That's... That's very close, by the way. I'm just saying.
Who's my little man? Are you my little man?
That's my sixth husband right there. The best of them.
Tonya's my fifth child from husband number four.
She was always a handful.
And I guess we spoiled her,
which is a goddamn hat trick
when you haven't got shit your entire life.
Still, drove her to competitions, practices.
Sewed her all her costumes, but to her,
her mother's a monster.
Generally people either love Tonya
or are not big fans,
just like people either love America or they're not big fans.
Tonya was totally American.
You know, originally, Jeff and Tonya wanted
to take out Nancy Kerrigan.
Take her out.
And I was the one who popped up and said,
there are other ways to disable people.
So you're welcome.
Well, I was a reporter for Hard Copy,
a pretty crappy show that the legitimate news outlets
looked down on and then became.
Well, I mean, at 27, I was
the most hated man in America,
maybe the world,
with a mustache I still can't apologize enough for.
My name was a verb.
Like, if you bashed someone in the kneecap, you...
you Gillooly them.
That was... That was cool though.
What's people's impression of me?
That I'm a real person.
You know, I... I never apologized
for growing up poor or being a redneck,
which is what I am.
You know, in a sport where the friggin' judges want you
to be this old-timey version of what a woman's supposed to be.
For being the first U.S. woman to land a triple axel.
So fuck 'em.
Diane! LaVona Harding.
I spoke with you on the phone.
Yeah.
Give me a minute, OK?
Very good.
Mrs. Harding.
LaVona. It's LaVona.
I am so sorry, but there's
no smoking on the ice.
Well, I'll smoke it quietly then.
This here is my daughter Tonya.
Mrs. Harding, I told you on the phone...
I know what you told me, only you never seen her skate.
I don't train beginners.
All she does is talk about skating
all day and night.
Can't shut her up about it,
so it's easier for me to put her on ice,
if you know what I mean.
And we figure with the right training,
she can make the most of her gift,
like Ice Capades maybe one day or something.
How old are you, honey?
Mm, she's a soft 4.
Well, she is a very pretty girl,
but I'm sorry.
I don't take on students this young.
Now, if you'll forgive me,
I have a class waiting.
How did it feel?
Good? Good...
Go on. Skate.
I mean, six months later,
I win my first competition.
I was 4, OK?
I mean, those bitches didn't know what hit 'em.
Wrong.
Ordinary. Nothing special there.
Are you even trying'?
'Cause there's other places
I'd rather fuckin' be.
Concentrate. You call that a clean skate,
for Christ's sake?
Do not swear in front of the kids, please, LaVona.
I didn't swear, you cunt.
Hey, stop talking to her.
Yeah, that girl is your enemy.
You're not here to make friends.
Where do you think you're going?
I have to go to the bathroom.
Don't tell me what you have to do.
I paid for you to skate,
you're gonna stay on the ice and skate.
Get over here.
You gotta get off the ice sometime,
you hear me?
I'll be right here waiting.
Oh, shit.
Skate wet.
To hear her tell it,
I would operate on her daily without anesthesia.
Please. One fuckin' time.
I hit her one time with a hairbrush.
You're a terrible, scum-sucking loser!
- Mommy, please! - Stop it.
What?
A child sometimes wants to be corrected.
Answer me when I talk to you.
When I felt this, I gave her criticism.
Stop that.
The thing about Tonya was,
she skated better when she was enraged.
If there was no you can't do it type thing,
she wouldn't do it.
On the ice, I was there to inspire her.
Off the ice...
she was a happy, well-adjusted girl.
Dang!
Clean shot, Tonnie.
I know it.
I was aiming for her eyes like you said.
Otherwise I could have got her probably.
No sense shooting a bunny
if you shoot half the meat off her.
When I'm older, I'm gonna work in an office
and have a deadline.
I thought you wanted to do Ice Capades.
I can do both.
Yesterday, Mom made me wear
my skating costume to school,
the red one with the tassels.
Everyone made fun of me.
Why'd she do that?
'Cause they were taking school pictures.
She said we could use the samples
for competitions.
I told mom that Margie Sussman
called us white trash.
Mom told me...
Spit in her milk.
I hope you didn't do that.
Not yet.
Do you love her?
I guess.
Do you?
Yeah.
Like you love me?
Nope.
Good, Tonnie, but check out sooner.
What does she need a fucking fur coat for?
I don't have a fucking fur coat.
Because it's not just about skating.
The judges want figure skaters to be...
Yeah. Rich, prissy a-holes!
Well-rounded.
It's a question of fitting in.
She's 12, and she lands fucking triples.
She doesn't fit in. She stands out.
She stands out because she
looks like she chops wood every morning.
She does chop wood every morning.
LaVona, you want to work with me a little?
23 students I train, so I can coach Tonya full-time.
Yeah. And I waitress full-time
to pay for your coaching.
Yes, but she's not my child.
No, she's mine.
And I'm not throwing my money away
so she can fit in with these little shits.
You can dress up a pig however you want,
you know what I'm saying, Diane?
It's not just about fitting in.
It's about how she's growing up.
Lick my ass, Diane.
She can do a fucking triple.
Beautiful.
We didn't have a lot of fun growing up.
I mean, we never went to, you know, Disneyland
or on trips.
If I wanted something, I had to come up with a way to get it.
What kind of coat is that?
Go on. Get out.
I thought you'd never leave.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault, Tonnie.
Then take me with you!
Gotta work 12-hour night shifts.
I can't look after you.
You could if you want to.
We'll talk on the phone.
Everything's gonna work out.
You got to move now, honey.
Tonnie, please.
You're not gonna leave me here...
Daddy.
Daddy?
Take me with you!
Take me with you.
You're in my way.
Who's that?
Yeah. We met at an ice rink, where I was practicing.
I was 15.
I was there eight hours a day skating.
I don't know what he was doing there.
Hey.
I was young, and I had no game whatsoever.
So... do you like food?
Back then, my step-brother, Creepy Chris,
was living with us.
I remember Jeff and my's first date
because I had Creepy Chris...
arrested earlier that day.
Jeff did consult me
regarding Tonya and asked me,
what do you think?
And I said, go for it, man.
But, you know,
not to be a bragger or anything,
but had I told Jeff,
you can do better, man,
no one would be talking
about the two of them today.
I mean, I've never been a girly girl.
Jeff was my first date ever.
And my mom came.
- Hi. - I got it.
You a gardener or a flower, John?
It's Jeff.
In a relationship, there's a flower and a gardener.
Don't answer that.
