SORRY

[@astral.soul12]

Yooooo fuck yessss

[@purpletiger144]

YUHHH

[@Farmgirl2112]

This was heart breaking.She was booed continuously.The world loathed her.I don't know how she skated at all.She had no focus.Yes she was involved in something awful, but that was a symptom of the kind of trash she had surrounding her.They didn't believe in her.They did not support her.Which is hard to believe b/c she was a phenomenal skater, unmatched in her power.With the right kind of support she would have been untouchable.Nancy Kerrigan couldn't hold a candle to her jump wise.Sad sad shame.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

I feel very sorry for Ms. Harding. i really do.

[@cachingchingkasha879]

Campbell Scot Nancy Kerrigan is a pathetic self righteous snob

[@user-wn5ld9ny1i]

@Campbell Scot After being raised by an abusive mother it's no surprise she married a jerk as she was groomed to tolerate abuse. While I have empathy for her my sense of right and wrong can't condone it.

[@Darkmatter105]

Agreed she had the physicality the talent and quite clearly the drive. Everything else fell apart =(.

[@elizabethtrainer9732]

Trash begets trash, I was there, she played the sympathy, poor me card like a frikkin fiddle. She Knows NOTHING else but lying, lying, lying.

[@4nniee]

“things like this just don’t happen” BRUH it literally happened rn smh

[@timothyhh]

It literally never happened before or since. Those laces don't just suddenly break, I don't know how she didn't notice it fraying. Further if she Tonya didn't pack extra laces then her coach definitely should have.

[@Onniesprairiegarden]

@@timothyhh you would think you'd be prepared... the Olympics? I mean come on. When that announcer mentioned all those other mishaps... sounds like a pattern...

[@spirittammyk]

@@Onniesprairiegarden The announcer is former Olympic gold medalist Dick Button. So he knows all too well what is going on. More than likely, a long time ago, professionals probably came to her to offer their services, and instead of taking them up on their offer, she told them to go fuck off. The only reason she keeps getting in the competitions is because of her triple axel. Nothing else. It's all she has. And well, if you have a shitty attitude, then no one is going to risk endorsing you. She has always been a mess, always been undisciplined, lacked hard work ethics, planning and had poor choices in the company she keeps. Her coach was probably always getting screamed at and was rattled herself. Once Tonya was banned for life, I bet the whole figure skating body made a huge sigh of relief and had to create rules now that you had to have a certified manager to get in from here on out.

[@c.s.1254]

@@timothyhh Absolutely! Even if you're literally just taking your kids to the easiest of tests, you're supposed to back extra laces. She was famous at an international level already, she had plenty of sponsors, and this was the fucking Olympics. There really isn't much of an excuse.

[@abandonrz]

​@C. S. She did have extra laces, just didn't have the time to replace the boot. And why she had no time? usually people with her background and situation tends to self-sabotage and not always on purpose but in little things, like not noticing how bad something is or having the "deal with this later" mindset. It's true when you are a victim for so long you tend to victimize yourself.

[@susiepittman601]

She was unbelievably talented. Her tendency to self sabotage caused her to throw it away.

[@angysan5288]

After all, I think Tonya was truly a great skater; very technical, very powerful, which paid off having a strong personality! Despite gossips, his myth will live forever.

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

his?

[@jsec4222]

She was a great talent who didn’t have as much of a support system as she should’ve had... she had a few people that were amazing... but to be great she needed more of them... and she didn’t... it’s sad.

[@gildedlillyproductions2943]

I’m in the same boat. My family hated me because I chose a career over marrying a man with money

[@JackieLaurent]

Sometimes I just see myself in her, "things like this just don't happen", unless you're like me, you attract those kind of things, and I can guarantee you, they happen >

[@coolkatz9012]

We create what we fear !

[@AF-Twice]

I'm at the edge of my seat watching a figure skater tie her shoe. This is a strange world we live in.

