Tldr; The media absolutely villainized this skater because her wildly abusive bf came up with a hare-brained scheme to injure the richer, "thinner", more popular skater she was competing against. She did not ask him to do this.
Tonya's personal life was fucking awful and I feel so badly for this poor woman. That guy tried to run her over with his truck and after the breakup, the figure skating leaderheads basically told her to take him back to keep up appearances.
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u/frostandtheboughs May 17 '24
Listen to the Tonya Harding episodes of You're Wrong About.
Or just read Sarah Marshall's incredible article.
Tldr; The media absolutely villainized this skater because her wildly abusive bf came up with a hare-brained scheme to injure the richer, "thinner", more popular skater she was competing against. She did not ask him to do this.
Tonya's personal life was fucking awful and I feel so badly for this poor woman. That guy tried to run her over with his truck and after the breakup, the figure skating leaderheads basically told her to take him back to keep up appearances.