I don't know. I mean, I just thought...
I'm a gardener who wants to be a flower.
How fucked am I?
This one can't garden to save her life.
You're gonna have to do
all the gardening there, fella.
- Mom! - What?
You two fuck yet?
My dad's only been laid off for a couple months now,
so he stopped sending money,
but we had plenty of money before.
I have a, you know, I have a fur coat and stuff.
Yeah?
You know, otherwise...
My family's poor.
You need me to tighten up
before you reconnect...
OK.
There you go.
That's OK.
So...
what are you gonna do now that school's done?
Well, I...
I do this job
for the Association for Retarded Persons.
I mean, I'm not a retarded person.
I'm their driver,
which is cool.
My...
My dad was Air Force.
And he died when I was young,
so my college is paid for.
Just... I don't know.
My parents had me quit school,
so I could concentrate on skating.
It's like your superpower.
Fucking awesome what you can do.
So...
What? Do you, like, like me?
You're so fuckin' pretty.
No, I'm not.
You are.
He was really sweet in the beginning.
I mean, he loved me. And I believed him.
You're not having a conversation.
You're just fucking yelling at me.
Hey. Hey!
Fuck.
But then...
He started hitting me a few months in.
I'm sorry...
Then he would say it would never happen again.
But I figured...
My mom hits me. She loves me.
And I thought it was my fault.
That's just what I knew.
Hey, watch it.
Don't touch me! Get off!
He'd say he was sorry.
Then things would be normal for a while.
I'm sorry.
He was the first boy I ever loved.
The only catch was...
He'd beat the living hell out of me.
Nancy gets hit one time...
Why! Why!
And the whole world shits.
For me, it's an all-the-time occurrence.
I never hit her. That's not me.
I'm... I'm actually a pretty meek guy.
She hit me though. Packed a wallop.
Fired a gun at me too.
This is bullshit. I never did this.
That comes later.
We're still happy now.
I can see that shiner through your makeup,
you know.
Yeah, I fell on the ice yesterday.
I don't know, Tonnie.
I would never be with someone who fuckin' hit me.
You hit dad.
That's different.
Anyway, he said he was sorry.
Seriously though. You're a dumb piece of shit
who thinks she deserves to get hit.
How'd I get that idea?
Maybe he should hit you.
Yeah. Maybe you'll learn to keep your big mouth shut.
That sure helps me out.
I'm supportive of this relationship, you hear me?
Got to go to practice.
Hey!
Kiss your mother good-bye.
Up next is Tonya Harding
skating to ZZ Top's Sleeping Bag.
4.8, 4.9...
They hate me.
Emily Ann fell and scored higher.
No, you're different.
I'm not dressing like a retarded tooth fairy.
The judges expect a conventional program.
I don't want to be conventional.
And your scores reflect that.
If I did the triple axel, they'd have to give me my fucking scores.
You can't just do the triple.
Sometimes I can!
It wasn't my fault the judges...
Nothing's ever your fault.
I out-skated the other girls.
You skated like a graceless bull dyke.
I was embarrassed for you.
Your father's not paying alimony, you know?
Every penny I make...
every penny goes to your skating,
and you weren't even fucking trying.
I said, I was sorry.
Don't talk back to me.
Saying I'm sorry is not talking back.
Oh, is that supposed to be smart?
Stop it! I just said...
Fucking rolling your fucking alien eyes at me
when I'm talking to you.
I didn't roll my eyes at you.
You think I like working for you?
Fuck. You're batshit crazy.
You selfish bitch!
Are you fucking crazy?
If you're fucking that mustache,
you're gonna start paying rent.
I am not paying for you to act like a whore...
- Fucking psycho. - And live off me for free.
I don't want to fucking live with you anyway.
Awful. You fucking whore.
Oh, please.
Show me a family that doesn't have ups and downs.
Tonya needed to get away from her mom.
So we got a place together.
There was no more talk of college or Air Force.
And I didn't care.
I wanted to take care of her,
to protect her.
Come here.
OK.
Does it need more tulle?
I want it to look pretty.
Tulle's classy, you know?
You think any more
about getting your high school GED?
I don't give a red-hot shit about that anymore.
Well, I think you should look into it.
What about a bow at the back?
I don't know. What if I'm not smart enough?
I ever tell you what I was most afraid of growing up?
No.
Oh, my's.
Oh, my's?
Yeah. You know,
like in The Wizard of Oz, when they say,
lions and tigers and bears!
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
My brother convinced me
that oh my's were gonna come
in the middle of the night and eat me alive.
You're so fucking dumb.
And I got a high school diploma.
Well, you're...
you're gonna get a medal for your sewing alone.
Oh, my!
- Oh, my! - Jeff, no!
Jeff, fucking stop it.
Looking back,
that was probably our happiest time.
I'd make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
and she'd go off to competitions.
We had exactly the same interests.
I mean...
We both liked trucks
and fixing cars up.
So, I just thought it would last forever.
This is fucking wrong, Diane.
Tonya.
Hey, how do I get a fair shot here?
'Cause I'm up at 5:00 every morning working my ass off.
Does someone want to just tell me to my face
you're never gonna give me the scores I deserve?
This is how it's done.
Some of these girls have paid their dues.
I don't give a shit! I out-skated 'em today!
We also judge on presentation.
Well, you know what?
If you can come up with $5,000 for a costume for me,
then I won't have to make one.
Till then, just stay out of my face.
Maybe you're just not as good as you think.
Maybe you should pick another sport.
Suck my dick.
This is fuckin' rigged.
Do you really think your scores will improve
now that you've told them to...
If you dressed appropriately,
maybe they'd score you appropriately.
I dressed pretty.
God, you don't like the way I dress...
It's like you just want me to be
an entirely different person.
I want you to be a better competitor.
Otherwise I'm wasting my time.
Well, then you're wasting your time.
Because, you know what,
Dody Teachman wants to be my coach anyways.
You're fucking fired, Diane!
That wasn't my fault...
unless puberty is my fault.
To be fair, Jeff did love her.
He really loved her.
Like, I remember a time when he
took her
to a Richard Marx concert.
That's when I knew
shit was serious.
You do dumb things when you're young,
like marrying Jeff.
The wedding was nice.
It made sense at the time, OK?
I mean, I could have insurance, good benefits all around.
I mean, he had a car.
Plus, I was doing six hours a day of practice
and competitions
while I worked at a hardware store.
And I ran a forklift and a drill press.
And I did welding.
But... But now...
now I could just skate like all the other girls.
I don't know what to tell you.
Marrying the first idiot who says you're pretty.