[@自由吗]

I have no right to judge other people’s hard-working results. When you laugh at someone’s failure, you don’t notice you just sit on your couch for many years long ,have never get your ass up .

[@tfittread8907]

I'm sorry but, they're laces. A four year old can tie those. Drama.

[@ilikefiretruckandmonstertr80]

tfit tread ....in figure skating, a poorly tied lace can lead to a broken ankle. it’s not that absurd to be upset about it.

[@jordantaylor6602]

@@tfittread8907 do you skate? if the laces on the boots aren’t tied properly you could break something lmfao

[@AA-vr8ve]

@@tfittread8907 i dunno about ice skating, but a friend broke her ankle at a derby for a lace that wasn't tied well enough

[@synsol5731]

@@tfittread8907 Are you stupid. If she didn’t tie those properly she could break her fucking ankle and unfortunately she didn’t have the financial support to buy quality skates.

[@krussell1608]

I, Tonya depicted this so accurately. A massive kudos to them.

[@GolgothasArt]

"This bizarre real-life movie" they predicted the future

[@danielasampaio1076]

The movie is so accurate... it really breaks my heart to see her desperation. I’m not American, but I can see how this young woman suffered and deeply felt the pressure on top of her

[@ericmoore7863]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@angelab5987]

I remember when she landed her triple jump. She was such a strong skater then, maybe not graceful, but I cheered her on. I really was hoping she was the one to win the gold medal at the Olympics. At that time I didn't know of a Nancy. It was so sad to see it all come undone just a few years later. So many hopefuls have lost their future due to a bad relationship. It didn't help much that her mother was so terrible. Tonya, I'm sure you are happy now being a mother. Don't focus on the past. Look to the next good thing in your life.

[@r.a.k4390]

I love how puffy everyone's jackets are

[@roast.potatoes]

Their roadmen innit

[@Lunastra_]

I keep coming back to this... her skating and costume where immaculate! Shes a very powerful skater and definitely my inspiration

[@charlesm7589]

She put skating on the map for the Jerry Springer crowd. She was a good skater, not spectacular. She didn't have much money or support. No world class athlete at that level of competition should ever have an equipment failure so basic. That said, the traditional skating crowd was snooty. Nancy K was their kind of girl, Tonya was not. Nancy was graceful and smooth, Tonya was more athletic and less polished. To me, Nancy came off as entitled, but over all she was the better performer because she came ready. She even overcame Tonya's assault and competed. In other words, she was mentally tougher.

[@valmacclinchy]

@@charlesm7589 Tonya was a spectacular skater. Not only was she the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition, she was also extremely strong in her spins, her Lutz was beautiful, too.

[@charlesm7589]

@@valmacclinchy She did a spectacular move, the triple axle. And no one gets that far (the Olympics) without exceptional talent. But she was not well rounded as a skater, ill prepared and unable to cope with adversity. If you want to talk about a skater who was spectacular in every way, then go back to 1988 and Katerina Witt, IMHO.

[@sheltonkristy]

@@charlesm7589 and don't forget about Katya and Sergei . They were flawless. Like poetry in motion in the ice. So in sync. So beautiful. And after the untimely passing of Sergei , Katya still performed beautifully as a solo skater. They will always be the definition of incredible on ice . No one can ever compare.

[@luuduonghy659]

@@charlesm7589 She finish 8th despite with crap equipment on a World Event That not impress, just amazed but shame that had she had better equipment, she would be in top 3

[@LV2UXO77]

I don't understand why everyone, including her, would make sure her skates were properly tied and absolutely comfortable on her feet before she went to perform her figure skating on the ice like the other skaters were prepared. None of this makes any sense.

[@tomgallowitz]

Agreed it’s very odd, seems like she was ill prepared and used the “broken lace” as an excuse to get extra time and get a redo later on

[@katrinarosiak68]

Tonya Harding should be credited with creating the "ugly cry." By the way, "I, Tonya" was a fantastic movie! A must see!

