I have debated watching it. I don't like the domestic violence content plus I was alive and remember when all this actually happened.
My husband and I watched it the other night. He was scratching his head over it. I did not like it but felt, strangely, obligated to see it through to the end. Definitely NOT your usual skating movie! Too much violence.
It seems that there are two polar opposite views of the entire incident here: the first is Tonya is guilty and must apologize/redeem herself to the satisfaction of the public (for some that will be never) and the second is in your face "get over it", it happened, no apologies, move on. I think this movie leans to the latter category.
I felt manipulated with so many scenes. I found myself asking, did that really happen, what are you trying to make me feel? I don't like that, find it exhausting. That having been said, the acting was excellent.
Conclusion? I find that I just don't really care one way or the other about the whole Tonya thing. And I would advise Nancy not to see the movie!
Understandable! I was a skating fan long before the incident and long after. I don't feel the need to relive the circus.I don't know. I know this incident and media circus was what attracted many to the sport, but it did the opposite for me. It turned me away from fs for such a long time.
I was just wondering—did Tonya have any close girlfriends at all while she was still competing? She's said that she had no one to talk to about the abuse she was experiencing (from both her mother and husband, I assume), so I'm guessing that she did not. Basically, I think Tonya should've been placed in a foster home at a fairly early age. If that had happened, she might've gotten a half-decent upbringing, and she likely wouldn't have dropped out of school. And then she probably would've never married Jeff.
Something else I was wondering—where is Diane Rawlinson these days, and are she and Tonya on friendly terms? I know that Tonya and Dodi Teachman are.
It's interesting—Tonya made a comment a couple of days ago about how she knew she wasn't very "dainty" as a skater. I thought that was kind of funny. And of course, male figure skaters never seem to worry about being "dainty," so I don't necessarily think that quality is an absolute necessity for female skaters either. If you are, great—but if you're not, maybe you have other amazing qualities that dainty skaters don't have, like speed, power, boldness, flair, personality, etc.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see what her dancing looks like in a couple of weeks.
I was just wondering—did Tonya have any close girlfriends at all while she was still competing? She's said that she had no one to talk to about the abuse she was experiencing (from both her mother and husband, I assume), so I'm guessing that she did not. Basically, I think Tonya should've been placed in a foster home at a fairly early age. If that had happened, she might've gotten a half-decent upbringing, and she likely wouldn't have dropped out of school. And then she probably would've never married Jeff.
Something else I was wondering—where is Diane Rawlinson these days, and are she and Tonya on friendly terms? I know that Tonya and Dodi Teachman are.
It's interesting—Tonya made a comment a couple of days ago about how she knew she wasn't very "dainty" as a skater. I thought that was kind of funny. And of course, male figure skaters never seem to worry about being "dainty," so I don't necessarily think that quality is an absolute necessity for female skaters either. If you are, great—but if you're not, maybe you have other amazing qualities that dainty skaters don't have, like speed, power, boldness, flair, personality, etc.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see what her dancing looks like in a couple of weeks.
I think things have changed quite a bit since Tonya's time. I think people would be much more likely to call CPS today in a situation like Tonya's.
Arn't some coaches "mandatory reporters" these days?
It seems skating was more important than not being abused.
In Tonya's book she was friendly with Liz Manley. Liz noticed Tonya wasn't right during a tour they were on together and she confided in her.
However, recently on Twitter Liz complaining to DWTS that they're having Tonya on the show.
In Tonya's book, she was coaching at the same rink with Diane in the late 90s-early '00s.
Tonya's only said kind things about her in interviews, but always from growing up and back in her training days and she never mentions the present.
I think things have changed quite a bit since Tonya's time. I think people would be much more likely to call CPS today in a situation like Tonya's.
Arn't some coaches "mandatory reporters" these days?
Fenway3, I think it was Champions on Ice in the early 90s.
Tonya coached for awhile before “The Hubcap” Incident. She talks a lot about it in The Tonya Tapes.
She forgave her dad before he passed away from a heart attack years ago.
I don't think she's ever forgiven her mother.
The book said it was the long commute from wherever she was living to Lloyd center at the time, and a foot injury that she did have surgery for that ended her coaching career (lower level isi students). One of the girls quit skating to run track instead ( I believe she was the daughter of a track star).
I'm not sure what happened with Liz- Tonya isn't taking her spot
I do wish Rawlinson would talk though. Tonya does seem to be on good terms with Teachman though.
After Golden's inside edition interview, there were comments by people claiming to be Tonya's brother and sister in law who seemed to think Tonya was doing the right thing by keeping LaVona away from Tonya's son. Apparently LaVona signed over this brother (and another brother) to cps so she could concentrate on Tonya. I think LaVona also lost Tonya's sister Gina to cps as well partly due to what Gina's job was (read the book).