You fuck dumb. You don't marry dumb.
Most people don't even understand
how insanely difficult it is to attempt a triple axel,
but there's a reason why nobody was trying it.
You skate backward and then take off from a forward position
on your left leg and then somehow...
Fuckin' hurl yourself blindly 3 1/2 rotations
like you're light as shit, which I'm telling you,
Tonya never was.
Land on the opposite foot
on the back outside edge of a razor thin blade.
It's that extra half-rotation
when you already did 3 that made us call Tonya
the Charles Barkley of figure skating.
It was bad ass.
I don't know if I can do this, Dody.
I missed it in the last training.
Of course you can. You've got this.
Hey, Tonya...
you suck!
What is this, Rednecks On Ice?
The Lice Cap-aides!
- You know what... - Hey, hey.
If you wanted...
Here she comes.
White Castle queen...
No woman in the history of U.S. figure skating
has landed a triple axel.
All of those women who came before you,
not one of them did it.
Ignore him. Hey. Hey.
You suck!
The Skating Association doesn't think you can do it.
Trashy Tonya doesn't belong.
Your own mother doesn't think so.
Now, show 'em!
Hey, Tonya, Tonya...
where'd you park your double wide?
Don't listen to him. Get out there. Focus.
You suck!
- Go! - You suck!
Tonya Harding, 20 years old,
from Portland, Oregon.
Here now is Tonya Harding,
second half of the original program.
Just 20 years old, from Portland, Oregon.
Great power, great speed, great athletic ability.
And the question is
whether 3 moves into the program,
she will do a triple axel.
First a triple Lutz...
Nicely done.
And now we will find out
whether she will be the first American to attempt
and complete a triple axel jump.
We will know that here, whether she tries it or not.
- Good girl! - Yes!
Isn't that great!
Oh, yes!
Yeah...
Oh, my God.
I mean, it was totally the most awesomest thing.
'Cause leading up it, you're like, I can't do it!
I can't. I can't.
And then, bam, I can!
And all those people who said I couldn't make it...
well, fuck you. I did.
I proved everyone wrong.
I was loved.
I can't describe how it felt.
There... I mean, there were people standing up.
I mean, I was just...
for the first time, I knew...
I knew I was the best figure skater in the world
at one point in time.
Sorry. No one ever really asks me about this anymore.
I was blindsided.
As soon as she got back from nationals,
she was an entirely different person.
And that person didn't want old Jeff no more.
Where the fuck are my Dove-Bars?
We can't afford 'em.
Eskimo Pie is just as good.
I'm America's best figure skater.
I don't want a Eskimo Pie.
I wanted a... Fuck. Jesus.
When was the last time you showered?
I just want a fucking Dove-Bar!
After the triple, everything changed.
The Jeff I fell in love with was gone.
If I got up in the morning, I got hit.
If I took a shit, I got hit.
He didn't need a reason anymore is what I'm saying.
And I'd just had enough, you know?
My... My whole entire life, I'd been told
I wouldn't amount to anything.
Well, you know what? Maybe I would.
So suddenly Kristi and Nancy
are coming in second and third.
And Tonya is coming in second at world championships
and winning Skate America.
Fuck 'em! I'm skating better than ever!
So the skating community is, like, oh, my God.
What the fuck? I mean, this is our skating champion?
Tonya did the triple axel.
No one else could or even had the balls to try.
Tonya Harding was not the image...
Could I just interrupt...
It'll just take a sec.
Nancy and I were friends, OK?
We were roommates sometimes on the road.
But the press wanted Nancy to be a princess
and me to be a pile of crap
to sell papers.
I mean, what kind of friggin' person
bashes in their friend's knee?
Who would do that to a friend?
This is bullshit.
I mean, you... you gave her everything you have,
and this is how she treats you?
Tell her that.
Why are you being such a bitch?
You're acting completely different, Tonya.
I am different!
Yes, but...
Everything's different, Jeff.
People actually smile at me now.
What'd she say?
People... People smile at her now.
People smile at...?
Right. And how could you file
a restraining order on me?
They showed up at work
in front of everybody, Tonya.
Yes, I filed a restraining order
so I wouldn't have to look
at your fucking face.
- What? - She hung up.
No, she didn't!
I'm calling her back.
Call her back, Jeff.
Mrs. Eckardt...
do you mind dialing that number back?
Local, Ma.
Okey-dokey!
This shit is unbelievable.
Tonya...
Fuck you.
What'd she say now?
Just one more time, Mrs. Eckardt! Thanks.
Mom, just help us out.
I said, fuck you!
Don't...
Did she...
We're going to Sun Valley. Let's go.
I like when you're like this, Jeff.
You're not gonna let her get the last word, man.
No way.
None of my women get the last word.
Well, we're going to Sun Valley.
She'll be there for a competition.
I'll get the last word, 'cause I'm the man.
We're the men!
See, I've been a co-operative specialist
in Switzerland and Europe.
Hostage retrieval is my area of expertise.
I'm telling you, man, we're in, and we're out.
Mind control may be necessary,
which I've been practicing in Kenya, Korea...
When traveling internationally,
I'm as resourceful as a lizard.
My skills have been honed by years
of infiltrating
underground organizations.
So we blend, and we disappear.
And under no circumstances
do we create or cause a scene.
Tonya!
No!
Fuck you!
I liked being married,
just not to him.
But he was calling all the time, saying,
I've been to therapy. I love you. Take me back.
I... I wanted to be loved.
I hoped it would work.
So, I...
I went back.
The second we were back together,
everything went to shit.
The closer the Olympics got, the worse my skating got.
It was like a nightmare or a frickin' curse.
But I still believed...
I knew I was gonna do it.
Ladies and gentlemen,
from the United States of America...
Tonya Harding.
I would be the first and only woman to do
the triple axel in the Olympics.
My whole life was leading up to this one moment.
Visualize the triple when you're in the lay-back.
This is everything you've been working for.
Yeah.
I fuckin' got it, Dody.
She was first in the United States in 1991.
She was second in the world in 1991,
third in nationals in Orlando,
but she arrived late for these games
and missed the opening ceremony entirely.
Here is Tonya Harding.
Now her opening move,
a lay-back spin, is unique
because you're dizzy from the spins.
And her next jump, the triple axel, is
the most difficult jump being performed in the ladies' event.
This is so exciting!
No woman has attempted and completed a triple axel
in Olympic competition.
Tonya Harding could make history right here.
So, I'd broken off my skate blade two days before
in practice,
and they put it back on a little off.
