Tonya Harding (USA) - 1994 Lillehammer, Figure Skating, Ladies' Free Skate (Complete) 

I like how the movie recreates the moments exactly how it happened..

Tonya had some hella strong legs! Her jumps are incredible. She really was a talent.

Who's here after watching I, Tonya?

This commentator has nothing kind to say. Nothing.

I still feel like, even today, nobody jumps like Tanya Harding. Either she was way ahead of her time or people simple did not look to her for inspiration on how to jump textbook perfectly. Young skaters today, look to her. Forget about her past. You would do well.

They boo at the beginning but they can't at the end. This is such an incredible performance under such horrendous circumstances. What a brave kid.

Diane was more of a mother to her than anyone else.

A true athlete, she deserved so much better

I learned one thing from her. No matter how hard it is, no matter how many obstacles there are never give up. Even when her dreams were smashed she kept on shining. She's an inspiration

Choosing Jurassic Park as her theme music? How appropriate and fitting! Jurassic Park equates terror, panic, fear, and pain. Yep, pretty much sums up that year in figure skating.

She would have had it easy nowadays, she could've been more herself and skated wonderfully.

Over-rotated on the triple loop. Failed to do the triple axle and instead did a single axle. Hit the triple Lutz. Obvious fatigue in the total program. Tonya was headed for greatness at one time. Was one of the most athletic ice skaters ever. Her skating weakness was in artistry. Her personal life was in utter chaos. She added to her own personal disasters as we sometimes all do. Her husband was a self-absorbed, self-interested character who was so toxic to Tonya's career and personal life. She was so young. Not making phony allowances for her but there were terrible immoral and criminal forces in her life that churned her into the midst of continual storms and upheavals. Yes, she played a role in most of it. But Tonya was never beyond redemption. She deserved the chance to skate again. Sad she was never given that chance. Tonya comes across hard and rough in her demeanor and presentation but I don't believe that facade. It is a defense mechanism to protect her mind and heart. She had been harmed so much in her growing up years and then in her first marriage. She has tears and fears just like most of us do. We all need to be loved and forgiven; and also given credit for our accomplishments and healthy encouragement to keep achieving. And when we fail and fall to be assured we are not loved any less because of our failures.

something always happened to tonya. she always looked dazzling and she would be at least america's best skater period if her situation was just a little better. i can't believe how mean the crowd and commentators were to her. she was poor and couldn't afford good equipment, people were way too critical of her.

No matter what she may or may not havebeen ivolved with: This was very sad. Tough life, tough breaks, great skater, a fighter!

I always rooted for her because she was such an under dog. But looking back after all these years you can see all her struggles finally bringing her to an end. She had a rough life without all the advantages that other skaters had. She basically came from the hood and worked her way up. I'll always remember Lillehammer and Tanya Harding.

Tonya nailed that triple. Good for her! I saw this performance on television in 1994, solid recovery after that lace issue. Good on you TH!

Her jumps were incredible here! Even when she wasn’t at her best, she was still pretty good.

I havent watched this video in a long time. Hard to believe this was 26 years ago. In spite of all the drama around the whole Nancy/Tanya thing and then all the drama around the first attempt at the free skate shown here, there is no denying 2 things: Tanya Harding was THE best jumper in the world in this sport in 1994, and the second attempt at the free skate was a super gutsy performance. No big surprise she bailed out of the triple axel. Super hard jump, especially under these conditions and a super hard landing when she still did not have 100% confidence in the stability of that skate. Most people would not have attempted that at that moment early in the program. But aside from that, her jumps are awesome in this program, she landed all of them abeit a little over-rotated on a couple of them and kind of 2 footed the triple loop...but still landed 4 triples in this program. Moves in the field and footwork were not terrible, solid spins...no doubt a terrific performance under VERY difficult circumstances. Amazing skater. The skater who got screwed the most in this whole episode was Josee Chouinard from Canada. She was Canada's national champion in 94 and a really terrific skater. To get called to the ice early during a competition is a very difficult situation. In reality, I have never seen it happen at any level of competition. The order is the order and you prepare with your coach based on that order and based on when you will be on the ice. To do it at the Olympics was a bad call by the referee in my opinion. Skating is probably 40% physical and 60% mental. The early call had to totally kill the mental game. If I were a judge, I do think I would have given Tanya a set amount of time to fix her equipment but I would not have changed the order.

im here because of the movie... i think she's had a really hard life ❤😢

Nobody can take from Tonya what was only her, courage and talent in the midst of storms.

she was a beautiful skater no matter what

13:20 Her father was in the crowd clapping for her🤗❤️😭

SHE SKATED TO THE JURASSIC PARK THEME SONG?! YESSSSSSS

No wonder they had to make a movie. Too good to be true.

when her triple lutz was on...no one landed it like her. fast going in...fast going out of the jump...and the height. amazing.