[@cachingchingkasha879]

Katrina Corine I loved the movie! It was incredible!

[@brookehanner8420]

Did it just come out?

[@Minako9888]

came out in December 6th

[@austntexan]

Kerrigan's "Why?!!" face was epic though.

[@cdh0879]

bauhaus So true

[@CSorickOmaha]

What an amazing athlete. Things happen. She didn't have the money to afford proper equiptment. And, with EVERYTHING that was going on with this young woman during this time period, I'm pretty sure that an extra pair of boot-laces were the first thing on her mind. Her coach should've been blamed. I would think a coach would've had an extra pair. I'm a HUGE Tonya Harding fan. Pure, raw talent.

[@jessrocksyearight]

Christopher Sorick Are you excited for the movie?

[@lepetitpoulet]

Yes... smashing talent!

[@tingtongtherussianspy1383]

She is a huge cheater

[@travisgrobel673]

She is just full of raw drama. She should be disqualified right away. This kind of behavior is not acceptable in real atlthletic competition.

[@Fred59171]

Did not have a few hundred dollars for spare skates? What a nonsense ...

[@emo516]

I remembered watching all of them as a kid. I remembered not really understanding Tonya's situation with Nancy, but my mother always pointing out that Tonya was an easy target from the media, and not to believe every story you hear. She wasn't a fan of Nancy. I never knew why. I just remembered her feeling sorry for Tonya.

[@bibsann861]

I felt sorry for Nancy

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

That was epic dramatic timing with the music when she stopped performing.

[@peterbigblock]

I never paid much attention to figure skating until Harding came along. She was a true American underdog, fighting headwinds all the way and succeeding through sheer will. Surrounded by trash and bozos, denigrated by the mucky-mucks in her sport, getting where she did is a hell of a lot more inspiring than all the well-off kids whose parents loved and supported them, who looked and acted the ice-princess part. Especially in a sport filled with liars and weasels, she was amazing.

[@Inessence4]

Very true and hardly anyone she could trust.

[@cdavidlake2]

Is taking part in an attempt to cripple her opponent part of your glowing estimation?

[@Rascott03]

Did they show dad in the audience during the movie?? I feel like they didn’t say or show him anymore after he left in the beginning lol

[@sarahwilliams0033]

Randy S no they didn’t! Which I thought was strange. He was at the family photo for her wedding but that was it

[@Rascott03]

Yeah they could’ve gotten John Goodman lol

[@strugglingcollegestudent]

I thought her dad left her

[@broadwaymelody33]

People had already branded her as a dramatic vindictive witch, and when this happened everyone just ripped her apart again. “Look at how dramatic she is, she’s just trying to get a leg up on Kerrigan, what a crybaby”

[@Thatgirlcodes]

broadwaymelody33 I mean a loose skate is a huge issue but I do feel like she could’ve been hoping to throw off the next girl

[@reglamartinez3318]

broadwaymelody33. So was donkey teeth. That looser of Kerrigan treated Oksana very bad.She was the best skater on the ice.

[@davidadams2395]

_A leg up on Kerrigan,_ eh?

[@tongyeong]

Alyssa Brown it's possible that someone was trying to throw her off by making sure her shoe lace would break, make a sure fool of her in her last performance--especially since nancy was attacked

[@tilda6642]

If I worked my ass off to get to this competition, just for something as small as a skate lace to stop me, it would REALLY anger me.

[@Deva7]

"I've never seen anything like this before" - That's right, that's Tonya, she's one of a kind!

[@butterfly3850]

She reminds me of maleficent (from the live action movie) because she had a hard past which forced her to make a few bad choices but wasn’t a bad person and is wrongly accused of terrible things

[@bloomdoom9449]

tonya inspired me to skate, I love you Tonya

[@TheStacylee12]

I'm actually surprised Scott Hamilton was as supportive in his commentary towards Tonya. He did say , " things like this just don't happen in competition, but has happened several times to Tonya", but besides that... he made mostly empathetic remarks and said several times she is just doing what a skater is instructed to do if an issue with equipment occurs. I guess I just mean that given all the craziness going on in their little world of ice skating at that time, he could have gotten away with saying just about anything , but he really didn't . And I think that was very professional of him.