So, all my landings were off.
All of them.
I mean, that wasn't my fault.
So, I come in fourth, behind Nancy.
And, I mean, I was really happy with that.
It was awesome.
It just wasn't fucking fair.
Tonya Harding of the United States
wound up in fourth place,
followed by Surya Bonaly, Chen Lu, and Yuka Sate.
Very athletic skater.
Her weakness is her artistry.
Tonya Harding's Olympic competition is complete.
This next part, I mean...
not true...
I never said that.
I never even said that.
You're full of shit!
Tonya...
Tonya, get in the house.
I'm not going inside with you.
Why would I go ins...
Don't you fucking touch me...
- Hey! - I swear to God!
Fuck! Fuck!
Damn it!
Things got out of hand.
I mean, we couldn't be
in the same house together.
I called the authorities on him the whole summer.
I mean, I was filing restraining orders.
You name it.
Finally, I divorced him.
Missing something?!
Jesus. Fuck!
Fuck.
I know you're back. Come on. Open the door.
Jeff. Jeff...
I have your bag.
You can't be here.
- Listen, I have your bag. - OK?
Let me come in for a second.
You can't be within 100 feet of me.
Can I not drop something off for you?
If you don't fuck off, I'm calling the cops, OK?
Listen, baby, baby...
Fuck. Jeff!
I'm gonna break your fucking legs, you fucking cunt!
Fuck!
Jeff, get the fuck out of my h... get the...
Hey!
I'm gonna fucking kill you.
You want me to do that?
Are you fucking kidding me?
Do you want me to kill you, huh?
You're gonna put a fucking gun in my...
- Stop it. - Which is it?
- Stop it! - You f...
Jeff, I am fucking serious.
I am serious. Give me the fucking gun.
I will fucking kill you.
This is not... This is not a fucking joke.
You don't need your fucking purse.
You don't need anybody.
You need me.
- OK. - All right?
- That's it. - OK.
- OK. Just put down the gun. - OK.
Put down the fucking gun.
All I want to do is just...
Jeff, fucking stop it.
Give me the gun.
Give me the fucking gun.
Jesus! Ah, fuck. Jesus.
Shit.
Jeff. Jeff?
It's OK. Here.
Is that girl OK?
Stand back. Stand... Stand back.
Are you kidding me?
Everything is fine.
A loaded gun? What the fuck?
Sorry.
Get in the car.
Yep. Everything's fine.
Shit! Oh, fuck.
Goddamn it!
Pull over.
Fuck.
Fuck! You fucking bitch.
Look what you made me fucking do.
I'll fucking kill you if you say anything.
Fuck.
Good evening.
I'm gonna need you
to get out of the car.
OK.
Do you know how fast you were going?
44, 45, I think.
He didn't say anything about the blood.
Took two guns out of the trunk and alcohol
and then just leaves me there with him.
You strike me as kind of like
a Kristi Yamaguchi kind of guy.
I don't know if you know who that is...
Which is why I don't trust the authorities
or anyone.
Jeff can talk his way out of anything.
Never talk to him.
Well, my storyline is disappearing right now.
What the fuck?
When you come in fourth at the Olympics,
you don't get endorsement deals.
You get the 6 a.m. shift at Spud City.
Who took my fucking smokes?
You look well.
I look like someone who had a way out of this shit
and fucked it up.
I was being polite.
I know.
Are you OK?
Well...
my skating career's over and I have no savings.
And I ended up a waitress
just like my mom.
But, on the plus side, I'm unskilled. So...
The Olympic Committee announced today
that the next Olympics are going to be
in two years instead of four.
No heavy metal.
And lose the blue nail polish.
I'm...
I'm too out of shape.
Pear is a shape.
The world is giving you a second chance.
I know you don't believe in them, but I do.
Thank you.
This is how Rocky trained when he had to fight the Russian.
And it worked.
She actually did this.
And this.
Just go get 'em.
Hey, excuse me.
Sir? Excuse me.
Sir, can I...
Can I just talk...
Can I just... Can I talk to you for a second
just about my score?
Happy to.
I know that you guys don't like me,
but I'm landing all my jumps out there.
Tonya...
it's never been entirely about the skating.
I'll deny I ever said it, honey,
but you're just not the image
that we want to portray.
You're representing our country, for fuck's sake.
We need to see a wholesome American family.
And you...
you just refuse to play along.
I don't have a wholesome American family.
Why... Why can't it just be about the skating?
They want a wholesome American family?
Fuck you. Give me that.
Well, it's not gonna be easy, but, yeah,
I can pull that out of my ass.
Shit.
I know you don't expect me to wait on you.
Nope.
I don't expect a thing, Mom.
Well, aren't you a little hothouse flower.
Don't know if you heard,
but I'm training for the Olympics.
So, what do you want? Money?
God, no.
I just... I just wanted to see you.
You're a taker.
Every cent I made went to your skating,
and you took it.
What do you want?
Jesus.
Well, this was a stupid fucking idea.
Was anything I did ever good enough for you?
You were soft.
At 3?
I made you a fighter.
You never had a chance without me.
You fucked with my head.
You made me think that I could skate best
when my life was shit.
And now my life is shit.
You made that fucking real for me.
I don't want that.
You would've picked it in a heartbeat.
You should be thanking me, not blaming me.
Did you...
I mean, when I was a kid,
did you ever love me or anything?
You think Sonja Henie's mother loved her?
Poor fuckin' you.
I didn't stay home making Apple Brown Betty's.
No, I made you a champion,
knowing you'd hate me for it.
That's the sacrifice a mother makes.
I wish I had a mother like me instead of nice.
Nice gets you shit.
I didn't like my mother either. So what?
I fucking gave you a gift.
You cursed me.
You're a monster.
Spilled milk, baby.
Jeff, are you down here?
Oh, Jeff.
I was pretty surprised when Tonya called me.
But, she said...
I don't think I can make it...
I don't think I can make it to the Olympics without you.
I admit it.
A part of me still thought that the sun rose and set with her.
I wanted her to look at me the way that she used to.
I just wanted to hold on.
I figured it was just for three weeks.
And the second I made the team, I was gonna dump his ass.
But...
Before I could think too much on that, that leads...
I mean, it's what you all came for, folks...
the fucking incident!
The incident.
The fucking incident.
Everyone remembers the incident differently,
and that's a fact.
Some people, honest to God,
remember Tonya whacking Nancy herself.
I never talked about how it went down, except to the FBI.
The press got everything wrong.
Excuse me.
I'm with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
I'm gonna need to talk with you.
