[HD] Tonya Harding - 1992 Albertville Olympic - Free Skating

[@Jessa-RM]

Her team should have encouraged her to embrace her unique, edgy qualities, she could have been the Madonna of figure skating, instead of trying to make her your typical ice princess which never worked.

[@ninnajacobsen4041]

She tried to do that, but still the judges would not accept that. Prinses image, or fuck off. They couldn`t see past the ice skating, they wanted a model on ice. Sorry I have to go barf.

[@Tkimba2]

Thank God she is not the Madonna of skating. It's better to have 5 years of good career and stop than have other 20 years of shitty career and being 80 and full of botox and try to look 15. She would be beyond ridiculous, like madonna herself

[@Jessa-RM]

@@Tkimba2 LOL I meant like, early Madonna, and only her style. I can't stand Madonna these days. One of her is more than enough.

[@Tkimba2]

@@Jessa-RM 👍

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

Jessica Murrieta it never worked because it wasn’t her but edgy is not what the judges were looking for either.

[@ashcatchum]

Honestly number one I love that her body is muscular and a “bit larger” than your average super skinny underweight girls. I also like how she skates a little bit heavier into the ice when she skates with a lot of grounded power

[@gonewhitthewind]

I was about to say the same thing.

[@KT-tk6vi]

wearesupernovas • we don’t have to put down skinny ppl to praise ‘bigger’ ppl ☺️

[@piss-v4l]

Davina Moon I think she meant that she is special than normal skaters p but she used the wrong words

[@aj5374]

The girls aren’t underweight, that’s what a athletic body looks like, no need to bodyshame people who actually work hard

[@dunadanfer]

I have read how some of the skaters suffer to maintain a slight frame. Borderline ED

[@Sophie-vo4hr]

If only she had loving and supportive family, not an abusive one

[@girlinblack8643]

S.freakin.P. SK but why she didn’t get her justice? She’s forbidden to skate after that right?

[@erictyson5947]

She still would have been average. Tonya is a 1 trick pony all she can do is jump and half the time she falls

[@Pickleleen]

@@erictyson5947 I counted 1 fall. Can you even skate?

[@erictyson5947]

@@Pickleleen better than she can

[@SoyKeily16]

@@erictyson5947 stop the hate

[@jasminehall20016]

even after the anxiety of falling she kept her composure and did elegant and beautiful spins and jumps. Her movement was so smooth and sharp. It’s almost as if the fall didn’t happen. she’s so lovely to watch and didn’t seem even upset at all she seemed so mature. And the fact that nancy got higher wasn’t fair and she has every right to think so and be upset about it.

[@canadianbeef1958]

Did Nancy fall?

[@flightoflightning2505]

@@canadianbeef1958She and Laetitia fell a multitude of times. Their Short Program saved them. Tonya’s Free Skate was scored higher than Nancy’s.

[@tarakwannabe675]

Didn't Nancy win the bronze medal?@@flightoflightning2505

[@vanessacristina6064]

ok but how tf did she fall and stand back up so quickly?!???!!

[@purrformance]

@Thomas Anderson wait...wacking knees???

[@purrformance]

Right right

[@Alex-lt6fo]

Its normal we have to stand up quik cuz music is still running yk

[@ss-nz6vw]

@Thomas Anderson If you hate tonya so much, then why are putting her name in your mouth? I think you're a fan more than a hater, dude.

[@TheTallMan50]

@Thomas Anderson Nope, her titty is.

[@PhxIan-rm2oe]

This is like the bohemian rhapsody of skating. So many different elements formed into one skating. It’s so beautiful.

[@Tala-rd8bw]

The first axel she makes was one of the best I’ve ever seen! It was soo powerful and strong

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

Tala Ahmed *I’ve ever seen

[@cuntress9000]

That Girl Reacts shut up

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

ruby0204 sensitive much? Go meditate a little, that outta calm you down! 🙂👍

[@janetdishler3039]

If you're talking about her doing an axel in that Olympic program she fell!