[@ericmoore7863]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@GetBenched2010]

Scott was about done with her drama at this point. He would get increasingly annoyed with her antics as the games progressed but by the time her skate lace was magically fixed, (rushing Josee Chuinard ahead a spot and wrecking her performance as a result,) he lowered the boom on her when her second attempt happened. He also witnessed her gamesmanship in 1993 in Prague when she had a broken skate blade that magically repaired itself without any major repairs or replacements when it was clear they weren't going to let her wait until the end to skate. This part of the broadcast was clearly his breaking point and he was NOT kind to her during her second attempt.

[@janrt4258]

I just saw the movie last night and wow the precision in the feelings and all the drama is amazing from every actor in it. I loved their job.

[@Farmgirl2112]

exactly right. Josee Choinard wasn't actually "rushed" on to the ice. She took the ice the same time she would have anyway. The whole Tonya/Nancy thing was definitely a distraction, but as world class, elite athletes, their focus is second to none. Josee fell b/c she fell.It was just too easy to blame Tonya.I'm surprised people didn't try to get her blamed for the Kennedy assassination.Seriously.She was a phenomenal skater.She brought a lot to the sport.It makes me sad to see her this way.

[@ItsAllButtaBaby]

k

[@malvavisco10]

Chouinard

[@elainesnow326]

Me, too. And why did the crowd have to boo her? Kerrigan was also a victim: she clearly outskated Baiul, but the judged gave Baiul technical marks almost equal to Nancy’s, though she two footed at least two jumps, almost falling on one. Sloppy spins and her one combination, if you could call it that, was thrown in carelessly at the end, almost as an afterthought. Nancy skated flawlessly, with at least two very difficult combinations. Her spins were centered and her signature spiral was breathtaking. It was an insult to her to score Baiul so similarly. Baiul deservedly won the artistic mark, but had she been scored fairly in the technical mark, Kerrigan would have won. It wasn’t Oksana’s fault but her win was due to two things: (1) eastern bloc voting. Jan Hoffman cast the decisive vote in Baiul’s favor. A fine skater of the old East German system, he wasn’t about to let an American win. The Russian and other east bloc nations followed suit. (2) The judging panel was disgusted by the whole Nancy-Tonya scandal and decided someone had to be punished. With Harding finishing well out of the medals, Nancy was sacrificed. A pathetic treatment to a young lady who was totally innocent and the victim of a terrifying attack from which she miraculously recovered. Ironically, Baiul’s star dimmed quickly; she succumbed to alcoholism and was never really the skater that once dazzled the world. As for Kerrigan, she ran off with a married man and raised a family, occasionally appearing in skating exhibits, demonstrating she’d hardly missed a step since her Olympic days. Tragedy befell the entire Kerrigan family a few years later when one of Nancy’s brothers killed her beloved father. It seems there were no winners in this competition. So very tragic.

[@GetBenched2010]

@@elainesnow326 Nancy skated a safe program while Baiul took chances late in her program to steal it.

[@tbird2249]

Josee had the same amount of time regardless - idk why it made a huge difference to go before or after Harding.

[@philipschrute8487]

i'm so shocked the movie replicate this scene perfectly with what happen in real life. great movie

[@nightgirl1809]

She deserved better. Tonya is so talented and great

[@gabrielpretto5235]

She orcherstrated a crime. Yeah, talent and great is right.

[@aleksda]

Она определенно вызывает уважение! Не такая как все! Особенная.

[@kimtrenchfield6888]

Just watched this and now i can't stop crying. To know how real this story was and to see how hard and devastating her life was really breaks my heart. This movis was absolutely amazing!