Oh, goddamn it. Jeff, what did you do?
I've received a death threat.
From Jeff?
Against you.
What the fuck?
What did they say, exactly?
If Harding skates today,
she'll get a... a bullet in the back.
What the fuck?
How seriously should we take this?
Right? I mean, girl skaters at this level,
they're always messing with each other,
with the costumes, with each other's skate blades.
I never knew that.
Yeah. It's a thing.
Well, the point is, this is a large venue,
and we can't protect.
In the end, she's too freaked out to skate.
It screwed with her head for a long, long time.
And it got me thinking,
which isn't always my strength.
What if I do the same thing to Nancy Kerrigan,
only right before Nationals?
Yeah, sort of even the playing field.
Right.
I wouldn't be the first guy to cheat at figure skating.
A lot of the judges are corrupt.
It's not exactly prim and proper.
Someone did it to Tonya, lest we forget.
It's my way of saying I love you.
Interesting. Go on.
No, that's it.
Figure I'm gonna mail some letters
to screw with her head.
You effin' greenhorn.
You cannot mail letters from here.
It'll be postmarked from Portland.
No.
What we do, see, is...
we send somebody out there.
We fly them out there or maybe to Massachusetts,
- where she's from. - Yeah.
Takes the suspicion off of us, see?
Right.
I know a guy.
Shouldn't even be saying his name.
Derrick.
All in, you're probably looking at a thousand bucks,
but you really ought to let me handle everything.
Us being great spies and all,
we call up a friend, who leaves a message
where Kerrigan trains...
Fuck's sake, Jeff. Just call her back.
Only our machine is so old,
we can't completely understand it.
- She just said... - Relax...
Nancy Kerrigan trains at...
Nancy Kerrigan trains at Tony Kent Arena.
Nancy Kerrigan trains at Tuna Can Arena. She just said that.
OK, well, who's gonna name an arena Tuna Can?
Fishermen.
Everyone's fishermen in Massachusetts.
Just fucking call her back and ask.
Hi, Vera. It's Tonya again.
Our machine's a piece of crap.
Could you just tell me where
Nancy Kerrigan trains again?
Oh, sure.
Yeah, I have a stupid bet with Jeff.
Yeah, Tony Kent Arena.
Spell that for me, hon?
O-N-Y.
- And what time? - 5:45.
Got it. Thanks, Vera.
- No problem. - Yeah.
- Bye-bye. - See you later.
It's that fucking easy.
Tony Kent.
Thank you. Tony Kent.
- Tony Kent Arena. - Not Tuna Can.
Tony Kent Arena.
It's the same fucking thing. Dinner's ready.
It's bullshit.
I mean, the FBI found this piece of paper
in some random Dumpster,
supposedly in my handwriting,
with Nancy's training schedule or something on it.
It was the arena Nancy skated at
and her training times.
I mean, what do you need training times for
if all you're doing is mailing letters, right, you know?
I mean, look, Jeff Gillooly can change his story
all he wants to make himself feel better,
but he confessed to the FBI.
Guilty.
I told the FBI that Tonya was in on planning it,
which she was,
but the plan was to mail some letters.
Tonya didn't know about the assault
'cause it was never supposed to be an assault.
Just letters.
I gave Shawn a thousand bucks.
Nothing happens.
Gonna need to come up with more money.
Do I have stupid written across my head?
All they had to do was mail letters someplace.
I'm not giving them more money.
But these are two of my top operatives.
Derrick needs expense money...
You know what? Call Derrick,
and tell him we're calling the whole thing off. No.
Sweetie, the death threat's off!
Whatever.
You cannot call this thing off.
This baby has moving parts.
Balls are already being played with.
That's too bad.
All they had to do was mail fucking letters, Shawn.
These are not the types of guys you want to double-cross. Trust me.
That's your problem, and get me my thousand bucks back.
They didn't do anything.
Your thousand bu... Jeff.
Come on.
Are... Tonya,
you still want this to happen, right?
I can still make this happen.
I really don't care, Shawn.
I clearly have bigger shit to fry.
You eat shit?
What?
Fish to fry, not shit to fry.
Shit to fry is a meal
best served never.
Who cares, you big, fat fuck?
You can't make it happen anyway.
I'm on your side, Tonya.
You're not a secret agent.
You're not a hit man.
You're just a fat, nobody gas bag
who still lives with his parents
and drives a '76 Mercury,
gets laughed at behind his back, and has never been laid.
Just stay away from me!
January 6th.
Well, I had a session later that night, so...
- I was sleeping. - I was asleep.
Remember,
if your mind is blank, no one can pick up your vibes.
Also, they can't identify you if they don't see your eyes.
Go.
Mind's blank.
No one can see my eyes.
The john?
Hey. Hey.
Which one's Kerrigan?
What the fuck?
Go! Go, go, go, go, go, go!
I mean, we had no idea that something like this
could be done by two of the biggest boobs
in a story populated solely by boobs.
- Yeah? - Jeff?
- Yeah. - Holy shit!
- Tonya. - They broke her knee!
- They broke her fucking knee! - Whose knee?
- What? What? - Are you fucking watching this?
Turn on the fucking TV! It's everywhere!
- What are you talking about? - Nancy Kerrigan!
Some guy just fucking broke her fucking knee!
- No, no, no... - Well, turn on the fucking TV.
It was supposed to be letters, like...
It's not a fucking letter, Jeff!
They broke her fucking knee!
It was supposed to be letters, like a death threat!
Jeff, I'm telling you, forget the death threats.
Some guy broke her knee!
Primed to claim one of two Olympic spots
- on Saturday night. - Why?!
She was practicing for that performance this afternoon.
She was just leaving the ice.
Reporter Danielle Scarborough was waiting to interview her...
Fucking Mustache.
Oh, Jeff.
Jeff, we... we did it, man.
We're everywhere.
It is so friggin' awesome.
What the hell, Shawn?
What?
What the fuck did you do?
What did... I changed the course of history,
if you've been watching.
Are you insane?
Nobody was supposed to get hurt.
It was supposed to be psychological warfare, right?
What if the psychological warfare didn't work?
What if it didn't scare her? Then what?
You know, all of our hard work would have been for nothing.
What hard work? It was mailing fucking letters!
I had to handle it though, Jeff.
I had to handle this and make sure it happened.
Look, I'm Tonya's bodyguard,
and now all the other skaters, maybe more athletes,
are going to need a bodyguard, so the money's gonna be flowing in.
- And we pocket the money... - Shawn, you're on CNN.
Joins us with the latest in sports.