Utterly amazing. One of the most talented brilliant skaters of all time. Even under duress, she rises to the occasion as best as she can. What an inspiration.

I always like how Tonya always does that little shoulder twist has she exits the ice so cute.

Coaches should have had 5 pairs of laces at all times. Her skates and boots should have been impeccable. They knew that was her go to.

Not a bad recovery, she definately had the moves but I agree with the referees - her artistry needed work. You can't beat Jurassic Park though - good song choice.

perfect demo of how pure talent isn't enough. tonya almost had everyone against her but she herself also had some faults.

I saw her talent in 1989 at the US Championships. I thought for sure she would go far. But it was talent wasted. And yes of course I saw "I, Tonya"".

Thanks for the videos!

I know nothing about figure skating but I played hockey for a while and I know confidence in your blades is everything. Like tires to a racing driver.

I feel that people in the comments are too biased towards Tonya coz of the movie. The lace is her own responsibility. Her jumps are amazing but everything else aint that great.

Jurrasic Park one of my all time favorite movie!! Great music.

her re-skate was a near-perfect performance except for missing the triple axel, but it wasn't fun to watch cause you could tell she was pissed off.

John Williams killed it here.

She makes it look effortless.

They always complain about her artistry like uggghh she skates gorgeously!

Tonya was talented and if she had not met her first husband I think she would have excelled, but there are people like the judges who will put people like tonya down who have talent but not the desire look they want. As a dancer and not having fancy or expensive dresses I get the bottom of the barrel treatment but even I dont let that affect me, I keep on doing what I love

No flowers for Tonya.. :(

Блин, Марго Робби офигенна все таки исполнила и передала историю Тони в фильме.

Why weren’t the laces done before this. Very irresponsible

The commentator said it all: "Things like this don't happen!"

Just watched the movie. I'm happy she did great in the end!

Lol it’s the Jurassic Park theme.

Tonya's boot is how I feel about my Dr Martens .

We can see how times have progressed. It's definitely a great performance. But when I compare it to the current Anna Shcherbaková, Tonya just didn't have Anna's performances even without a fall. It is full of energy and certainly gives great athletic performances, but it is not like a dance full of emotions.

The music during that awesome Triple Salchow is perfect!

I read this book once. It was about a miracle. Anxiety is 99.99% of what could cause or trigger something. To be calm. To focus, to concentrate sit quietly, or occasionally move, to do a crossword puzzle? To work out a grocery list.

Drama seems to follow Tonya everywhere.

She is amazing

At 8:03 - when Scott Hamilton says that this is rare and never happens, but it is the "fourth" time this has happened to Tonya- what were those other three times? Does anyone know the specifics?

“I’m gonna break my ankle cause I can’t-“ this is so horrible. Why don’t these girls get any leniency at all. This wasn’t in her control, things happen.

Idk something was allways wrong with her skates.... shes a bit dramatic sometimes she was a great skater had huge talent but also a bit off if ya know what i mean

She landed the triple lutz, singled the triple axel, landed the triple flip, did a double axel-double toe combination instead of a double axel-triple toe, kinda two footed the triple loop and landed the triple salchow

I thought she should be able to fix her skate laces for pete's sake. I'm amazed that with all the stress , bad press, and cigarette smoking that she could skate so well! She also was the first woman to do a somersault on skates. WELL, at least her dad showed up for support.

Вдохнула прям перед всеми ну а что у нее наверное было "терапевтическое исключение". С расширенными бронхами легче кататься!

Как катание за 30 продвинулось!

So her and her mother were estranged at tgis time I guess since her dad is the only one there

Tonya’s body was goals and her legs were so goalssss as well those quads🔥🔥

I love her.

Why didn't Diane have extra laces????

Tonya Harding had raw talent. She could’ve been somebody she could’ve been a champ. Guess it wasn’t meant to be!