[@mysticballet8738]

Janet Dishler the spelling though

[@harrietlyall1991]

She was a wonderful skater, ahead of her time, in a way. I never appreciated her back then but I do now. I was talking about her just the other day, at my dentist’s, with the dentist’s assistant, who herself used to do figure skating, and she told me she’d heard that Tonya has now gone in to painting and decorating, following her foray into boxing. Good luck to you, Tonya honey, whatever you’re doing 👏🏼👍🥇⛸

[@erictyson5947]

ahead of her time in the way that most skaters suck today and artistry is a thing of the past

[@leskeith4314]

She was amazing as an athlete and skater. She still is. I don't care what anyone says. I love Tonya and still feel she got a crappy deal after being physically and mentally abused her whole life. Hope she's happy now.

[@lucylui1682]

If she didn't have such a terrible home life and had been looked after probably it would've been gold all the way!! Love ya Tonya!!

[@erictyson5947]

not likely, she had zero grace or artistic skill and all she could do was jump and fall. no amount of money or love would make Tonya Harding a better skater

[@tanit7741]

True

[@anaybarra6608]

@@erictyson5947 !

[@tanit7741]

Yep she would be greatest in the world

[@harrietlyall1991]

She was gorgeous! When you see her wonderful moves slowed down, the extension of the limbs is remarkable. She was exciting, dramatic and courageous, deservedly a legend. As a fellow asthmatic, also with an edgy, creative, “different” style, I strongly empathise with her peculiar sensibility.

[@andressegui1236]

You can see the disappointment I her face :(

[@dahIiamoon]

andres segui That sad face got cut in half...

[@dahIiamoon]

What was I on that made me comment that?

[@erictyson5947]

No wonder her mom hated her

[@joslynn8544]

@@erictyson5947 shut your mouth

[@tpwkbyhaley9401]

I rlly like how she is so passionate abt her skating.

[@erictyson5947]

She looks like she doesn't want to be there

[@avew6448]

@@erictyson5947 bruh shut the fuck up. imagine hating on someone that much because you have nothing better to do with your life.

[@angelalmanza2179]

So I’m no expert but this is what I see. Really awesome recovery from an early fall. The best tight rotations I have ever seen. Honestly F the judges. Her power matched for adult contemporary music just blows my mind.

[@llcooljay520]

There seemed to be a couple missed jumps- I saw a single and a double that didn’t look planned. A bad landing on one of the triples. And her face and body weren’t really emoting the music. Not surprising considering she was clearly very sick.

[@canadianbeef1958]

What do you mean F the judges? You don't get an Olympic medal if you fall.

[@canadianbeef1958]

​@@llcooljay520yeah she doesn't look like she's enjoying herself and she can tell she lost the crowd.

[@christopherschuman9872]

​@Canadian Beef ha ha. Really ? Look at the other medalists here...

[@flightoflightning2505]

She doubled a triple salchow but went for a triple toe after it. In the first combination right after the 3A, it was a planned triple-triple combination, but she triple-doubled it. In this 6.0 scoring system, combination jumps barely do anything to the mark, unless you fall.

[@XxAdenahxX]

It is so much fun to watch her skate! Despite what happened in the past, she changed the entire world of skating imo. Raw talent.

[@justwondering5331]

My heart was saddened by the misfortune that ended her skating career, because was a force to be reckoned with on the ice.

[@erictyson5947]

she never came close to winning a medal and her performances were average at best and looked amateur. never understood the hype over harding

[@justwondering5331]

@eric tyson I respectfully disagree with you Sir

[@1chienandalou]

@@erictyson5947 another one respectfully disagree. Actually Pretty much everything you say in your comment is disputable. Plus we are talking about one of the first female athletes to do a 3A, and it’s still to this day a career making jump… sooo I mean you can have your opinion She’s average or amateur but I’m not sure that will make sense in the usual meaning of those words.

[@erictyson5947]

@@1chienandalou no nothing I said is disputable

[@tarakwannabe675]

Tonya looked at the world through lenses with dollar signs on them.@@erictyson5947

[@rachaelhowey4106]

She was never the most graceful but damn was she powerful. Watching her gives me chills.

[@usaskjock]

She was though! Watch the skate America performance of this program - she was much more graceful than Kerrigan

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Watch her Olympic exhibition program to Moon River. Graceful and beautiful.

