I loved Tonya's skating. The fact she & her mom made her costumes is amazing. I never thought her costumes were tacky or revealing. She loved what she was doing. I loved her choice in music too.
Moon Girl she was a total badass, her costumes (especially this one) were not only beautiful, but unique and represented her individuality, she was a breath of fresh air
I LOVED Tonya's costumes, and her amazing and gutsy skating!!! She was a massive talent. I believe if she had trained the way she did for the 1991 competitions and had she remained in such peak condition, she would have been absolutely unstoppable. She may very well have come home with TWO Olympic gold medals! 🥇🥇💚💚
The combination of the build-up to the triple axel, the jump itself, her face upon landing, the commentator's YES, and the crowd reaction gives me goosebumps every single time.
If you watch her nail the triple Axel later on at the 91 Skate America, in the long, that was such a stunning build-up AND execution, perfectly with the music... it was incredible! even better!
I wasn't lucky enough to watch her in person, but my friend who did see her in person, said Tonya's jumps were insanely high! She said it literally took her breath away. Tonya is a legend.
Actually, had she landed at least one triple toe, she would have won the whole thing. Or, tripled her double salchow. She needed 5 triples that day in order to win. But, in those days -- '92 to ''96 -- they really put a premium on artistry over technical difficulty.
@@pueraeternus111 artistry is important. Sometimes people forget it's Figure skating. Not a jump contest. But Tonya was very graceful and artistic. Her Ina Bauers were absolutely gorgeous, and her spins. Her music choices were very different and choreo too.
@@valmacclinchy Perhaps. But it seems to me that like in a lot of sports judged by comity or panel, if you are not a "Darling" so to speak. Unless you are perfect, they will look for any reason not to give you the win. "Oh see how she sneezed at the 2 minute mark, that is 3 points off." I have seen this happen to other athletes. Some people get wins easier if they are liked and that is one of the hardest facts of life in sports competition.
It’s so sad to watch because this was her life. This was her. No matter what bad upbringing she had, when she was on that ice, she was just like everyone else, an amazing athlete and she knew she had it. She knew she was amazing. She deserves to have her 1994 National title reinstated. The things that people get away with these days, she did not deserve a lifetime ban. To me it seemed like an easy way to deal with someone that they clearly did not like. I mean, she knew she could do it, why would she need to knock someone out of a competition? Athletes love competition. They pride themselves on it. She knew she could do it and she deserved to be treated better. Regardless of what people think of Nancy, she won a sympathy vote in my eyes. Everyone has their own story, Tonya’s was a lot more relatable than hers. She is the underdog and deserved better.
Of all her skating dresses, this was her most beautiful. The sea foam color was exquisite and really suited her. Sadly, this "triple axel" dress was thrown into a fireplace and destroyed by her ex-husband when he got into a fit of rage.
Really, he really managed to destroy what she loved the most, her skating career and the dress too. Must have been jellous because she loved skating more than his scroty ass.
Was it? That scumbag! That's what abusers do, they go for the things that are most precious to you so as to hurt the most. Tonya still has her memories of pulling off the triple axle and he can never touch those.
I was there in Munich in 1991. The sweep of the ladies, looking back, was enormous. Now the American women are... well, not very awesome. I think Tonya Harding was a great skater. Jumps were enormous! Speed, confidence, height, but Kristi nailed it... Midori... frownie face. Love her.
Would change the results? For me it would be: 1.Harding 2.Kristi 3.Ito 4.Kerrigan Even that Tonya popped 3 triples, she did the 4 most difficult. (Kristi couldnt even attempt the 3A). Midori too deserved more techical merit points
Why do the other women even bother showing up? Again.... breathless, awestruck.... it's 2023 now - her programs STILL confound with superhuman ability, finesse, and quality that is simply and continually unbelievable.
The more I see of Tonya the more I see that trend of Judges not giving her a win unless she was PERFECT and could not say no. She seems like the kind of athlete judges are waiting to sneeze in order to take off points.
