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9 Reasons Why I Don't Believe Tonya Harding

I recently went to see the movie 'I, Tonya' directed by Craig Gillepsie with Margot Robbie playing the disgraced US Olympian figure skater Tonya Harding. I highly recommend the movie. The actors were brilliant and ever since I saw it I have now become fascinated with what really went down in 1994. The true story is intriguing as you have the contrast between the two figure skaters, Nancy Kerrigan being the snow white, a beautiful, elegant and classy skater then you had Tonya. Tonya was a redneck/frizzy haired skater who did not fit the mold. Incidentally, it's probably worth noting that Nancy Kerrigan was not from a rich background herself but she appeared that way with her looks and elegant skating style. The movie unravels the snobby world of figure skating where it was not just enough to skate top form, but also to 'fit the image'. Something that Tonya struggles with throughout the movie. LaVona Harding (Tonya's mother) was a mouthy waitress. She pushed...