Tonya Harding

Personal Info
Country:	United States
Residence:	Vancouver, Washington, United States
Height:	154.9 cm
Coach:	Diane Rawlinson
ISU Personal Best Scores

Tonya Harding performs a triple axel jump at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Tonya Harding competing at 1986 Skate America.

Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American former figure skater. Despite a tough childhood in an unstable family, as well as being plagued by asthma (aggravated by smoking), she became an elite figure skater. She won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and placed second in the 1991 World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Vancouver USA, The Couve Motto: A colorful past, a bright future Location in Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Clark County Founded 1825 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Royce Pollard Area  - City  46. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (375x720, 49 KB)Tonya Harding performs a triple Axel jump at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (375x720, 49 KB)Tonya Harding performs a triple Axel jump at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ... A single axel jump. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding skates at 1986 Skate America. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding skates at 1986 Skate America. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... A single axel jump. ...

She became notorious for her part in the conspiracy to harm competitor Nancy Kerrigan at a practice session during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion. ...

Early life

Harding was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of LaVona and Al Harding. She had a half-brother named Chris Davison (deceased). Harding began skating at an early age. She landed her first triple lutz at age 12. Her mother made many of her skating costumes.^[1] Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... The lutz is a jump in figure skating, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. ...

She dropped out of high school during her sophomore year, and later earned a GED. She married Jeff Gillooly in 1990, when she was 19.^[2] The GED, General Educational Development, or General Equivalence Degree Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. ... Jeff Gillooly is the ex-husband of former ice skating star Tonya Harding. ...

Skating career

Harding began to work her way up the competitive skating ladder in the mid-1980s. She placed 6th at the 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 5th in 1987 and 1988, and 3rd in 1989. At the 1990 event, suffering from the flu, she could only place 7th. Harding was a powerful jumper and spinner, but had a reputation of being an inconsistent competitor and unpolished in terms of style. She was also held back by mediocre compulsory figures before they were eliminated from competition in 1990. Compulsory figures or school figures were a former aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which its name (in English) derives. ...

1991 was Harding's breakthrough year. She landed her first triple axel in competition at the U.S. Championships, winning the title with the first 6.0 ever given to a female singles skater for technical merit at that event. She competed well at the World Championships, but finished second to Kristi Yamaguchi. She again completed the triple axel during her long program at the World Championships, becoming the first and only American to do so. (In her career, Harding landed four triple axels in competition, and all of them in 1991 where she completed every one she tried: one at the U.S. Championships, one at the World Championships, and two at the fall Skate America competition.) At the latter competition she recorded three more firsts: Kristi Yamaguchi Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. ... Skate America is a figure skating competition in the Grand Prix Series. ...

1. the first woman ever to do a triple axel in the short program,
2. the first woman to do two triple axels in a single competition, and
3. the first ever to do a triple axel combination (with double toe loop).

After this year, she would never complete the triple axel again, and her career began falling precipitously.

In 1992, Harding placed 3rd at the U.S. Championships after twisting her ankle in practice, and 4th at the 1992 Winter Olympics. At the 1992 World Championships, she placed only 6th in a weak field. The following season, Harding was noticeably overweight and out of condition, and she skated so poorly at the 1993 U.S. Championships that she failed to qualify for the World Championship team. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1992 in Albertville, France. ...

The latter part of Harding's competitive career was marked by a series of accidents, incidents, and excuses, causing television commentators to observe that no competition was complete without Tonya having a crisis. Some of these "crises" included:

Harding has trouble with her costume at the 1993 U.S. Championships

Harding's loose blade incident at 1993 Skate America.

Harding asks the referee for a reskate after breaking her boot lace at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan on the cover of Time, January 24, 1994

• Skating magazine reported that at Skate America in 1991, Harding was stranded in heavy traffic just before her event was scheduled to begin, and had to hitch a ride with people who drove her backwards through traffic to the arena.
• In the short program at the 1993 U.S. Championships, Harding had to ask permission from the referee to restart her program after the back of her dress came unhooked as she began to skate.
• At 1993 Skate America, Harding stopped midway through her free skate and complained to the referee that her skate blade had become loose. She was allowed to resume her program after her blades were checked by a skate technician.
• In late 1993, Harding was scheduled to compete in a regional qualifying competition for the U.S. Championships. However, before the event, its organizers received an anonymous telephoned bomb threat against Harding, which led the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) to excuse her from having to qualify. Morry Stillwell, former USFSA president, later asserted in a Usenet posting^[3] that the FBI had evidence that Harding herself participated in making the threat.
• The medal ceremony at the 1994 U.S. Championships had to be delayed because Harding could not be found backstage after the competition.
• At the 1994 Winter Olympics, Harding almost failed to appear on the ice when her name was called for the free skating because she was scrambling to replace a broken lace. The replacement lace turned out to be too short, and after missing the opening jump in her program she again had to ask the referee for permission to restart.