Dad, make sure it's a blank tape this time.
It was a simple plan, Shawn.
Why didn't you just stick to it?
- I did stick to the plan. - This was not the plan.
This was always the plan! You hear me?
A guy like me, you think it's easy in my profession.
Or did you not realize that I was the one who...
I was the one who called the death threat on Tonya.
Two to the back?
People don't take me seriously, Jeff,
but I am in control of the situations.
I proved that today.
This was not the...
- Better think it... - Not in control!
Relax.
Everything is great.
Yes, my parents did tape over my favorite episode of Star Trek
to record the CNN coverage, but I'm keepin' it together.
You're a fucking idiot.
Oh, shit, shit.
We got to get those guys outta Detroit, OK?
Shane and Derrick, they're just stuck there. They don't have any money.
Four steps ahead.
Jeff? Jeff.
- Jeff... - Unbelievable.
She told us today, she said,
I know there's a lot of people out there
who think I'm a has-been.
Well, with Lillehammer just six weeks away,
now's her chance to show the country
that she deserves a spot on the Olympic team.
It'll be very interesting to see
whether she plays this conservatively or not.
She can be powerful, intimidating,
and vulnerable, all at the same time.
Make it to Derrick Smith and Shane Stant.
The height and the speed
is super different from all the other women.
This is a big improvement from two years ago.
Great height and control.
This is her final combination.
I'm not paying you to stand around.
She may make it to the Olympics.
- Oh, nicely done. - Hey.
- I want to see her face. - LaVona, come on.
I want to see her fucking face at the end!
Tonya's pained past, she's proved tonight
she is still a winner.
This is a great moment for Tonya.
She's had everything go wrong, she's let everything go wrong,
and now, all of a sudden, to pull this off and become...
LaVona.
Our national champion is terrific.
And it looks like she has most definitely
earned herself a place on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Shane Stant was clueless, completely.
Before the attack, he waited outside the arena in Massachusetts
where he thought Nancy Kerrigan was training.
Now, he moved his car every 15 minutes
to avoid suspicion.
He did this for two days,
and that's when he found out that Nancy was actually in Detroit.
Later, we found out they left a trail as big as the Cumberland Gap...
phone records, bank records.
How'd you find me?
Next time you pull off a hit, son,
don't put it on Visa.
Thanks very much.
Thanks. That's enough.
- Thanks. - Thank you.
- We got to go. - Thanks.
OK. Thanks.
Before this blows up, we got to get our story straight.
Yeah, well, you do the talking. You're my manager.
OK, 'cause we have to be real careful about what we say.
Well, we can't afford to make any mistakes. I've waited so long for this.
Tonya, I want to be a skater like you.
Really?
Oh, hey, I hope you mean it. What's your name?
Annie.
Annie. Here you go.
See you later.
Hey, we play it cool.
After all, we both have alibis.
What? For... alibis? For Wheaties?
Wheaties? What are you talking about?
My endorsement. What are you talking about?
The attack.
Excuse us.
We're with the FBI.
It's just a formality.
We are talking to everyone.
Well, we don't know anything.
That must make life difficult.
Maybe you heard something,
saw something.
I mean, I was asleep, and Jeff wasn't even here.
I wasn't even here.
I was asleep too, in Oregon at home,
which is in Portland, where I live,
in Oregon.
So what do you make of all this, Jeff?
Well, it's a...
it's a scary prospect
what the world is coming to.
How long are you in Detroit?
We're actually heading to the airport right now...
Why don't we give you a ride?
Yeah. Thanks very much. Yeah.
But first, who's Derrick?
I don't know any Derricks.
I know lots of Derricks.
We're gonna miss our plane.
Tonya, how do you feel about going to the Olympics?
I'm really happy, but it won't be a true crown
until I get my chance at Nancy at the Olympics.
I'm telling you, I'm gonna whip her butt.
Did the FBI speak to you?
I mean, they talked to everybody, but...
they're doing a thorough investigation
to try and find the man who did it.
Thanks, guys, thanks.
Holy shit. I'm going to the Olympics, Jeff.
They were taking my picture.
I mean, fuck the Skating Association. Fuck 'em.
This is a clusterfuck.
Shit.
It's not funny! We got to fix this.
Fix what?
She's right, man. We outsmarted 'em.
My guys are paid and deep in cover...
Fuck!
Jesus. What is your problem?
You want to tell me what happened, Shawn?!
Who did you talk to?!
- Nobody. - Yeah?!
Well, if you don't tell me now, then... then... then...
then we're all gonna be fucked!
I didn't talk to anybody.
Somebody knows something when they shouldn't know anything.
Then how come they know the name Derrick, Shawn?!
I don't know. How can you even ask me that?
I could withstand torture, and I would still never talk.
They could never break me!
That whole Nancy Kerrigan thing?
That was my crew. We were paid 65 grand to take her out.
Then my team obtains press credentials by beating up a reporter.
That's what gets us inside the rink.
My hit man whacks Kerrigan three times with a retractable baton.
And then he shouts at her. He says...
Shawn Eckhardt?
No.
Who is it, Shawnie?
I brought you boys some nice tea.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Maybe some shortbread too, Mom?
What can you tell us about Tonya Harding?
I don't know a Tony Harding.
Aren't you her bodyguard?
Well, you didn't let me finish.
Well. I... I don't... I don't know her well.
How about Nancy Kerrigan?
Who?
You haven't heard of Nancy Kerrigan?
Yeah.
I thought you said Nancy Herring.
Shawn...
Jeff did it.
Jeff Gillooly did it.
The fuck is going on?
Nothing.
Don't answer it!
Fuck!
Jeff Gillooly speaking.
You got to pay me my money, and I got to get out of town.
Who is it?
They know something.
Wait. What are you...
Just meet me, or else I'm gonna be forced to...
Shawn, calm down. Where do you want to meet?
The Golden Buddha,
at our regular table.
Just meet me at the stroke of midnight.
I'm not meeting you at the fucking stroke of midnight.
That's the plan, man!
And bring the fucking money.
Great, great. Tell your mom I said hi.
What's going on, Shawn?
Nothing. Just... why don't you sit down?
You want to go to that bar on...
No, no, no. We're... We're fine here.
Sit down.
What's up, man? You OK?
You're sweating an awful lot, even for you.
No, I am not...
OK. You know I'm not OK.
They know something.
Who?
They... you know.
I don't.
The FBI... OK?
The FBI. They know something is up.
What's up?
Just...
Jeff, yeah.
- Jeff. - Shawn.
