I like the contrast between Nancy who was more about being light and soft and Tonya who was more about being athletic and strong. I think skating shouldn't be about trying to fit women into a feminine delicate mold but about appreciating the diversity of the athletes' qualities and trying to cultivate them as individual otherwise it becomes boring and you just end up wasting people's potential.

@deeskers1

5 жыл бұрын

Well said! :)

@andresuston7692

5 жыл бұрын

They want them all to fit a mold bad have the same look. And if they don't, they get looked down upon and maybe even scored against.

@confidentlychar80

5 жыл бұрын

bring it on Tonya was better

@nadezhdakuznetsova3952

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's American transgender and pop.

@nadezhdakuznetsova3952

4 жыл бұрын

@@lila2986 Я говорила не о Тони, я об этой "принцессе", которая злее, чем голодная бездомная собака. Тони я очень уважаю. И я не против трансгендеров, если это не дань моде.

I wrote a letter to Nancy Kerrigan when I was probably 7 years old telling her how much I looked up to her, and included my school picture. She quickly responded with a hand-written greeting card and included a bookmark. She said how much she appreciated my letter and that she kept my picture on her vanity mirror. I still have the card and bookmark and always think about her kindness when I see her. It still means so much to me!

@curtrupp4259

Жыл бұрын

That's fantastic Sarah 👍 I admire Nancy coming back like she did I was 7 then too not into skating but due to the attack I looked up her story.

@theimmortalrain867

Жыл бұрын

I saw Nancy and her son on Flea Market Flip recently. She seemed like a nice person. This story confirms it.

@PungiFungi

9 ай бұрын

Good to hear a nice story about Kerrigan for once. I keep hearing stories about how she was such a b----h off the rink, especially after her obvious disappointment at not getting the gold during the medals ceremony.

@punkinpatch1856

9 ай бұрын

I wrote to her also. She sent me an autographed 5x7 taken during her 1992 LP. I still have it displayed on a shelf in my living room.

@hwhw4414

9 ай бұрын

I do the same. Sia and snow tha product. I made them homemade bracelets. Like thank you. Sia I learned your song on piano. Who needs a phone when you got cups on and string ....

The way people react to Nancy versus the way they reacted to Tonya is stunning. Tonya barely got any applause through her whole routine while if Nancy so much as turns slightly people start screaming.

@plumeria66

4 жыл бұрын

It’s just sympathy cheers due to her knee.

@Thisoddity

4 жыл бұрын

cos tonya looks and acts like a whiny lil victim mutt .....mite be a suitable explanation

@yesname4889

4 жыл бұрын

I will tell you why by my owen experience.... people are fucking racist and i dont say because nationally as they both from same place but people judging by the way you look ... lets say i do something that deserves 10 point and you do and also deserve 10 point... but imagine that god blessed me with better ( more likable for general population) face and you have different... than because of that judge's will start watching me with excitement and you just with cold heart.... so after, in they minds i will score extra 2 points more than you and that regardless if we both deserve same 10 points... ( i lost many competitions because i wasnt in country where i born and because i didnt know judge's -never talked to them-) after 2 years like that and intensive trying , I came to point that my victory could be rejected as it was to much above all ... that how i got many nationals and qualified for Olympics - even though i didnt go because personal metters ) and i can say for sure .. there are many like me.

@yesname4889

4 жыл бұрын

@@gymbrown911 you just like atention or you have a point to make ? If you like to have just atention than try to talk phsycologist as they can give you a lots atention but if you have a point to make than be educated person and spell it out nicly as much as you can and regards to name ...well better have no name than one like yours

@virginiaviola5097

4 жыл бұрын

It was all terribly unfair. That’s the reason Tonya’s friends decided to take matters into their own hands and kneecap Nancy. Totally the wrong thing to do, but the reasoning behind it wasn’t. Nancy was given such an unfair advantage based on how she looked, not how she skated.

The best thing I can say about Nancy here -is her costume is gorgeous. Her skating is okay. Oksana Baiul? THAT was a skater.

@Jen-lc5yc

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@lauriehooker3901

4 жыл бұрын

Vera Wang

@1chienandalou

4 жыл бұрын

Nancy looked & skated near her best. She was acting so entitled to the gold but Oksana won this fair. She could have even not medaled had she not been overscored, or Tonya or Surya had a good skate that day! But yeah, that dress was really gorgeous...

@lynnpeppa1

4 жыл бұрын

Angel CityGirl ......Oksana Baiul took my breath away. It was like watching an angel skate.

@moonlight_oats

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Oksana’s program. Everything about it was great. Her bright pink dress only furthering the music and her child like giddy of a skating style (which is good if anything especially for someone as young as 16)

Good GOD in HD.. Only in Japan back in 94.. Geez, this video looks like it was just filmed yesterday.