[@erroror7863]

She literally says something in the line of ”I’m gonna break my ankle” before the performance at 2:46

[@PainterLynn]

I remember this as it happened! I was on the phone with my friend and we were both watching it. Everything seemed okay until she started crying!

[@tennisguyky]

Oksana Baiul skated beautifully, with poise grace & technical ability, she blew the rest out of the water.

[@spirittammyk]

Eh, she still two footed all her landings and should have been deducted for them.

[@joshhuels5828]

I'm so amazed at how accurate and awesome Margot Robbie's performance was when recreating this.

[@melaprxn1596]

God bless her. This is heartbreaking. So much promise and so much potential. She was so very young.

[@JadeEyes1]

I remember watching this on TV when it happened. (I was young at the time, and "The music of Jurassic Park" made me sit up and take notice.) At the time, I remember thinking how strange it was. I thought things like this didn't happen to professionals.

[@krystingrant6292]

Yeah seeing this now. Mad awkward

[@pelinalwhitestrake9162]

They don't happen to professionals lol

[@Avi-tc2ym]

Cuz she not a professional.

[@ManuelPabloArnao]

People who don’t follow skating don’t realize that this never happens to anyone. Ok, maybe once in your career and that’s it. But this happened to Tonya like 3-4 times within a 3 year span.

[@flightoflightning2505]

The amount of time for preparation it takes just to get put. She should have noticed that her blade was loose even before she had the warm-up. Blades just don’t shift like that.

[@ManuelPabloArnao]

@@flightoflightning2505 Of course, skating fans know that! The general public doesn't, lol.

[@pam0626]

I give Scott Hamilton a lot of credit for his unbiased commentary. It would have been so easy to take a condescending attitude towards Tonya during this performance, but he kept it professional.

[@ToePick]

This was the breaking point as he was NOT kind to her during her second attempt. He'd seen enough of the drama farming by then.

[@jramjee100]

It's amazing how perfectly they replicated this bit in I, Tonya. Fantastic attention to detail.

[@59missedcalls]

If Self-Destruction Was an Olympic Event, I’d Be Tonya Harding

[@shawnskinner9089]

I literally came to watch this because of that song🔥

[@ivetofta6084]

The rink was packed. People used to enjoy watching figure skating! Now (before rona) the crowds are very small

[@omarrobles8319]

She will skate to the music of Jurassic Park." I laughed so hard at that.😂

[@robertjazz3613]

Bruh 😂

[@celineterra8107]

That’s actually iconic 😂

[@sydneyprescott5241]

Just watched I,Tonya... was soooo good

[@ericmoore7863]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@rocket1380]

I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T do you know what that mean?

[@smokedoutvillain]

IF SELF DESTRUCTON WAS AN OLYMPIC SPORT, I’D BE TONYA HARDING.

[@pbj6535]

I’m here because $uicide caught my attention to find where that audio came from

[@Calibeachgtl1024]

I remember watching this live on tv when it happened

[@marilianna01]

It s sooo great to watch this after the movie!!! That 's why i love movies baced on real stories!!! I remember watching that on real time as a big fan of ice skating...!

[@blurrypapaya6717]

Wow Margot was amazing at recreating this

[@LaurasLife08]

Margot thou what a amazing actress she is!! Tragic story so sad for all parties. What a great movie

[@elainecamara4347]

IF SELF-DESTRUCTION WAS AN OLYMPIC EVENT, ID BE TONYA HARDING.

[@jakobtrahey846]

mhm

[@valerianicole8090]

The movie *I, Tonya* did an EXCEPTIONAL job at recreating this!! Just, AMAZING

[@ericmoore7863]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@BabbleOn777]

I remember watching this live. The defining moment Drama entered the Olympics, and everyone loved it.

