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Tonya vs. Nancy | National Geographic


us figure skater and Olympic favourite
Nancy Kerrigan is leaving a practice in
Detroit but someone is waiting in the
wings a man jumps out with a retractable
police baton and whacks her
once on the knee why indeed you know you
can ask the question why did it happen
but I asked the question why did it
happen
the next day while Nancy is on the
sidelines her closest rival Tonya
Harding wins at the Nationals guarantee
her a spot on the Olympic team Harding
is a fierce competitor to some too
fierce I’m really happy but it won’t be
a true crown until I get my chance with
Nancy and that’ll be Olympics and let me
tell you I’m gonna whip her back but
then shocking news breaks wake up to my
radio and the lead story is the FBI is
investigating Tonya Harding’s husband in
the attack on Nancy Kerrigan oh my god
the story grips the nation and just
three weeks after the attack her
ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty
but accuses Tonya of being the
mastermind Tonya categorically denies
those allegations you know I haven’t
done anything wrong Jeff and his buddies
thought that they were going to start up
a security business
I mean morons
that couldn’t even polish shoes or put
one foot in front of the other one I
thought what they did was you know some
very very hood yeah I’m saying if I had
big money they would be able to use my
money to make their money I mean
everybody in my life has always used me
as we go away with an entire nation
watching on TV
Tonya maintains she didn’t plan the
attack she was able to figure out how to
play her hand how to get those violin
strings rolling people have to open
their ears have an open mind and get all
the facts before you start pointing
fingers
after weeks of denial Tonya finally
admits she did know about the attack but
only when her ex-husband privately
confessed
after the event she maintains that he
physically threatened her in order to
stop her from telling anyone else I am
embarrassed and ashamed
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