Tonya Harding was the anti heroine in American sports, refusing to fit into the constraints of what people thought a competitive figure skater should look or act like.
The Portland native hand-made her costumes, performed to pop music, suffered the odd wardrobe malfunction and spoke to the press in expletives.
She emerged from a humble upbringing that was blighted by domestic abuse. Her coach previously said Tonya's aptitude for skating was her 'ticket out the gutter.' But Tonya's steady rise to the top came at the same time as Nancy Kerrigan's.
While Tonya presented as bold, blonde and brassy, Nancy appeared to be her opposite in almost every way, a gracious and demure brunette who was endorsed by Disney and had Vera Wang clambering to
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