[@canadianbeef1958]

​@@usaskjockno we have to be honest, she had talent but not grace.

[@flightoflightning2505]

@@canadianbeef1958She had so much grace, what do you mean? Watch her programs in the 1994 National’s season. Her artistic scored actually beat Nancy and Michelle’s multiple times.

[@USA-qm2bk]

This is the outfit on the poster for the movie I tonya

[@kathleendobens6648]

Wow really?

[@USA-qm2bk]

kathleen dobens yep and she’s holding the skates and you can see the gold blades ⛸

[@kikilee3241]

Yes!

[@USA-qm2bk]

Thomas Anderson when was she holding a baton irl and when was there blood

[@pinksparkles-kz8jj]

@@USA-qm2bk that part of the movie was dramatized. tonya did not ever actually hit nancy with a baton.

[@1besieged]

The most beautiful skater on earth, elegant, strong, athletic, perfect, her gentle spirit, her inner strength, and character in full bloom here, appreciate watching the world's greatest ice skater!

[@starfox1]

you outcho mind

[@kathleendobens6648]

Ditto!

[@seeker4827]

Gentle spirits dont employ goons to maim opponents

[@sarahcellblockh1562]

1:50 sounds like a typical love scene from a late 80's early 90's lifetime movie.

[@sybstyle]

she should hv got bronze..... much better than kerrigan's program

[@derrickvaillancourt4431]

With the short program placings they needed someone to place in between them for her to get the bronze even if she beat Kerrigan in the long. Chen, Bonaly, Preston, or Sato?

[@alexgerdt2278]

she should've gotten silver instead of nance

[@1besieged]

Gold for Tonya!

[@ems901]

Nancy was way more graceful and put on a better show.

[@piss-v4l]

Emily Sweet she as like the goodie girl but Tonya is more special

[@Cmc995]

She really does look so out of sync here compared to skate america which was perfect. Unfortunate, but you can tell she was distracted by other things

[@josh-eu5qm]

955pokerface i don’t want to mean or rude in this but figure skating isn’t about being in the beat with the song. unless i’m wrong, i’m pretty sure they don’t have to be in sync

[@erictyson5947]

@@josh-eu5qm you don't have to be but you get bonus points if you do

[@Cmc995]

@@josh-eu5qmnot in sync with the music just ‘off’ in comparison to her performance where she won at skate America a few months before this

[@tressalillehoff2235]

I think if Tonya would've had better choreography, ballet training, etc. she could've done so much better!!

[@Evancho08]

its not ballet... \

[@BocolatePlays]

Some figure skaters practice ballet to help them skate better

[@leonardo_decapitated4644]

I don't think so, her artistic scores were high when Tonya was good and that was because she flowed well with the music especially during her 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Free Skate, but the issue was that her anchor was her athleticism so even if her artistry was good, if she didn't make the jumps, it didn't matter. Her artistic scores in 1991 were still phenomenal especially considering she was picking unconventional music during that period.If you compare her artistic marks to other skaters like Surya Bonaly, also known for athleticism,Tonya's artistic marks weren't bad at all

[@gisazurnieden9058]

According to the "Truth & Lies"-documentary (here on KZbin, Part 2) Tonya actually had ballet classes (as a Teenager).

[@kleeklee4572]

Nature vs nurture

[@theprofessional8743]

How different is figure skating today. Prob the fastest developing sport there is.

[@jimthecactus7425]

I'd have to say gymnastics is

[@theprofessional8743]

JimTheCactus You may be right I know nothing about gymnastics 🙇🏼‍♂️

[@Kaboomboo]

Gymnastics dude. Insane how the difficulty spikes every 4 years.

[@lordvaris5003]

@Thomas Anderson you really do comment every comment here😂

[@lordvaris5003]

@Thomas Anderson Why are you so negative. You should try out some meditation.

[@itsallgoodman1244]

I felt a chill down my spine when I heard this part, just the echo and her slow movements 1:46

[@nicolegeorge3704]

Same 🙋

[@CozyAsha]

Tonya did beautifully. We need women with her body figure on the ice. She shouldn’t have to lose weight to be considered beautiful. She had such a talent and went through so much. I can’t believe they took that away from her.

