Word: tonya
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Olympic figure skater and media darling Tonya Harding, as quoted in The Boston Globe, Feb. 24, 1994. Harding was responding to a question about why she changed blades on her skates. We're not quite sure what Harding was referring to when she expressed concern over having somebody duplicate her grind. Even so, we're not sure hers is a grind worth dupliating...
Except for a 40-year-old man dressed as Tonya Harding, there were no reminders of Boston, of the Northeast, of any-thing outside of Mardi Gras. It was hedonistic and loose...
Odds and ends: Still no sign of Monica Seles, two weeks after the conclusion of the Australian Open, the tournament that was supposed to mark her return to women's tennis. Maybe she's waiting for Nancy and Tonya to get out of her spotlight...Great to see Scott Hoch win another golf tournament last weekend in the Bob Hope Chryseler Classic. Hoch "as in choke, who blew a two-foot putt that would have won him the 1989 Masters, won for the first time since that fateful season, and in light of his top-six finish last year...
...Tonya. For all her street smarts, she seems not to have grasped a basic truth: life is not fair. Compare these rivals. Both women come from working-class backgrounds. Harding is a powerful skater with a mighty jump. Just as impressive to a connoisseur is the forceful way she strokes along -- almost into -- the ice. It's sheer, thrilling athleticism. But Harding's body is not ideal; she has thick thighs and forearms. Also, she is not musical. Kerrigan is -- and a good deal else. She is a good jumper when not plagued by nerves. Her balance of skills...
...Tonya has her own stress-reduction regimen. "What I do is I basically try to 'tree' it," she told TIME. "My ((sports)) psychologist taught me that. You touch a tree, and you leave your problems there. I get to the rink, and I touch a door so I can leave my problems right there. Most of the time it's been working...