What happened to Tonya Harding? Know more about the former figure skater & TV personality

Tonya Harding is a former figure skater, a retired boxer, and a reality television personality. She rose to fame after winning  1989 Skate America competition and for being a U.S. champion in 1991 and 1994. However, in 1994, she got entangled in a controversy that included her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was banned for life from participating in all championships after which she became a boxer. Here's what happened to Tonya Harding after that event. 

What happened to Tonya Harding?

According to New York Times, Tonya's ex-husband planned an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan in January 1994. She was hit by a baton on her right leg so she couldn't participate in Olympics and Tonya could get selected. However, Tonya h mentioned that she was t involved in attack and she did t ask her husband to do so. She later revealed in an interview that she thought that something was going on in his mind and she should have figured it out herself before attack. Her ex-husband was sentenced to two years of imprisonment. 

She furr mentioned that she was blamed for entire incident. When she was placed 8th at Olympics and Nancy won, people said that it was Karma that her shoelaces broke while performing. Tonya revealed that she was ill-treated by people and was even sent mice at her residence. When Tonya was banned from skating, she decided to take up boxing as a career. In 2002, she was at   Fox Network Celebrity Boxing event where she mand to win against Paula Jones. She won several competitions but her boxing career was cut short because of her asthma. In 2019, she was seen in a TV commercial promoting direct auto insurance. 

About Tonya Harding's movie 

Tonya Harding's movie I, Tonya (2017) featured Margot Robbie as Tonya. film was directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. film revolved around life of Tonya and how she was related to 1994 attacks. film also featured Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Paul Walter Hauser and Bobby Cannavale. Tonya Harding w is winner of Worst Cooks in America and is a runner up on show Dancing with Stars. 

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