[@canadianbeef1958]

I don't remember anyone calling her ugly back then.

[@luisabolado]

i love that she always uses music from soundtracks of iconic movies

[@queenbee9874]

Poor tonya she got a raw deal. I remember watching this live and all the hype. She was tormented over the Nancy knee deal

[@laurashook85]

She was a powerhouse! Very strong and muscular

[@Erin78G]

Her jumps were so high! She was very powerful and strong.

[@canadianbeef1958]

That's why the rest of her routine is boring, she wastes all her energy on power jumps.

[@marthanezgoda8166]

She is a natural. Just her thing she did so well! A what a shame she had such a troubled life and tried to fit in and people just wouldn’t let her...but she was the queen!

[@jeffsutton8378]

Yes had she come from money they would have embraced and celebrated her

[@erictyson5947]

Most skaters don't come from money so that's pure BS

[@Michiganian8]

Amazing work Tonya ‼️👏🏽😆🇺🇸

[@wagonmaster1974]

Tonya's skating to "Europa" is the most mesmerizing, exotic, sultry bit I believe she ever did. Follow that with her energetic closing segment, the fastest spins/pirouettes I've ever seen! Spectacular skater, spectacular young woman.

[@sister6814]

Till this day.. She can still skate like a Goddess ♥♥♥

[@MistressGlowWorm]

The Japanese has better video quality than us!

[@Kevinsf]

and they don't talk non-stop like Scott Hamilton.

[@angels7983]

Eu simplesmente acho essa mulher incrível!

[@mickeybell2633]

This should have been her Olympics to win a medal.

[@graceayekay]

Her build is beautiful and ideal for many other sports like tennis and soccer (I’m a tennis player so I know lol thick thighs all the way ) I honestly feel she had an advantage because she just had more power. What she’s doing looks like it’ll snap the legs of some other people I’ve seen tbh

[@garnetz1731]

She did an amazing job on the triple toes.

[@gk891]

Those first set of marks were too low for what she did out there. It's not only her huge jumps but her fast and centred spins, her tremendous power, and huge glide.

[@canadianbeef1958]

That was the problem, jumping and gliding was all she ever did. Half the time she can't even pull that off and falls on her ass. It amazes me that people watch this decades later and think she should have walked away with an Olympic medal. Forget all the girls who didn't fall lol

[@Cmc995]

@@canadianbeef1958well, not gold medal but a medal lol she definitely had Olympic gold medal worthy moments(‘91 championships) but not at the right times 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@flightoflightning2505]

Lol compared to 1991 her edge work here was SO BAD. She basically glided and walked on the ice.

[@kathleendobens6648]

I always wonder if the people portrayed look up the comments about them. Your a bad ass tonya, lots of talent!

[@erictyson5947]

The crazy ones do

[@alexandrastratanphotographer]

this girl had something to show-after that fall she recovered like a champ, after all landing on her wrist had to be painful-maybe just a series of misshaps that led to her downfall

[@patricialesueur9425]

I would of loved to see her soar.. she is a home town girl. She had it all .. but good people to help her along the way 💯 I hope she is happy these days.

[@khkartc]

I always rooted for Tonya because of her hardscrabble upbringing. She was the quintessential underdog.

[@denisl2167]

Great skating skills!

[@jodiidahoianfarmgirl4728]

Tonya, what you've endured through you life, One Strong Woman Indeed !!!❤

[@GetBenched2010]

This was back when a single fall was instant death. Nowadays you can fall 6 times and medal because it's less about routines and far more about hitting that precious quad.

[@josanirdocarmooliveira5922]

Ela era perfeita, a melhor das melhores!

[@darjay94]

I think she looked beautiful

[@erictyson5947]

no

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I think it could be argued that Tonya should have placed 3rd in the long program here, but it could have gone either way and I think Kerrigan deserved to place over Tonya given the short program placements. I'm far from a Kerrigan fan, but seeing their performances back-to-back reinforced the idea that Kerrigan just worked on her skating more, had a lot more polish to her skating, and did more and more difficult moves-in-the-field. Harding was a more complete skater before she focused all her energy on the triple axel and you saw how laborious her skating was in-between the jumps. Even the stroking and crossovers here were labored compared to other skaters.