It's funny. The Nationals performance had the addition of the Triple Toe-Triple Toe and Salchow ... but something about this performance at Worlds felt better, to me. More exciting, somehow. And her Axel, Lutz, Flip and Loop were outstanding here compared to Nationals (where they were all pretty great, too). And when the crowd roared after her Triple Axel here, combined with Sandra Bezic's yell ... GOOSEBUMPS.
From "Send in the Clowns" to Tone Loc's "Wild Thing", Ha, Ha.... only Tonya ! Had Tonya landed either one of those triple-triple combination jumps, she woulda taken the gold. She lost narrowly to Kristi due to less triple jumps despite landing the triple axel. Still, 1991 was Tonya's most consistent year. From here on, it was unfortunately downhill.....
Many have always believed that no, Tonya still would have lost because Kristi for the past years was guided and the bias was so evident, even when she was still juniors. But there might have been a chance still for Tonya because it was the international judges who appreciated Tonya more than her own skating federation.
The video clip says Kristi was the favorite at this Worlds, but I actually think Tonya was. She beat Kristi in winning the U.S. Nationals. But Tonya's LP left out three triple jumps whereas Kristi missed only one triple. That was the difference. If Tonya didn't pop that triple-triple combo, she would've won.
I think the favorites were Midori Ito, Yamaguchi and Harding... Ito won in 1989. This Worlds was the first competition without compulsory figures. Figures used to count for 60% of the total score before 1973. I know because I was there... Midori Ito was the reason they got rid of them and they weren't very excited but they were the greatest foundation. Anyhoo, the three mentioned above were all three able to win. I was there. I used to live in Munich. Live there for 11 years. It was an exciting competition.
@@MAllanDavis1979Wow, that's incredible. Must've been emotional watching this, I can imagine. I hear when you see the skaters in person, they're much smaller.
Kristi was so lucky figures were abolished by 91 because it's a fact that she was weak in figures. Meanwhile, Tonya not surprisingly was very good in figures. And the only time Kristi did her "best" figures results was at home in the United States, because the judges were American and were really guiding her upwards ever since she was in juniors. And it's known Tonya and her abilities were suppressed and held down by her own federation. But even then, Tonya would always beat Kristi in the figures portion and the U.S. Nationals judges couldn't deny or mask it.
@@alexsdb9712 Ito was also lucky figures were gone. Tonya ironically would have had a better shot at the 92 Olympics with figures which severely weakens Kristi, Midori, and even Nancy and Surya. With her injuries and already limited jumping I doubt Trenary is a factor in 92 even with figures included, so she isnt too much worry even now.
LOVE Tonya.....always have....she is the one i watched ALL the time when I was skating....learning from her....the good and the mistakes ...and I even had the gold blades!!! LOL
She was such an athletic skater with big jumps and good speed When I was young I preferred Yamaguchi and Nancy, the ice princess type, to her, but now I can see how good and exciting she was it's too bad she made a terrible choice
She skated to Send in the Clowns for her 1992 Olympic Exhibition in Albertville too. She wore the black and gold costume. That was a stunningly gorgeous program. Graceful and beautiful. Her Ina Bauer at the end of that program was phenomenal!
“Her favorite music,” “Good luck music,” but is that what it’s called, or what is the title and how do I download it at - 5:29 (is it Send In The Clowns? But only piano? And by whom?)
Look up her 1992 Olympic Exhibition in Albertville, here on UA-cam, where she also skated to Send in the Clowns. She wore the black and gold costume. Her performance was so graceful and exquisite. Stunning!
This is how the world destroyes her talent her confidence her evrytng...she was soooo graceful ...nd haopy bfr..but nw she is more mature confident solid nd strng mentally i think
That jump was new to women - Midori had been working on it for years, and then Tonya...it wasn't expected of women at that time. In the early 90s, it was a big deal when women would land a triple lutz. The men always seem to be one rotation ahead, about ten years ahead when it comes to jumps, but artistically, you hardly ever see a man try to pull off an Ina Bauer or something like that. It's become a jumping contest (again).
