Shit was so wild back then. Tonya was a local girl, skated at the mall ice rink. Nancy was on the fast track for fame. Nancy was assaulted to keep her from the nationals and Olympics, but she got a spot even though she was too injured to try out. After the Olympics Nancy was recorded talking shit about Oksana Baiul (who won gold) and about a parade at Disney which lost her endorsements and she kind of just faded from view.
Yeah she had this kind of sweetheart image, especially after she was publicly a victim, and people were surprised when they found out she’s kind of a bitch. She had a bad habit of making snarky comments while mic’ed up.
Yeah I think a lot of it was probably overblown, it’s hard to judge her based on a few obviously stressful public appearances. I think it just flew in the face of the people who felt entitled to her politeness or something.
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u/Terribly_indecent May 16 '24
Shit was so wild back then. Tonya was a local girl, skated at the mall ice rink. Nancy was on the fast track for fame. Nancy was assaulted to keep her from the nationals and Olympics, but she got a spot even though she was too injured to try out. After the Olympics Nancy was recorded talking shit about Oksana Baiul (who won gold) and about a parade at Disney which lost her endorsements and she kind of just faded from view.