[@Cmc995]

Its true, but earlier in '91 Tonya's overall skating was flawless. 1991 nationals was truly her greatest moment, every move looked so good, must have trained hard for that competition. unfortunately she didn't keep it up. had so much potential to be the best

[@USA-qm2bk]

94 nationals short and long .

[@JohnSmith-zr1pi]

Agreed

[@ZinziSchneider]

today she whould be huge, cause she has her own spirit and the whould allow her to be herself. such a great artist and person. She was a bird in a cage

[@joebliw5284]

I don't know anything about figure skating but she looks like she's doing incredible great stuff. Saw the movie they made about her .sad story I thought. Wow I wished she could have made it.

[@erictyson5947]

She made it to the next Olympics and finished 8th place. Tonya wasn't that good

[@gutz1981]

It sucks what she is remembered for and not the great things she accomplished and her raw talent. But I guess, her being notorious is something that will make her remembered longer than being infamous.

[@David-be8so]

She absolutely just went for it after that fall. inspiring.

[@Sjsysm]

The technique is very different now and in 1992 and the jumping technique is different

[@alexsdb9712]

These were the generation and era that went through mastering figures and jump technique. The figures discipline naturally reflected in their moves and jumping technique. Plus, they had time to execute and even savour their jumps and moves because they weren't forced to overload their programs.

[@e.friday3325]

Is there no one going to discuss the fact that she said “i love you jeff”?

[@Inessence4]

Erika Madjid I know it’s sad. He was so intimidated by her success.

[@mishaayub5557]

When

[@dbulc5171]

This was before everything went down lol

[@karenlm9062]

No, I rather discuss ice skating. I"m not here for the drama of personal lives.

[@xXSillyGooseXx]

@@karenlm9062 *figure skating

[@Lee-n2n1t]

Doing that have suffering from asthma let that set in! WOW she’s so graceful to watch!

[@taniaregyna4114]

Alguém aqui por causa do filme da Tonya em Tela Quente de 30/05/22? Maravilhosa!!! 🤩👏👏👏

[@SublimidadeFeminina]

Eu kk Mas não vi o filme, acabei de ver um vídeo no Instagram e fiquei curiosa pra ver ele completo

[@taniaregyna4114]

@@SublimidadeFeminina Que legal hein! O filme é triste devido ao sofrimento da Tonya mas é ótimo filme.

[@SublimidadeFeminina]

@@taniaregyna4114 assisti ontem, bem triste a história dela. Tão talentosa

[@taniaregyna4114]

@@SublimidadeFeminina também achei muito triste.

[@louisgrassi1751]

If only she was more in shape and got to France earlier...more serious about practicing... She could have churned out something more reminiscent of the '91 Skate America Long Program... that was seriously electric. I remember the first time I saw this performance I was really perplexed as to why she did the lutz before the axel here, as opposed to the Skate America performance. My only guess was she was superstitious and wanted to keep the same jumping order as her '91 Nationals & Worlds programs??? I heard most top skaters get a little superstitious :)

[@searanch32]

I wondered that, too, about the order of the jumps. I thought that maybe she wanted to start off with an "easier" jump to get her confidence up before throwing the 3A. Who knows? This particular performance looked more like a run through for her as she was clearly not giving the choreography her all like she did at Skate America. Still, in my opinion, this should have been good enough for third.

[@natew5694]

I largely agree. It looked as if she could maybe have done the triple-to-triple-toe and had enough left to do the 3Sal at the end. Still, this the last decent long program of hers I can find before she won the infamous nationals in 1994.

[@kimberleyheadland927]

Thank you for this video…………. to me Tanya is Queen of the jumps⛸⛸⛸⛸

[@nayamarievelazco8769]

Such a powerful skater!

[@fabricatedreality8218]

Love the music

[@Елена-у4и7д]

И чего там говорят, что только дистрофичные подростки могут прыгать ультра си. Вон какие бедра мощные и триксель не по чем-одна из первых! Была бы цель и квад прыгнула бы, с таким-то характером! Господа тренеры не ищите легких путей- не списывайте, учитесь работать со взрослыми спортсменками!