Many observers in the skating world, including Scott Hamilton,^[4] felt that Harding was deliberately trying to sabotage her career by making excuses for failure. In addition to the incidents listed above, following her 1991 success, she went through a series of coaching changes (at one point she was even attempting to coach herself), and she arrived so late for the competition at the 1992 Olympic Games that her performance was affected by jet lag. In spite of the publicity she received about being handicapped by asthma, she also smoked. Image File history File links Tonya Harding asks the referee for permission to restart after the back of her dress came unfastened at the 1993 US Figure Skating Championships. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding asks the referee for permission to restart after the back of her dress came unfastened at the 1993 US Figure Skating Championships. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding has problems with a loose blade at 1993 Skate America. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding has problems with a loose blade at 1993 Skate America. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding has a problem with her skate laces at the 1994 Winter Olympics. ... Image File history File links Tonya Harding has a problem with her skate laces at the 1994 Winter Olympics. ... The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... Image File history File links Time_Magazine_January_24_1994. ... Image File history File links Time_Magazine_January_24_1994. ... Time, (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... U.S. Figure Skating (USFS), officially called the United States Figure Skating Association or USFSA, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist known for his originality and engaging on-ice personalities. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

The Kerrigan attack

Harding became notorious for allegedly conspiring to harm competitor Nancy Kerrigan in an attack, which occurred on January 6, 1994 at a practice session during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly hired Shane Stant to strike Kerrigan on the knee. Harding won that event, while Kerrigan's injury forced her withdrawal. After Harding admitted to helping to cover up the attack, the USFSA and United States Olympic Committee initiated proceedings to remove her from the 1994 Olympic team, but Harding retained her place after threatening legal action. She finished eighth while Kerrigan, recovered from her injuries, finished second. Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Jeff Gillooly is the ex-husband of former ice skating star Tonya Harding. ... Shane Minoaka Stant (born 15 April 1971) is a Hawaiian-Indian man who is best known for clubbing Nancy Kerrigan on the knee with a retractable metal baton on January 6, 1994, weeks before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. ... For USOC in telephony, see Universal Service Ordering Code. ...

On February 1, 1994, Harding's ex-husband accepted a plea bargain in exchange for his testimony against Harding. Harding avoided further prosecution and a possible jail sentence by pleading guilty on March 16 to hindering the investigation of the attack. She received three years probation, 500 hours of community service and a $160,000 fine. She maintained her innocence in the planning of the attack, contradicting the confessions of the alleged conspirators, and got a tattoo of an angel on her back, allegedly as a symbol of her innocence. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (76th in leap years). ...

After conducting its own investigation of the attack, the USFSA concluded that Harding knew of the attack before it happened, stripped Harding's 1994 title and banned her for life from participating in sanctioned events and becoming a sanctioned coach. Although the USFSA has no control over professional skating events, Harding was also persona non grata on the pro circuit because few skaters and promoters would work with her. So, while pro skating enjoyed a tremendous boom in popularity as a consequence of the scandal, Harding played no part in it.^[5] Look up Persona non grata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The attack on Kerrigan and the news of Harding's alleged involvement led to a media frenzy of saturation news coverage. Harding appeared on the cover of both Time and Newsweek magazines in January, 1994. Reporters and TV news crews attended Harding's practices in Portland and camped out in front of Kerrigan's home. CBS assigned Connie Chung to follow Harding's every move in Lillehammer. Scott Hamilton complained that "the world press was turning the Olympics into just another sensational tabloid event", and counted 400 members of the press jammed into the practice rink in Norway.^[6] Describing the behaviour of the mass media when given a particularly controversial item of news. ... Time, (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist. ... Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist known for his originality and engaging on-ice personalities. ...