Tonya said in one interview she started carrying two pairs of boots so why didn't she have a second pair here? You can actually see her skating in an alternate pair of boots in the long program at the 1993 Nationals.

The Woman Announcer continually contradicts herself saying "Its so important that its comfortable on your foot" but said if that happened to her before a Competition she NEVER would re-tie the laces, she would just "get used to it". Then she says in the same breath following, "that if there's any change in the comfort, laces are too tight, feet fall asleep but everything has to be PERFECT ESPECIALLY in Olympic Competition. Huh?! So which is it? If things have to be "just perfect", then shouldn't Tonya stop & retie her Skate? There was a few, "Things like this JUST DON'T HAPPEN" ... (but apparently they did & do according to her ability to "just get used to it".) "Things like this are rare in Skating ... it just DOESN'T HAPPEN but it's happened to Tonay 4 times.". Then she blabs on about "The Rules". Clearly Tonya WAS following the Rules reporting the problem. Then it "wasn't fair" to Jose, the next Skater. "Things like this could throw her WAY OFF". She clearly couldn't resist throwing shade on Tonya and couldn't help herself with her continual, non stop contradicting commentary. Terrible, unfair & judgmental Commentating

Sad when she says she would love come back in a few years. That never happened.. But that triple axel would result in a silver medal for sure

That's what grit does to you, it makes you fearless and powerful.

i was way too young to understand any of this when i was a kid. just absolutely devastating to have all of this happen with the entire world watching. jfc

I wish she went for the triple axel because her jumps looked solid. Amazing how US Figure Skating has declined over the past 20 years since Tara Lipinski.

LOVE TONYA!!!!

The lady from Canada was brilliant!

tonya is so talented and amazing!! one of the best figure skaters ever

I’m surprised she didn’t make the ice crawler smooth it for her.

Spitting the jolly rancher out mid interview was so funny 😂 it was kind of cute like she’s a human being and not a ice robot

Really like her, but this wasn't a gold-medal performance and I agree with all the results.

She did a triple axel

Her jumps were insane. Wow.

If I had a time travel machine I'd go back to 1985 and make sure she never meets her ex husband that ruined what could've become one of the atmost best female skater career their is

I was a competitive skater for two decades. It doesn’t take that long to lace up your skates. As much as I love Tonya, it’s not that that complicated. You’d know how to lace up your skates properly after years of experience. ESPECIALLY at the Olympics.

I can only do a double axel on my trampoline and triple Lutz but 3 and a half rotations on the hardest jump

Amazing skater!

In 1994 US defined who was the villain, in the case US had chosen Tonya as villain, obviously Kerrigan suffered an unacceptable attack, but seeing Tonya's biography told through the film, I changed my concept of who really was the great victim, the great victim of child abuse, great victim of physical abuse by her husband, victim of poverty and lack of financial conditions.... after seeing the movie, Tonya Harding was a heroine since she was born!!!

Tonya is the Best!!! 😍

...And the rest is history....

I wish commentators would just stick to describing what is happening on the ice and not projecting what they do not know about. Isn't athleticism an art form. Take a lesson from her coach here, " what a brave kid."

Four great skaters!

I think she moved at the speed of light on that last spin

Tonya got Karma, big time. So sick of her dramas on the ice. She had plenty of time to replace a lace. This was the Olympics. They had everything the skaters needed.

Her jumps were flawless!

Would she only have one pair of skates?? Would seem easier to just change the skates instead of messing around with laces?

She did the right thing where she looked out for her safety because if she kept going, she could of seriously injured herself...

That 3Lz was insane! If it didn’t have the long lead up I’d say plus 5

What does "Free Skate" mean?

3:37 you can see her right ankle bend inward right at the start. she was not kidding. landing jumps on a skate that loose really would have broken her ankle.

She is so many times better than the world champion these days.

Looks like that's Tracy Wilson at 0:53 walking by as Tonya tries to lace up her skates.

So i see a lot of comments in Tanyas favour. Can someone explain why she is not more haded?

A very brave and strong skater.

Even though she downgraded her triple axle to a single with a minor step out on her loop, the rest of the performance was descent for her standards, hence the smile in the end. The woman pushes herself too much she ends up making major falls that causes deeper disappointments when a clean skate without the triple axle can make a huge difference to her.