[@kathleendobens6648]

? What language you usin?

[@ЕленаПервухина-к7р]

kathleen dobens this is Russian language

[@海風美保子]

なかなかかわいくて、素敵な演技する人じゃないですか。リレハンメルの靴紐の記憶しかなかったですが…。このころってスケーティングを止めて振り付けとかあって、ひと休みできたんですねえ。

[@jayoungr]

Since I just posted a snarky complaint about Tonya's 1994 purple thing on another video, I should balance it here by saying that I think her two dresses for 1992 (this and the black one) were quite possibly the best of her career. Strong lines, bold decoration, not too fussy; they looked good on her and complimented her style.

[@mkyvngzls7498]

jayoungr Gold looks good on her

[@Cmc995]

Am I the only one who actually liked and preferred her '94 Olympics outfits? i think they were very pretty, she looked great in red with her blonde hair and blue eyes, i don't like the tassels at this Olympics

[@jayoungr]

955pokerface The '94 Olympics costumes definitely weren't bad either. The deep red for her free skate was miles above that purple eyesore from the nationals.

[@Cmc995]

Oh the blue and gold outfit? yes ugly, and random ponytail with scrunchy....

[@bubblegumboobs]

Her dresses were made by her mother and or donated to her. She was poor and couldn't afford the fancy dresses. Unlike Nancy kerrigan wearing Vera Wang dresses that cost 18,000. Was ridiculous.

[@audi92310]

She has always been the best in my opinion

[@IanKirklandVlogs]

The thing is, tonya showed a lot more Passion, and A WHOLE LOT MORE ACTION in her skating. I mean, A 3A! And what? Like Nancy could ever. You see, I dont see as much pasdion, in nancys skating, or any action. Nancy always skated like an angel, and tonya skated like a rebellious angel. And thats whats so good about her. She doesn't care about what others think, when she's on that ice.

[@erictyson5947]

If she doesn't care what others think why did she make a movie trying to clear her name

[@IanKirklandVlogs]

@@erictyson5947 i said when shes on the ice

[@erictyson5947]

@@IanKirklandVlogs she hasn't been on the ice in decades

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@erictyson5947 She didn't "make a movie," you twunt. The movie was produced by Margot Robbie, who also starred in it, and written by Steven Rogers. Harding allowed herself to be interviewed by Robbie as preparation for the role, but it wasn't Harding's idea to make a film of her life, nor did she have anything to do with its production. Take a seat, junior.

[@shihlin1]

This is essentially the same program she skated at Skate America a few months earlier where she beat Yamaguchi for the title. At Skate America she nailed the triple axel plus she did at least a triple jump-double jump combo. Here at Olympics she did neither.. I like Tonya more than Kerrigan, but Nancy's FS was stronger at Olympics. Tonya arrived at Olympics a mere three days before competition started. It hurted her chances not to be there with the other athletes when Olympics started. You have to take into consideration factors such as her lag, time difference, practice schedule, local weather, etc. You reap what you sow. Tonya, as usual, was her own worst enemy.

[@labayahlea4502]

the fact that her performances are everywhere on YT but Kerrigan is only that "why" vid, says a lot

[@dbulc5171]

I think what hurt her was that it appeared a couple of her jumps were two footed... I think that could've made the difference of 4th and bronze.

[@erictyson5947]

Tonya sucked at jumping she did that all the time

[@SonOfAGun1814]

must have been the short program that held her in 4th because this was way better than nancy's long

[@acuison1]

She's a very capable skater. Without the triple axel, which she only landed twice maybe 3 times in a competition, she can still compete with the best of them. Instead, she focused on one jump rather than her overall performance. Kristi won without a triple axel. Okasana won without one either at the next Olympics. If she focused on refining her entire program then she would've been more successful.

[@bethanycook8430]

I remember reading in Christine brennon's book that u could how in shape she was by butt and thighs

[@ЛенивыйПерец-ф3о]

Молодец Тоня

[@acm2808]

I don’t care what people say she is the star of this sport and she does not deserve the life sentence

[@beverlymoore3539]

She was the best skater of all times in my opinion. The judges were never fair to her and she kept on going never giving up.

[@detlefkrzossa6039]

Hat mir gut gefallen. Danke !