The notoriety of the "Kerrigan Attack" was so ubiquitous that a novel "Celebrities In Disgrace" was written by Elizabeth Searle. The novel was adapted by Searle and composer Abigail Al-Doory to "Tonya And Nancy: The Opera," a chamber opera produced in May of 2006 by Tufts University and performed at the American Repertory Theatre's Zero Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts under the direction of Meron Langsner. A documentary on the making of the opera and the media frenzy it caused is currently in post-production at Charles River Media Group.^[7] The film, titled "A Good Whack," is directed by Don Schechter. As of 2005, the novel on which the opera was based is also being adapted to a short film. Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... The American Repertory Theatre (or A.R.T.) is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

During the buildup to the 1994 Olympics, Charles Barkley made the following memorable quote concerning Harding: Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ...

I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. I was going to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized I have no character.^{[citation needed]}

Later celebrity

Tonya Harding and Jeff Gillooly in Tonya and Jeff's Wedding Night

Tonya Harding entered the world of the nude Internet celebrity with the appearance of a pornographic "Wedding Video" that shows her having sex with her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. Gillooly (who, not long after the scandal, began to fade from prominence and changed his name to "Jeff Stone") sold the tape to a tabloid show after having been implicated as a conspirator in the Kerrigan attack. Stills from the tape were published by Penthouse in September 1994, and the tape itself^[8] was released at about the same time. Harding tried to distance herself from it by asserting publicly that she was "drunk as a skunk" while the tape was being made. Image File history File linksMetadata Tonya_and_Jeffs_Wedding_Night. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tonya_and_Jeffs_Wedding_Night. ... Along with almost every other communication technology ever invented, the Internet has been popular for transmission of pornography. ... Jesse Capelli on Penthouse magazine cover Penthouse is a mens magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combining urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials, that eventually, in the 1990s evolved into hard-core. ...

Harding appeared on a USA Pro Wrestling show in 1994 as the manager for wrestler Art Barr. Art Barr, full name Arthur Leon Barr (October 8, 1966 – November 23, 1994), was an American professional wrestler. ...

In late 1996, Harding used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to help revive an 81-year-old woman, Alice Olson, who collapsed at a bar in Portland, Oregon, while playing video poker.^[9] For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. ...

Harding has had a number of run-ins with the law since her involvement with the Kerrigan attack. Some of the incidents which have been reported in the press^[10] include:

• On May 25, 1995, it was reported that Harding claimed she was being stalked by professional golfers driving a white Lincoln Town Car, resulting in a car chase involving Harding, her ex-husband Gillooly, and the police.^[11]
• On February 12, 1997, Harding claimed that she was abducted at knife-point outside her home by a bushy-haired man who forced her to drive to a rural area, where she rammed her truck into a tree and escaped by running into the woods. Police found no evidence of an abduction. This incident happened on the opening weekend of the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.^[12]
• On October 16, 1997, Harding reported that her truck had been stolen from a shopping mall parking lot.^[13]
• On January 6, 2000, six years to the day after the attack on Kerrigan, Harding was in the news again after she lost control of her truck on an icy road and landed in a ditch. She and a male companion then allegedly made threats against a press photographer.^[14]
• On February 24, 2000, Harding was ordered by a Clark County judge to stay away from alcohol and her former boyfriend, Darren Silver, after being booked on fourth-degree Domestic Violence assault charges for punching Silver and throwing a hubcap at him at their Camas, Washington residence.^[15] Harding was also sentenced to 3 days in jail and 10 days of community service on a work crew.^[16] Shortly before this, Harding had been attempting to make a comeback as a professional skater, but the hubcap incident effectively put an end to her skating career.^[17]
• On April 20, 2002, Harding was involved in another accident with her truck. She was cited for drunk driving and a violation of her probation agreement from her 2000 conviction.^[18]
• On October 23, 2005, Harding, apparently again under the influence of alcohol, was involved in a fight at her home in Vancouver, Washington with Christopher Nolan, a man she described as her boyfriend. Initially, she made a 911 call claiming to have been assaulted in her home by two masked men. For his part, Nolan claimed that Harding attacked him after having too much to drink. In the end, Nolan was charged with assault and ordered to stay away from Harding and to avoid alcohol.^[19]
• On March 11, 2007, the Clark County sheriff's office responded to two calls related to Harding.^[20][21] The first call was from Harding herself, at 5am. She told the officer who responded that she had observed five armed intruders trying to steal her vehicle, and hide rifles on her property. The responding officer's report described her as "agitated", her story as "very implausible", and recorded her frustration that others couldn't see the people she saw. He could not find any evidence to back up Harding's claims. The second call, four hours later, at 9am, was from a friend who had agreed to let Harding visit. Harding's host told Police that although Harding wasn't violent, she was "tweaking out, seeing animals," and she was worried about her children's safety. She requested Police return Harding to her home. The police reported that the officer who returned her home inspected her trailer home, to reassure her, and advised her to seek medical help. Linda Lewis, Harding’s longtime friend and agent, attributed her behavior to a bad interaction of legitimate prescription drugs.