It was so new that no one expected anyone to do it or cared even. No one cared that Nancy or Kristi couldn’t do it. It was just spectacular that Tonya could.
The only other US skater to get the kind of amplitude Tonya got on her jumps was Agnes Zawadzki...no other US skater can touch the sheer talent Tonya had as a jumper.
+Dee Zyre I think I know what you mean. But I also think that the more basic choreography really suited her style. She did have a very nice style, which was rooted in her athletic ability, strength, power and passion.
I liked the way she choreographed - it seemed to support her ability as a technical skater. I certainly thought it was more "musical" than Bonaly, but not as musical as Ito. That was a great period in ladies skating!
Anyone saying she was not the best ever better get their vision checked. Show me yamahucji landing a triple axle, she shoulda been champ on that jump alone.NO ONE did like Tonya
Why I don't understand and find annoying is what is a champion when they can either do the big show ase jump or the triple triples , but never ever lay down both !! Lol. They do one and its spectacular and fall or pop out the next. .I mean they breath and train skating...it seems they should be able to consistently pull it off once in a while. It's always one or the other.
Aspen Robinson - if you want to see a champion skate without flaws, falls, etc. then watch Midori Ito's 1989 worlds LP or Midori's 1990 worlds LP. Both flawless. For the 1989 skate, Midori received five 6.0 for technical. In the 1990 skate, she received three 6.0 for technical. Watch them and then give your opinion on them.
+vistaprime I believe she retired because of her injury that prevented her from competing at the '91 US Nationals. If she had been healthy, I think she would have definitely wanted to defend her title here at World's. But I do agree that she was definitely behind in terms of her technical content. 1991 was definitely a turning point in the ladies' field. Skaters were doing triple lutz-triple toes and triple axels. This was probably the most exciting time in all of skating. I don't know what happened afterwards, but 25 years have passed and the women are just barely catching up.
Trenary tried to make a come back and competed at the 1991 Skate Canada International where she had a rough Free Skate. I think she placed 4th there. Not being able to land her triples consistently anymore at that point led her to retire at the end of 1991.
@@3Axel1996 I wish she had fared better - she was always a delight to watch. I suppose when you are always competing against Midori there's not much she could do. Jill had great artistry, and Midori's was OK, but technically Midori just blasted everyone out of the water. I enjoyed Jill's pointed toes when she jumped, especially.
If Tonya cont'd to believe in herself and work/train hard, she could've had the skating career she wanted. Instead she resorted to cheap tactics and dirty tricks, which proved to be her own undoing in the end. So sad, so sad.
I don't know people says she wanted or she did hurt Nancy, we know the guy who did that. There's the interview of that guy on YT if you want to see. She didn't knew, even if she heard them she shouldn't know who was targeted. Honestly, they shouldn't have stopped Tonya to do skating, i mean Nancy didn't had a broke bone, just a bruise. Plus Tonya didn't asked for it and they removed her of the skating world because of her weird husband doing. Punishing someone because of what someone else did is totally unfair. It's like your brother break a glass and you are being grounded too because of him.
I loved Tonya's skating. The fact she & her mom made her costumes is amazing. I never thought her costumes were tacky or revealing. She loved what she was doing. I loved her choice in music too.
Moon Girl me too. I love Tonya so much!
Moon Girl she was a total badass, her costumes (especially this one) were not only beautiful, but unique and represented her individuality, she was a breath of fresh air
@@cynthiacorcoran9389 Who are you talking to & what about? Did your mom make some of her clothes? Looked you up. No history concerning you.
I LOVED Tonya's costumes, and her amazing and gutsy skating!!! She was a massive talent. I believe if she had trained the way she did for the 1991 competitions and had she remained in such peak condition, she would have been absolutely unstoppable. She may very well have come home with TWO Olympic gold medals! 🥇🥇💚💚
The combination of the build-up to the triple axel, the jump itself, her face upon landing, the commentator's YES, and the crowd reaction gives me goosebumps every single time.
💚💚💚!!!