Are you trying to tell me you had something to do
with the Nancy Kerrigan thing, hmm?
What the fuck, Jeff?
Of course I had something...
- Jeff? - Don't...
say another word,
or I'll be forced to go to the authorities.
Oh, Jeff...
I hope you hear me loud and clear, you fat fuck.
But you made your bed.
Now die in it.
Diane's husband is a lawyer,
so in the morning, we meet up at their house.
It was nice. I mean, they had a living room and stuff.
- Hello there. Hey. - Hey.
Come on in.
Then why don't we just turn his ugly, fat ass in?
- 'Cause... - Big, dumb, fucking tub of guts.
It's only his word against ours.
Yeah, but, Jeff, I'm gonna lose everything.
I worked my whole life for this,
and I'm gonna lose it because of fucking Shawn?
If it ever came down to that,
I would tell them you didn't have anything to do with it.
But right now, we got to get our story straight,
and since they can't pin anything on us,
we didn't know anything.
Yeah, but we didn't know anything.
Right.
Look...
they've arrested Shawn,
and he's saying that it was all your idea, Jeff.
We didn't know anything.
I mean, it was supposed to be letters...
It's...
It's gonna be a real shit show for us soon.
We got to go home.
Don't grab me. Get the fuck off me.
Get in the car.
What part of keeping your mouth shut
was unclear, you stupid fucking cunt?
There is more to this than you're telling me, isn't there?
Shut up, Tonya, I'm telling you.
Jeff?
Did you do it?
Goddamn it. Shit!
Fuck! Jeff! Fuck!
What the fuck?!
I mean, this is my... this is my fucking life!
What did you do?
What did... What did you do? What did you actually...
Shut up!
And then bam!
Nails me right in the frickin' face.
That's when I knew.
And he's never admitted to me.
I wouldn't care anymore anyways,
but he's never admitted to me that he actually did it.
But I knew, in that moment,
I knew he'd planned it and he had it done.
Tonya Harding. 23 years old.
Fuck! Damn it!
I can't believe it. You gave me up!
No, I didn't.
Yeah, well, the FBI showed me your transcript!
Well, that's just cheating! I...
- Open the door. - Fucking liars.
Tonya, I told you,
they couldn't... they couldn't prove anything.
All I ever wanted
was to protect you, Tonya.
Baby, you're all I ever wanted.
Honey.
I fucking lost you now, didn't I?
Look, Jeff, I...
I mean, what did you want me to say?
I told them that you did this
because you did fucking did this!
Tonya, what am I supposed to do?
Tonya.
Honey?
I don't know. I...
I really think that you should just kill yourself.
Now, there is this feeling out there
that the one who was power mad,
the one who was megalomaniacal was you.
Incorrect...
I am a professional bodyguard
and an international counterterrorism expert.
I... I... I work around the world
for espionage agencies.
But, Shawn, you don't.
But I do.
But, Shawn,
we checked, and you don't.
But you don't.
But I do. I... I...
I've actually been quoted as an expert,
in Terrorism Trends and Profiles.
Where?
In...
I believe it was a travel magazine
a couple of years ago,
during the Gulf War.
Here, in Portland, Oregon, another day of practice for skater Tonya Harding.
She's still working out every day, right here behind me,
fully expecting she'll compete later this month at the Olympics in Norway.
Police and the FBI continue looking into last week's attack on skater Nancy Kerrigan.
Even as the U.S. Figure Skating Association convenes a hearing panel
to consider whether there are grounds to remove Tonya Harding
from the American Olympic team.
Harding's former husband said Tuesday that she knew about
the attack on Nancy Kerrigan from the beginning.
The papers all said I plead guilty, which I did.
But not to planning the attack,
which, it turns out, didn't really matter because
once I knew about it and didn't report it
and tried to cover it all up, I was guilty.
Tonya's mom put out a red velvet rope in front of her house.
Get your fat ass where it belongs.
Told us if we wanted to take her picture,
we all had to stand behind it.
And we did!
I made bail.
I was charged with racketeering
and fined $100,000.
Which I never paid,
and I never talked to Shawn again.
I thought being famous
was gonna be fun.
I was loved...
for a minute.
Then I was hated.
Then I was just a punch line.
It was like being abused all over again,
only this time it was by you.
All of you.
You're all my attackers too.
With just four weeks to go to Lillehammer,
she returned to training this week in Oregon
under intense media scrutiny and pressure to withdraw from the Olympic team.
Kerrigan also was back on the ice this week,
striving to make it to Lillehammer.
But in interviews with Hard Copy,
former Olympians and skating insiders have said
the events of recent weeks could turn into major stumbling blocks
for both competitors as they pursue Olympic gold...
Go away!
Could you please just leave me alone for now?
I'm not...
So what's new?
Tonya! Tonya!
Like your hair pulled back like that. You look young.
I'm 23, Mom.
Yeah, well...
Seem to be holding up good.
Fuck 'em, you know?
I know.
- I never did like that Jeff. - Mom.
I'm not here to tell you I told you so. I'm not.
Why are you here? What do you want?
I want you to know...
I don't know. I... I'm on your side.
There's a big crowd out there.
A lot of people support you.
You done good.
I'm proud of you.
All right. I'm going.
Mom?
Thanks.
I know.
Hey, hon...
did you know about the attack?
Well, you can tell me.
What? What are you looking for?
What are you... Stop it! I...
It's just a...
Oh, no.
I still meant everything I said. You hear me?
Get the fuck out! Get the fuck out of my house! Get out!
I still meant everything I said.
Fuck off!
Fuck that.
Will you comment?
- No comment. No fucking comment. - Hey! Hey!
Out of my way! Hey!
Tonya!
OK, I used to have her tires flattened
and her truck towed sometimes, so we can get a picture, you know?
Look, this was the first time there was a 24-hour news cycle to fill.
We all needed that story.
This is bullshit.
I shouldn't have to apologize for something I didn't do.
Tonya, there's talk about not letting you
skate at the Olympics at all.
You need to give them this.
We're hanging on by a thread here.
I earned my place on the team fair and square.
Taking out the competition with a retractable baton
doesn't strike everyone that way.
I didn't know about it!
And that's exactly what you'll say.
I can't fucking focus when I'm trying to skate.
I keep falling in front of everyone,
while Nancy gets her own private rink
and someone catches her before she falls.
Honey, you'll apologize, and this will all be over.
OK. Do whatever it takes.
I apologized for ever knowing
or being associated with Jeff,
which it looks like I'll never stop doing, ever.
I had no prior knowledge
of the planned assault on Nancy Kerrigan.