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Boxing career

In 2002, Tonya Harding boxed on the Fox TV network Celebrity Boxing event against Paula Jones, winning the fight. On February 22, 2003, she made her official women's professional boxing debut, losing a four round decision in the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Clifford Etienne bout, amid rumors that she was broke and needed to box to get some money. The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Celebrity Boxing was a 2002 Fox show pitting washed up former celebrities against each other in a boxing match. ... Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin on September 17, 1966, in Lonoke, Arkansas) was a former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment and eschewal. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Womens boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1904. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Michael Gerard Tyson, (born June 30, 1966) is a former American World Heavyweight boxing Champion. ... Clifford Etienne (born March 9, 1972), also known as The Black Rhino, fought as a heavyweight boxer in the United States. ...

Harding won her third pro bout against Alejandra Lopez at the Creek Nations Gaming Center.

On March 23, 2004, it was reported that Harding cancelled a planned boxing match against Tracy Carlton in Oakland, California because of an alleged death threat against her. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ...

On June 24, 2004, after reportedly not having boxed for over a year, Harding was beaten in a match in Edmonton, Alberta by boxer Amy Johnson. Fans reportedly booed Harding as she entered the ring, and cheered wildly for Johnson as she won in the third round. Harding later protested the outcome. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ...

As of June 2004, her record is 3-3-0.^[22] 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: June 2004 in sports Deaths in June • 28 Anthony Buckeridge • 26 Naomi Shemer • 26 Yash Johar • 22 Bob Bemer • 22 Thomas Gold • 22 Francisco Ortiz Franco • 16 Thanom Kittikachorn • 10 Ray Charles • 5 Ronald Reagan...

Boxing record

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Popular culture references

In an episode of the television program Seinfeld called The Understudy, Jerry Seinfeld is dating the understudy of stage performer Bette Midler named Gennice, who is played by Adelaide Miller. Seinfeld's friend George accidentally injures Midler in a softball game and the understudy has to take over Midler's part in the musical Rochelle Rochelle. Enraged fans then call Seinfeld "Gilooly", in addition to George and Gennice getting into mishaps and being shunned for the incident. When Gennice takes the stage, she has a problem with the laces on her boot and, in an act reminiscent of Harding's bootlace incident, tearfully asks that she be allowed to start over. This article is about the sitcom. ... The Understudy is an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ...

Harding is also referred to in the movie, The Break-Up (2006), starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. Vaughn's character, Gary, accusingly refers to Aniston's character, Brooke, as Tonya Harding after she arranges to have her brother beat him up.

One of the stars in a movie shown to Mike and the 'bots on the sci-fi series Mystery Science Theater 3000 reminds them of Tonya Harding. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ...

Harding's role in the assault on Kerrigan is one of three news stories used in the song "Headline News" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, a parody of the Crash Test Dummies hit "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". Headline News is a parody song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovic (album) Alfred Matthew Weird Al Yankovic (IPA pronunciation: ; born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... Crash test dummies have saved lives of thousands. ... Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm was the biggest hit single of the Canadian folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies and came from their 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet. ...

Harding is featured in "Tonya Twirls" a song by Loudon Wainwright III, a US songwriter and Folk Musician. The song draws humour from Harding's lifestyle but ultimately resolves as a lament for lost innocence. The song was previewed live a few years before it was recorded and issued on "Social Studies" (1999). A live recording was later issued on "So Damn Happy" (2003). Loudon Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. ... So Damn Happy is the third live album by Loudon Wainwright III. It was recorded at Largo in West Hollywood, California and released in 2003. ...

Figure skating competitive highlights

*Later stripped of title.
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Footnotes

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External links

• Tonya Harding at the Notable Names Database
• sptimes.com Harding, Kerrigan are linked forever by skating incident
• courttv.com Interview with Harvey Schiller, former Exec. Dir. US Olympic Committee (talks about Harding)
• Tonya Harding at the Internet Movie Database

NNDB, ostensibly standing for Notable Names Database, produced by Soylent Communications, is an online database of biographical details of notable people. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

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