[@scallen3841]

Her porn movie is good as well

[@ToePick]

She and Nancy had milked the drama so much by this point that nobody was all that interested in watching the skating, they wanted the circus and holy hell did they get it.

[@deenababie]

@@ToePickBullshit. People were GLUED to their TV sets. Many even had “skate parties” that included munchies like it was a Super Bowl get together. Never in all the history of skating in general, before or sense, had there been that many tuning in. It was all the rage and all anyone was talking about.

[@ToePick]

4:34 there's your money shot. 6 months of dragged out drama crystallized in one shot.

[@rj-err]

Tonya been through a lot of drama in her life since a little girl I really feel sorry for her but Im happy that she's doing well now

[@earth0337]

The pressure is maddening, poor girl !!! It wouldn’t fly today.

[@KLB1218]

As a non figure skater who loves to ice skate, having your laces tied is very important!! But after about 3 min you can easily feel comfortable tying them.

[@fast03vette4me]

I remember this was like the extra added bonus drama. Surreal to this day.

[@emyf9197]

Oh my I got tears in my eyes.. its so frustrating in situation like this.. was it tied too hard? Seeing her crying n going up to the judges was really sad.. olympics is hard n strict they r not abt 2 chances

[@rubedogg6969]

Say what you want about Tonya Harding but I had a big crush on her in the 80's!

[@rubedogg6969]

Michael Johnson Witt and Kerrigan were hot too!

[@gabrielschoettmer977]

Ruben Delgadillo me too!

[@Whazzat]

Man. I am old enough to remember this, but when I see the fashions that were worn among the judges and audience , I realize my age. Holy cow. 😮

[@caterinamisale6936]

If anyone is interested in Tonya Hardings life I really recommend the podcast episode about her from You're Wrong About

[@1saleha1]

The music she skated to was so cinematic too

[@steffanieroberts6030]

I'm wondering why they didn't mention her father after he left when she was little in this clip it shows that he is sitting in the stands, in the movie they never brought him up or mentioned him again

[@spirittammyk]

Just goes to show, never trust a movie and it's intentions.

[@a8f235]

This is someone who tries to fail. She felt unready, and tried to pull an old *_my dog ate my homework,_* move... The commentator mentioned this has happened four times with Tonya, so what we see is simply self sabotage. She felt sorry for herself and wanted special attention, just simply more than other contestants. People who still try to glorify her are simply other people who feel sorry for *_themself_* and also wanting special attention which is why they feel Tonya deserved more than others. We are all equals.

[@natalieb8217]

Came here after I Tony such a good movie! I was a kid when all this went down. Interesting to watch this again now.

[@velovesyeoateez1639]

I remember watching this when it happened..man i feel old..its weird seeing it after all these years

[@juanaso]

here from $b

[@盖菲里]

Man that's catastrophic. I've never had a lacing issue that severe in my life. Poor thing.

[@bruh_hahaha]

that girl in your class that’s like, “dog ate my homework.” Everytime something’s due.

[@chattahuffman5117]

Exactly. It is her fault completely. Why you would not do an equipment check and allow yourself plenty of time to be ready is completely on her.

[@tomgallowitz]

@@chattahuffman5117agreed and it’s fishy, seems like she too busy stressing over the competition that she forget basic things.

[@legendoffoxy3216]

Just watched her movie on Hulu I remember as a lil girl watching her she serves her justice period

[@alexabondarenko5412]

Как же жаль эту девочку 😭смотрю и слёзы текут, хоть прошло миллион лет

[@captaincrunch784]

In the film I, Tonya she is wearing Jackson Freestyle boots, which is a notch above the competative figure skates I wear as an adult skater. I can't tell what she was wearing in the real footage. Anyone know? I don't know if the Jackson Freestyle skate boot even existed back then. Fun fact- the stunt doubles are wearing modern Edea Piano or concerto compression boots with compression blades, the kind of super stiff boot Tonya needed to land constant triple axles!

[@V2climb]

She has Harlick boots here