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Tonya Harding
Real Name: Tonya Maxine Harding
Was Born: November 12, 1970. Portland, Oregon United States
Bio: Harding is a former figure skater
from Portland, Oregon. Despite a tough childhood in an unstable family, as well
as being plagued by asthma (aggravated by smoking), she became an elite figure
skater. She won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and placed second
in the 1991 World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American
woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition. She became notorious for
her part in the conspiracy to harm competitor Nancy Kerrigan at a practice session
during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...
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