I remember these well. Back then their choreography was a departure from the norm. "All sixes." So impressive. But like all sports it has progressed. I remember Robin Cousins in commentary at least ten years ago saying what he and his peers could do back then, the juniors were doing now and what the seniors can do would have seemed like science fiction. Triple axels from the 1990s and now Quads are almost becoming commonplace. But the marking is more strict. Like all sports technology is used with many elements "reviewed" with video replay before marks are awarded. Gold medal performances from 2022. Ice Dance And pairs.
"I Tonya." was a film on TV a week ago Tonya Harding will always be remembered for the attack in 1994, on Nancy Kerrigan orchestrated by her husband, who feared Harding wouldn't get a place on the USA team for the 1994 Olympics. Harding's performances had been tailing off since 1991. She was not liked by skating's "establishment" as "she came from the wrong side of the tracks" and her choice of music and routines were too "avant guard" for them, but eventually became the norm. It's sad in a way that she will always be remembered for the attack, it's difficult to believe that she didn't know it after it happened, even if not before. She did have a tough growing up, she said she was frequently abused by her mother. She stated that by the time she was seven years old, physical and psychological abuse had become a regular part of her life. But she'd made history in the Skate America competition in 1991. The first woman to complete a triple Axel in the short program The first woman to successfully execute two triple Axels in a single competition The first ever to complete a triple Axel in combination (with the double toe loop) Here's her near faultless performance from it. I'd never seen it before. She was banned for life by the USFSA, however, she did later compete at the professional level, placing second at the ESPN Pro Skating Championship in 1999. She tried her hand at boxing, three wins, three defeats, subsequently had several "manual labour jobs," and presently works as a painter and deck builder.
