Small correction: Tanya was the first woman to successfully land a triple axel in competition, but not the first person to do it. Still a major accomplishment tho.
Fun fact: alot of people know about the margot robbie movie, but there was another movie about tonya and nancy that came out in 1994. The bodyguard was played by DAN SCHNEIDER
Nancy grew up poor but her optics were different, she was cinderella to the media because she wasn't dating or married young and she wasn't as muscular, and at the time she had married parents instead of a single mom.
You the first person I heard mention Tonya husband was beating the breaks off her and thats extremely important context that gets overlooks so that the media can portray Nancy as and angel and Tonya as a vindictive bully. Thank you for clearing the air for abuse victims and calling our the prejudice in pro sports
Imagine being abused by your deranged husband, finding out he tried to hurt your competition after the fact and being too scared to come forward, the media gets on you for a crime you had no hand in just because it's a better story, and then you get banned for life and have your win revoked. She got absolutely fucked over.
This is the first time I ever heard this story told and it didn't blame Tonya. Everything I have ever heard about Tonya Harding was that she was a jealous loser who broke Nancy leg. I didn't take in any context
And she has been consistent that it wasn't her not did for have anything to do with it. I believed her. It is not that she wouldn't have anything to gain, but do much more to lose and they would automatically think she had something to do with it.
None of this would have happened if the skating committee was fair. Instead of letting the most talented win they favored the "prettier" nancy
Small correction: Tanya was the first woman to successfully land a triple axel in competition, but not the first person to do it. Still a major accomplishment tho.
Whats crazy is Tanya was good enough to beat Nancy without hurting her.
Fun fact: alot of people know about the margot robbie movie, but there was another movie about tonya and nancy that came out in 1994. The bodyguard was played by DAN SCHNEIDER
I vaguely remember this when I was a child. There was nonstop coverage of Nancy screaming, "Whyyyy?" Your dramatic retelling is everything 👌🏾.
Nancy grew up poor but her optics were different, she was cinderella to the media because she wasn't dating or married young and she wasn't as muscular, and at the time she had married parents instead of a single mom.
Tanya was abused by her husband for sure! I think it was all his idea and she was scared of him. I always felt bad for Nancy.
If you could just pump this stuff out, I'd watch it all the time.
Nancy couldn’t skate, tho. She took silver at the Olympics that year, but it was more like they felt sorry for her and have it to her instead.
You could probably recap how paint dries and I'd still be listening with full attention
You the first person I heard mention Tonya husband was beating the breaks off her and thats extremely important context that gets overlooks so that the media can portray Nancy as and angel and Tonya as a vindictive bully. Thank you for clearing the air for abuse victims and calling our the prejudice in pro sports
Imagine being abused by your deranged husband, finding out he tried to hurt your competition after the fact and being too scared to come forward, the media gets on you for a crime you had no hand in just because it's a better story, and then you get banned for life and have your win revoked. She got absolutely fucked over.
This dude need to be a history teacher. Save the whole educational system.
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Seems like tanya was between a rock and a hard place
This is the first time I ever heard this story told and it didn't blame Tonya. Everything I have ever heard about Tonya Harding was that she was a jealous loser who broke Nancy leg. I didn't take in any context
Bro do the black figure skater with the sick back flip
Your storytelling skills are top tier.
And she has been consistent that it wasn't her not did for have anything to do with it. I believed her. It is not that she wouldn't have anything to gain, but do much more to lose and they would automatically think she had something to do with it.
The committee is responsible for the whole mess.