I remember seeing it in 1991 and it's just as exciting to see it again!! Tonya was brilliant on the ice. So ahead of her time with music choices, too.
If you watch her nail the triple Axel later on at the 91 Skate America, in the long, that was such a stunning build-up AND execution, perfectly with the music... it was incredible! even better!
Tonya had some of the strongest jumps ever in the history of women's figure skating!!
I wasn't lucky enough to watch her in person, but my friend who did see her in person, said Tonya's jumps were insanely high! She said it literally took her breath away.
Tonya is a legend.
I love the way she lands her jumps. It's always so clean with such a fluid follow through
imagine the force during the triple axel makes it hard to breath and thinking that she has asthma
Mind-blowing!! She was on 🔥
Yeah, from chain smoking. 🙄
@@trevorteeters2383 no, smoking doesn't give you asthma
@@valmacclinchy but yes, it makes it worse, simple. 🙄
@@trevorteeters2383 why are you here?
She was so good
If she had landed that triple toe triple toe she would have been the 1991 Word Champion
Word.
Totally agree with you
Actually, had she landed at least one triple toe, she would have won the whole thing. Or, tripled her double salchow. She needed 5 triples that day in order to win. But, in those days -- '92 to ''96 -- they really put a premium on artistry over technical difficulty.
@@pueraeternus111 artistry is important. Sometimes people forget it's Figure skating. Not a jump contest. But Tonya was very graceful and artistic. Her Ina Bauers were absolutely gorgeous, and her spins. Her music choices were very different and choreo too.
@@valmacclinchy Perhaps. But it seems to me that like in a lot of sports judged by comity or panel, if you are not a "Darling" so to speak. Unless you are perfect, they will look for any reason not to give you the win. "Oh see how she sneezed at the 2 minute mark, that is 3 points off." I have seen this happen to other athletes. Some people get wins easier if they are liked and that is one of the hardest facts of life in sports competition.
It’s so sad to watch because this was her life. This was her. No matter what bad upbringing she had, when she was on that ice, she was just like everyone else, an amazing athlete and she knew she had it. She knew she was amazing. She deserves to have her 1994 National title reinstated. The things that people get away with these days, she did not deserve a lifetime ban. To me it seemed like an easy way to deal with someone that they clearly did not like. I mean, she knew she could do it, why would she need to knock someone out of a competition? Athletes love competition. They pride themselves on it. She knew she could do it and she deserved to be treated better. Regardless of what people think of Nancy, she won a sympathy vote in my eyes. Everyone has their own story, Tonya’s was a lot more relatable than hers. She is the underdog and deserved better.
Of all her skating dresses, this was her most beautiful. The sea foam color was exquisite and really suited her. Sadly, this "triple axel" dress was thrown into a fireplace and destroyed by her ex-husband when he got into a fit of rage.
Really, he really managed to destroy what she loved the most, her skating career and the dress too. Must have been jellous because she loved skating more than his scroty ass.
Was it? That scumbag! That's what abusers do, they go for the things that are most precious to you so as to hurt the most. Tonya still has her memories of pulling off the triple axle and he can never touch those.
That’s so sad!
Thankfully this footage exists and this amazing achievement can never be taken from Tonya 💙
Is that sea-weed in her hair?
I was there in Munich in 1991. The sweep of the ladies, looking back, was enormous. Now the American women are... well, not very awesome. I think Tonya Harding was a great skater. Jumps were enormous! Speed, confidence, height, but Kristi nailed it... Midori... frownie face. Love her.
Would change the results?
For me it would be:
1.Harding
2.Kristi
3.Ito
4.Kerrigan
Even that Tonya popped 3 triples, she did the 4 most difficult. (Kristi couldnt even attempt the 3A). Midori too deserved more techical merit points
@@ivanlavouras Nonsense! Tanya popped too many jumps. You're rewarded for what you do , not what you leave out!
Why do the other women even bother showing up?
Again.... breathless, awestruck.... it's 2023 now - her programs STILL confound with superhuman ability, finesse, and quality that is simply and continually unbelievable.