[@КОТЯРА-ь6г]

тоня одна из первых женщин выполнила 3 аксель,молодец

[@denien4595]

одна из первых? она была ПЕРВОЙ. и долго еще никто не из женщин не мог его выполнить.

[@КОТЯРА-ь6г]

@@denien4595 первой была Мидори Ито,первая японская чемпионка мира

[@capybara-xr9bi]

@@КОТЯРА-ь6г Хардинг в 91 его исполнила, Ито в 92.

[@erictyson5947]

she looks fat

[@universalsoldier2293]

It's too bad how this all played out because she was a helluva skater and a great athlete. She really defied the ice queens of the day, which were favored by the judges.

[@maggg8450]

She had interesting song choices

[@marywild1985]

"Europa" by Gato Barbieri 😍

[@wishingwell_333]

thank youu i was looking for this comment for the song

[@theresabollman8061]

Gotta give her this...She doesn't pull any punches...she goes into her jumps and spins full force. Many may fall less, but they also are not giving it all they have.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Ikr? She was a powerhouse! There's a comment on another thread from someone who was at her rink and said she could nearly travel the whole length of the ice on one stroke. And if you watch her triple axels, she jumps so high her feet are nearly level with the barrier at the rink edge. To this day she's the only skater I've seen who gets so high on the 3A she actually has 'hang time' to check out of the jump. Apparently she used to break laces and even blades all the time - the ladies boots at the time just couldn't handle her power.

[@theresabollman8061]

@@chooseyourpoison5105 Yes, she was always a power house.

[@dimassmola5709]

Tonya!!!! давай жги!!!!

[@Jacintowalsh]

She and surya are the best!!!

[@douglasstewart558]

No one can do or has come anywhere near being able to do what she does! Absolutely no one!!!

[@alexsdb9712]

And with her dilemma of having much less resources and money than other figure skaters!

[@forgggge]

undisputed champion of skating backwards really fast. shes gorgeous

[@citydweller99]

Tonya didn't fit the mold, and I've always believed in variety is the spice of life.

[@donnalichvarcik6]

She was queen of the triple axel

[@diver180]

Легенда!

[@violetholiday]

Those are some Wonder Women legs, absolutely gorgeous.

[@sarao7875]

pra mim é a melhor de todos os tempos

[@j.smith1631]

I watched this live airing back in 1992 and yes Tonya skated a better long program than Nancy however Tonya did bad in the short program and entered the free skate in 6th place. Nancy entered in 2 place because she had a better short program. Nancy fell back to third after the free skate and Tonya moved up two places. Figure skating is done in rounds. They all skate their original program to get initial ranking. They then skate it again for placement order in the free skate. The short program has required elements that you only get one chance to execute. Tonya did bad and missed a few elements. Entering the long program in 6th place is a big hole to climb out of. She did move up two places but she would have needed the eventual medal winners to completely bomb their programs to have a shot at a medal. If she had hit the original program she probably would have gotten a medal. Ito entered the free skate in 4th place and moved up two places after she did well in the free skate. Tonya and Ito both moved up two places and Nancy felll to third. Nancy landed one less triple than Tonya but Nancy entered the free skate in 2nd place. She would have needed to completely miss ever jump for Tonya to move up to third. Figure skating is divided up into rounds and had Tonya had a cleaner short program she would have medeled.

[@palomafidalgo9865]

I love YOU Tonya ❤️

[@anacardoso6182]

Amazing!

[@unknownperson2596]

80s: Doubles everywhere, salchow is one of the hardest and no one even probably attempted loop and above. 90s: Triple Axel showdown, Quad Salchow (attempted), Triple triple combination The ladies in this Olympics changed the game for the rest of the upcoming skaters.

[@ГеляЛато]

Насколько у нее высокий аксель!

[@sandraalbadalejoespinola3545]

Tonia siempre será adorable

[@lawrenceblakely8756]

Love her

[@Mehd.J81]

The good scores : Yamaguchi 5.7 5.8 Ito : 5.8 5.6 Bonaly : 5.7 5.6 Harding : 5.6 5.6 Chen : 5.6 5.5 Kerrigan 5.3 5.7