I am responsible, however,
for frailing to...
for failing...
And when the Olympic Committee
threatened to take me off the team,
I filed a $10 million lawsuit against them.
I mean, it was getting ugly.
But do you think that CBS, who was showing the games,
was gonna let this ginormous ratings fucker not happen?
I mean, the whole entire world was waiting
for this showdown between me and Nancy,
so I made the team...
you know, and I was ready to show you all.
And this is one of the nights that everybody's
been talking about around the world,
one of the most controversial and talked-about sports events.
The women's figure skating competition.
World Champion Oksana Baiul in second place
going into tonight's competition,
Nancy Kerrigan in first place after the technical program,
and Katarina Witt, a two-time gold medalist,
who will be the last to skate.
Right here. Have a seat.
I was asked to comment on everything for Hard Copy,
and they paid a lot, which was cool.
Of America, Tonya Harding.
And now the public address
is announcing Tonya Harding's name.
It is her turn to be on the ice right now.
Tonya Harding, after the warm-up, had a problem with her laces.
If she's not out here, I think they're gonna disqualify her.
I'm not sure. I've never seen anything like this before.
Is it gonna hold?
Just give it...
Did you pull it tight enough?
I'm gonna try.
How does that feel? It's OK, honey.
It's OK. We're just gonna...
OK, OK.
It's OK, honey. It's OK.
Breathe, breathe.
How long do we have?
We have one minute.
A minute?
Oh, my God. Just tie it.
Do you want to try it?
Doesn't matter. Just... I'll just go.
OK.
Gonna break my ankles.
You check out those edges in the beginning.
You jump high, check out hard, and go for it, OK?
My lace... My lace broke...
It broke.
I really tried to get out here on time.
Please.
In a situation like this, the referee,
the judging panel will give her every opportunity
to put out her best performance.
I would think though... no announcement has been made.
They've obviously given her a set amount of time.
Things like this just don't happen!
Again, it's so important that the skate is tied properly.
It's important that it's comfortable on your foot.
Well, I think they're allowing Tonya to fix her skate.
Again, this is every skater's recurring nightmare.
This is something you wake up screaming about every morning.
Can I just say one quick thing about Nancy Kerrigan?
So, my lace breaks,
which I guess is my fault, but really kinda isn't,
and I go out and do the same stuff as everybody else.
I didn't get the marks 'cause I didn't ever have a shot
with the judges to begin with.
I mean, it was a big story,
but I don't need a big story.
I'm the big story on my own when I skate.
I did my best, and I got eighth.
But Nancy,
she goes out and gives a beautiful skate.
I never said different.
She wins a friggin' silver medal,
and when they put that medal around her neck,
she looked like she stepped in poo.
She does.
I mean, come on!
How am I the poor sport in all of this?!
An Olympic silver!
She looks like she stepped in poo.
Defendant, please rise.
They postponed my trial till after the Olympics.
Tonya Harding,
you are hereby sentenced to three years' probation.
$100,000 fine, plus $10,000
to the D.A.'s office for special costs,
another $50,000 to set up a fund for the Special Olympics,
500 hours community service,
a psychological evaluation,
and your immediate resignation
from the U.S. Figure Skating Association,
banning you for life
from all Figure Skating Association competitions
and events.
So ordered.
No, I...
all I did was the hindering of prosecution.
What, they...
- It's already ruled. - You're never...
never gonna let me skate again?
I can't ever sk... I mean...
I'd rather do the jail time, please.
- The... - Honey
They... They only got 18 months.
They got... They got 18 months. I... I'll do that!
You can't...
Your Honor,
I don't have an education.
All I know is skating.
That's all I know, and I...
I am no one if I can't... if I can't sk...
- It's OK. - You. I'm...
I'm not... I mean, I'm not some monster.
- Ms. Harding. - I'm just...
I'm just trying to... I'm trying to do the best with
- what I know how to... - Ms. Harding.
And you're giving me a... it's like you're giving me
a life sentence if you do that. You can't do that.
- Ms. Harding, that's enough. - You can't, please,
because... just...
just send me to jail, and then I can still skate.
- I've given you... - Just send me to jail,
- and then I can still skate! - I've given you my decision.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Don't lose your temper.
This is the best we can get.
Top Ten Questions Connie Chung Asked Tonya Harding Earlier.
Here we go. Number Ten.
Would you walk through the metal detector for me one more time, please?
Do you think you could kick my ass?
Can you help me and Maury have a baby? Well, I think that's uncalled for.
How much do you think your pals would charge to whack Dan Rather's knees?
Do you know Amy Fisher?
Number Four...
When you hit Nancy in the knee, did it sort of sound like, Chunngg?
Chung?
Got a 2-year sentence,
and did 8 months to the day.
All that craziness, you know,
everything I'll ever be known for was...
only a few months
from start to finish.
I got up one morning before I went to jail,
and the press was leaving...
like I dreamed it.
Simpson told police he was in Chicago at the time of the killings.
He arrived at the home 12 hours after the bodies were discovered.
Police escorted him to the rear of the building,
and a short time later, Simpson was seen in handcuffs.
After a conference with Simpson's attorney, Howard Weitz...
I never see Tonya anymore, and this is fine.
I could care less.
I lead a full life,
very happy...
Tonya...
would never have thought of calling in the death threat.
And I was...
too caught up in all the terrible things
that she was saying about me...
rather than the fact that I...
completely ruined her career.
Absolutely ruined it.
Once I was banned
from Figure Skating for life,
I didn't have a lot of options.
Did what I had to do to just stay in the public eye
and pay the bills.
I was the second most-known person,
behind Bill Clinton, in the world.
That meant something.
People still wanted to see me...
So I became a lady boxer.
I mean, why not?
Violence was always what I knew anyway.
America, you know?
They want someone to love...
but they want someone to hate.
And they want it easy, but what's easy?
And the haters always say, Tonya,
tell the truth.
There's no such thing as truth.
I mean, it's bullshit.
Everyone has their own truth,
and life just does whatever the fuck it wants.
That's the story of my life.
And that's the fucking truth.
'Cause there's no you can't do it type thing.
She won't do it.
Incorrect.
My training and education has been
in the areas of counterespionage and counterterrorism.
- Can't talk about the specifics. - Sure.
And you know, we're just as anxious to talk to you guys
as you are to ask, and we'll be willing in a few days.
Yeah, hopefully.
I'm really happy that
it won't be a true crown until I get my chance at Nancy.
That'll be Olympics, and let me tell you, I'm gonna whip her butt.