The more I see of Tonya the more I see that trend of Judges not giving her a win unless she was PERFECT and could not say no. She seems like the kind of athlete judges are waiting to sneeze in order to take off points.
Great point - agreed!
She wasn't perfect at 1991 Nationals and she won. She was scored fairly.
Ugh so mad that she popped that 3S! I wanted her to win.
One of the best jumpers ever….too bad she didn't believe in herself enough. Not too many women to this day attempt the triple axel in competition.
I miss her :'(
Alena Kortsonaia might! Mirai did in the Olympics too. It's becoming easier to girls now x
I think she believed in herself. Otherwise she wouldn't have made it so far. She was always fighting an uphill battle.
@@Dalatiidae not with the height and speed Tonya did them..
@@valmacclinchy they're still good. Mirais was excellent
Tonya Harding is awesome!!
The leg power in these jumps.
Unmatched!
Tonya is STILL my favorite skater to watch. The only skater I've seen recently who has that kind of attack is Ashley Wagner.
Mirai Nagasu is awesome also
tonya harding is the strongest figure skater entertaining and talented no one can do that both strong and gracefull and cool i love you tonya❤️❤️❤️❤️
She had the best music choices too!
@@valmacclinchy Wild Thing and People Are Still Having Sex are musical masterpieces that only Tonya could interpret with her signature grace.
It's funny. The Nationals performance had the addition of the Triple Toe-Triple Toe and Salchow ... but something about this performance at Worlds felt better, to me. More exciting, somehow. And her Axel, Lutz, Flip and Loop were outstanding here compared to Nationals (where they were all pretty great, too). And when the crowd roared after her Triple Axel here, combined with Sandra Bezic's yell ... GOOSEBUMPS.
Better with three popped jump?😳😳😳
From "Send in the Clowns" to Tone Loc's "Wild Thing", Ha, Ha.... only Tonya !
Had Tonya landed either one of those triple-triple combination jumps, she woulda taken the gold.
She lost narrowly to Kristi due to less triple jumps despite landing the triple axel.
Still, 1991 was Tonya's most consistent year.
From here on, it was unfortunately downhill.....
Many have always believed that no, Tonya still would have lost because Kristi for the past years was guided and the bias was so evident, even when she was still juniors. But there might have been a chance still for Tonya because it was the international judges who appreciated Tonya more than her own skating federation.
The video clip says Kristi was the favorite at this Worlds, but I actually think Tonya was. She beat Kristi in winning the U.S. Nationals. But Tonya's LP left out three triple jumps whereas Kristi missed only one triple. That was the difference. If Tonya didn't pop that triple-triple combo, she would've won.
shihlin1 she freaked out, you could see it on her face, and agreed, if she had landed her combination she'd have beat Yamaguchi
I think the favorites were Midori Ito, Yamaguchi and Harding... Ito won in 1989. This Worlds was the first competition without compulsory figures. Figures used to count for 60% of the total score before 1973. I know because I was there... Midori Ito was the reason they got rid of them and they weren't very excited but they were the greatest foundation. Anyhoo, the three mentioned above were all three able to win. I was there. I used to live in Munich. Live there for 11 years. It was an exciting competition.
@@MAllanDavis1979Wow, that's incredible. Must've been emotional watching this, I can imagine.
I hear when you see the skaters in person, they're much smaller.
Kristi was so lucky figures were abolished by 91 because it's a fact that she was weak in figures. Meanwhile, Tonya not surprisingly was very good in figures. And the only time Kristi did her "best" figures results was at home in the United States, because the judges were American and were really guiding her upwards ever since she was in juniors. And it's known Tonya and her abilities were suppressed and held down by her own federation. But even then, Tonya would always beat Kristi in the figures portion and the U.S. Nationals judges couldn't deny or mask it.
@@alexsdb9712 Ito was also lucky figures were gone. Tonya ironically would have had a better shot at the 92 Olympics with figures which severely weakens Kristi, Midori, and even Nancy and Surya. With her injuries and already limited jumping I doubt Trenary is a factor in 92 even with figures included, so she isnt too much worry even now.
