Fire on Ice: The Exclusive Inside Story of Tonya HardingCrown, 5 dic 2017 - 240 páginas Perfect for fans of I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, this first full scale biography of Tonya Harding explores one of the most provocative figures in figure skating at the height of the controversy—centered on the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan—that made Harding a household name. Championship figure skating, despite its surface appearance of pristine elegance, is a ferociously competitive sport, full of bitter rivalry and personal antagonism. Olympic glory means everything: fame, money, and the admiration of millions. Every skater who goes for the gold has drive and tremendous competitive spirit, but few more than Tonya Harding. In Fire on Ice, you will learn about Harding’s hardscrabble childhood—a childhood racked by abuse, money problems, and unceasing pressure and belittlement by her mother. And you will learn how Tonya Harding made herself into one of America’s best skaters. Here is a young woman whose fierce ambition was, in the end, her downfall. Her story is a tale of sacrifice and overcoming obstacles, of the strength of competition and the blindness of ambition. In the thin ice over which Tonya Harding always glided, we could not help but see an American story, and all of America was watching. |
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The Hard Luck Club | |
Rough Skating | |
A Plot Is Hatched | |
Photo Insert | |
The Conspiracy Unravels | |
All Fall Down | |
Statements by Harding and Others | |
Interview with Hardings Bodyguard | |
Acknowledgements | |
Términos y frases comunes
Abby Haight Agent Russell airport asked Harding asthma athlete axel jumps called Eckardt Clackamas Town Center coach competition costumes death threat Derrick Smith Detroit Diane Rawlinson drove Eckardt says Eckardt’s house fan club Figure Skating Association finished friends Gillooly told guys Haran Harding and Gillooly Harding skated Harding told Harding’s hurt husband interview January Jeff Gillooly Joe Louis Arena judges Kerrigan attack knew Kristi Yamaguchi LaVona letter long program looked Marano medal mother Nancy Kerrigan national championships night Olympic team Oregonian Phoenix police Portland practice press conference reporters Shane Stant Shawn Eckardt short program Skate America Smith and Stant someone story talk telephone television tell there’s things told Eckardt told Gillooly told Harding told the FBI Tonya Harding took Treick triple axel triple jumps U.S. Figure Skating USFSA Vader watched women’s world championships