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They hated her for all of those things before she chose to fight dirty. And that made hating her after much easier and more satisfying. She fought dirty because the country and her life had told her that the only person looking out for her was herself. And while what she did was wrong, she was right about that. No one was on Tonya's side except Tonya even BEFORE this happened.

You ask who she was representing at the Olympics and that shows a fundamental misunderstanding of people in her position. She was absolutely representing herself, her only chance. That gold medal wasn't for honor/glory, it was going to be freedom.

And once again I never said sympathy, I said empathy. They aren't the same thing.[/quote]

What? The country has made her twice national champion. World medalist.  Olympic medalist (which 4th place is considered to be).  Do you realize how much free stuff, how many breaks, how many resources she has received from USFSA at that point? You think anyone makes it to these heights straight outta trailer park without massive infusion of support?

Stop with the sob story. Learn the facts. [/quote]

But you seem to think someone can make it to those heights, be the first American woman to land a triple axle in competition, and be a lazy loser who didn't put in the work. Which is it?[/quote]

It's the latter.  The lazy loser.  It's axel, btw.

Making it to these heights is one thing but staying there is quite another.  Landing a triple axel, incidentally, doesn't automatically make one great, it just means you are a very talented jumper.  Triple axels are still a rarity in competitive ladies' skating and no woman has risen to the podium exclusively because of the axel.  There is so much more that a skater needs to be on top of her sport.  More importantly, you simply do not NEED the triple axel to win.

Tonya received more help, financial and otherwise, from USFSA that she ever acknowledged.  Even though no one in skating wanted to be around her for years before the attack, the judges gave her her due when she skated well.  For instance, her 1991 Nationals win could have easily gone to Yamaguchi, who was also a talented jumper, and a more complete skater. But judges acknowledged Tonya's guts and she got the title.  So please don't say "skating wasn't behind Tonya". It was.  She received many breaks, and was a beneficiary of lots of free stuff, on account of her talent. She screwed it up all by herself. [/quote]

She did stay at those heights. Two time Olympian!

And wtf your post is ridiculous. It shouldn't matter at all what Tonya was like, it shouldn't ever be about giving someone their due, it should be about how well you skated that day. By your own posts she was a decorated skater who had had a good career. You're contradicting yourself left and right.

What breaks food she receive? And not things that other usfsa does for all skaters at that level like travel expenses.

I retract my use of the word wealthy to describe Kerrigan's family, it doesn't get to what I was getting at. [/quote]

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