She was going so fast 😱 that was crazy!
Have never seen such grit from an athlete. I'm a huge fan.
Omg if she had just landed that triple toe triple toe she be 1991 world champion
Amazing performance, such thrilling and fun program.
Listen to that crowd clapping along in the last song! She was so exciting!
LOVE Tonya.....always have....she is the one i watched ALL the time when I was skating....learning from her....the good and the mistakes ...and I even had the gold blades!!! LOL
She was great and soooo young xx
She was such an athletic skater with big jumps and good speed
When I was young I preferred Yamaguchi and Nancy, the ice princess type, to her,
but now I can see how good and exciting she was
it's too bad she made a terrible choice
Kristy is so sweet and gracious
Just the most beautiful skater and skating ever!
That Axel shouldn’t have been landed it was so tilted. Only Tonya could
Save it!!!!!! Amazing
I think her best triple Axel was at '92 Skate América!
Tonya is increíble y beautiful
Tonya was my favorite skater
look like it was a 8 to 1 decision in Kristie's favor, only the australian judge put Tonya in first
Now she is being portrayed by an Aussie actress!
@@Tazzy5 I, Tonya is a great movie.
Gotta love the bonus shots of Yamaguchi attempting the triple axel and landing on her butt
I honestly don’t see how she didn’t get the gold medal
who is saying she was not graceful enough?
People who haven't seen enough ice-skating think that...Tonya was very graceful. Her spins were exquisite and her Ina Bauers too.
I love Tonya skating too
Nailed every beat
i’m here after watching movie , amazing
What's the name of the second piece in her program? The solo piano one.
Greg V Send in the Clowns.
Send in the Clowns, by Stephen Sondheim.
She skated to Send in the Clowns for her 1992 Olympic Exhibition in Albertville too. She wore the black and gold costume. That was a stunningly gorgeous program. Graceful and beautiful. Her Ina Bauer at the end of that program was phenomenal!
“Her favorite music,” “Good luck music,” but is that what it’s called, or what is the title and how do I download it at - 5:29 (is it Send In The Clowns? But only piano? And by whom?)
does sound like send in the clowns
It is Send In the Clowns, but I don't know who the pianist/arranger is for this one. Lots of pianists do this as a solo number.
Send in the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim
Send in the Clowns, by Stephen Sondheim, from the show A Little Night Music.
Look up her 1992 Olympic Exhibition in Albertville, here on UA-cam, where she also skated to Send in the Clowns. She wore the black and gold costume. Her performance was so graceful and exquisite. Stunning!
5:00 -5:02
Kristi is so adorable! 💖
What is the move at 8:17 called?
I think it's called a "flying camel spin"
It's called a Death Drop
5.7?
This is how the world destroyes her talent her confidence her evrytng...she was soooo graceful ...nd haopy bfr..but nw she is more mature confident solid nd strng mentally i think
Tonya tiene toda la palabra PERFECCIÓN
Why couldn’t Kristi and Nancy land a 3A? Lack of upper body strength?
That jump was new to women - Midori had been working on it for years, and then Tonya...it wasn't expected of women at that time. In the early 90s, it was a big deal when women would land a triple lutz. The men always seem to be one rotation ahead, about ten years ahead when it comes to jumps, but artistically, you hardly ever see a man try to pull off an Ina Bauer or something like that. It's become a jumping contest (again).
It was so new that no one expected anyone to do it or cared even. No one cared that Nancy or Kristi couldn’t do it. It was just spectacular that Tonya could.
@@scottw9318 I love the way Johnny Weir puts Ina Bauers into some of his routines. So graceful. And he's a great athlete, too. Amazing skater.
damn she was a good looking woman
She was, and still is, really pretty! Never understood the media making boring Nancy the chosen one.
Tonya is beautiful and strong 💙
Tonia had the body, strength and aggressive mind to be a boxer not a figure skater.
The only other US skater to get the kind of amplitude Tonya got on her jumps was Agnes Zawadzki...no other US skater can touch the sheer talent Tonya had as a jumper.
There is almost absolutely NO choreography with tanias performances. Kick ass axel though!
+Dee Zyre I think I know what you mean. But I also think that the more basic choreography really suited her style. She did have a very nice style, which was rooted in her athletic ability, strength, power and passion.
+Tress Braga agreed! Plus she had some nice moments and in-between skating throughout.
Dee Zyre even her double axels outdid most skaters, men and women, she made it look so effortless
I liked the way she choreographed - it seemed to support her ability as a technical skater. I certainly thought it was more "musical" than Bonaly, but not as musical as Ito. That was a great period in ladies skating!
Anyone saying she was not the best ever better get their vision checked. Show me yamahucji landing a triple axle, she shoulda been champ on that jump alone.NO ONE did like Tonya
Why I don't understand and find annoying is what is a champion when they can either do the big show ase jump or the triple triples , but never ever lay down both !! Lol. They do one and its spectacular and fall or pop out the next. .I mean they breath and train skating...it seems they should be able to consistently pull it off once in a while. It's always one or the other.
Aspen Robinson - if you want to see a champion skate without flaws, falls, etc. then watch Midori Ito's 1989 worlds LP or Midori's 1990 worlds LP. Both flawless. For the 1989 skate, Midori received five 6.0 for technical. In the 1990 skate, she received three 6.0 for technical. Watch them and then give your opinion on them.
Tonya’s 1991 nationals program she didn’t miss a jump, she nailed all her triples
5.7/5.6
woooow
His first words , "This self admitted 'Tom Boy' ".. Lmao pre 2000. Like when men took shop class and women took sewing
Right?!
I wonder if Kristi ever landed the triple axel in practice?
yep, she has and there's a video of it.
They were under rotated.
Nope
very few women have landed the triple axel and certainly not Kristi.
Love love Tonya. But Kristi won this worlds.
I assume Trenery who could only do a flip had retired at this point.
+vistaprime I believe she retired because of her injury that prevented her from competing at the '91 US Nationals. If she had been healthy, I think she would have definitely wanted to defend her title here at World's. But I do agree that she was definitely behind in terms of her technical content. 1991 was definitely a turning point in the ladies' field. Skaters were doing triple lutz-triple toes and triple axels. This was probably the most exciting time in all of skating. I don't know what happened afterwards, but 25 years have passed and the women are just barely catching up.
Trenary tried to make a come back and competed at the 1991 Skate Canada International where she had a rough Free Skate. I think she placed 4th there. Not being able to land her triples consistently anymore at that point led her to retire at the end of 1991.
@@3Axel1996 I wish she had fared better - she was always a delight to watch. I suppose when you are always competing against Midori there's not much she could do. Jill had great artistry, and Midori's was OK, but technically Midori just blasted everyone out of the water. I enjoyed Jill's pointed toes when she jumped, especially.
If Tonya cont'd to believe in herself and work/train hard, she could've had the skating career she wanted. Instead she resorted to cheap tactics and dirty tricks, which proved to be her own undoing in the end. So sad, so sad.
I don't know people says she wanted or she did hurt Nancy, we know the guy who did that. There's the interview of that guy on YT if you want to see.
She didn't knew, even if she heard them she shouldn't know who was targeted.
Honestly, they shouldn't have stopped Tonya to do skating, i mean Nancy didn't had a broke bone, just a bruise. Plus Tonya didn't asked for it and they removed her of the skating world because of her weird husband doing. Punishing someone because of what someone else did is totally unfair.
It's like your brother break a glass and you are being grounded too because of him.
She DID work and train hard, and believed in herself. Her skating never really suffered much, it was her image.
You must be a tabloid reader and a believer... that tells me you have no brains!
Watching her from a guy's point of view- i don't like it. Spins, turns, were stiff, not graceful enough. It's like watching a guy skating in skirt.
0:15 Could she be cornier? Ugh!
What are referring to? She was sitting on the stairs at :15. Unless I'm missing something.
Who? What?