@immaslaveforyou

8 жыл бұрын

pallafox i thought the exact same thing! I went to another video first of the same footage and was like 'ew this is 140p' then this one was recommended and it was a whole different story! Usually anything before 2010 is crap quality. this is insane and mind blowing.

@marib.52380

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, right?!

@DelilahThePig

6 жыл бұрын

Oh!!! Japanese feed. THEY HAD HD!!!

@thomasanderson5929

6 жыл бұрын

Japan once again making everyone else look fucking pathetic.

@---fz7dx

5 жыл бұрын

Sony tv

If it weren't for the whole Tonya thing, Nancy would have been an incredibly forgettable skater.

@mugginsdot

4 жыл бұрын

VERY! As was her SNL hosting episode! What were they thinking?! Vanna White has more personality and she's about a -99 on the quick witted personality scale! Sorry!

@lindimashinini7237

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I know right?!

@phototristan

4 жыл бұрын

I can't agree. She made it to the Olympics afterall.

@sofiarune3124

4 жыл бұрын

@Nouvelle Terre Lol so you act like this is a sport lol

@emmabauer1906

4 жыл бұрын

@@jemimahkendall6579 exactly.

Honestly I think this is a pretty good performance but I can't bring myself to fully appreciate it because I keep thinking about her talking shit about Oksana for crying..

@user-lu4xp7iv8c

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody likes a sore loser

@DanielFolsom

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like people make way too much of that. Why is Kerrigan's frustration (and let's keep in mind the insane mental stress she was probably under-can you imagine training for the Olympics, already challenging, and then being physically attacked?) so maddening to people, whereas McKayla Maroney's "not impressed" face was a fun viral moment.

@Kaboomboo

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielFolsom Right? She was told that the medal ceremony was delayed because she was getting her make up touched up, and she said "oh she'll just cry again." She wasn't making fun of her. Oksana was already seen crying her eyes out before she even stepped off the ice, it's not that big of a leap to feel frustrated that the ceremony was delayed because of that. If she had been told that it was because they couldn't find her national anthem music, she probably would've been different. If people want to hate on her for something, how about her behavior after the Olympics. Like showing up late for interviews, or dissing Disney during the parade?

@genednomyar3383

3 жыл бұрын

She was only replying to what she had been told. Nancy had not been told that the delay was caused by the officials not being able to find the national anthem for Oksana's country. Chen Lu was also not happy with the delay. Put yourself in their place - legs painfilly cramping because they still have their skates on, but are not skating, and they are told that the delay - which is resulting in their pain - is due to Oksana reapplying her makeup. What's horrible about saying, in effect; her make-up is going to get messed up again, because she will cry again at the presentation of the medals. Why bother to reapply the make-up? There was nothing evil about what she said. If anything, both she and Chen were simply a little impatient with having to wait so long when their legs were cramping - and to the best of their knowledge, for no good reason.

@caleviwin

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaboomboo people can shit on her for being rude to an orphan lol. If there's more proof of her being shitty why even defend her?

Looks like a safe performance as compared to Tonya's...

@Digizzzzs

5 жыл бұрын

fAshSon nope. She did triple triple, triple lutz, triple flip. What else?

@jjk4891

5 жыл бұрын

I would argue that she made it look easy.

@aspenrobinson8797

5 жыл бұрын

Well that is how Michelle Kwan won all her gold medals, she skated a boring , careful programs. She had such long setup for jumps and rarely did a triple triple combo.. Others skated their hearts out and went for it skating a more complicated , hard program with triple combinations and would stumble or fall and Michelle would win. Olympics Michelle couldn't win that way because unlike all the other grand prix events ALL ELITE skaters worldwide are competing for Olympic gold.

@aspenrobinson8797

5 жыл бұрын

@@rolandgreen7484 Exactly, but don't forget her elegant artistic choreography. Lol. She is so unrefined it's laughable. She has bombed just about every single competition I ever watched her skate in.

@Ronizetti

5 жыл бұрын

@@aspenrobinson8797 - Always nice to see some understands! YES!!! Michelle's mere "consistency" could never garner us an Olympic Champion. It was never to happen.

Her dress is amazing!

@avengersdx

9 жыл бұрын

sakurasoh What's inside

@robertaglass

6 жыл бұрын

It's Vera Wang

@chibiyaten15

6 жыл бұрын

$18,000

@veronicatomas629

6 жыл бұрын

she got ahead of herself. her $18,000 dress should have been SILVER. lol

@gingerfeliciano9531

5 жыл бұрын

That was the only thing amazing about that ungrateful bitch

Tonya threw those tricks so hard because she was such a powerful skater and I think the reason why people liked Nancy was because she made it look efforrtless

@eringrz6135

4 жыл бұрын

Taylor Marshall Nancy doesn’t even seem like she cares though. Another day at the office or whatever.

@realmofthesenses

4 жыл бұрын

exactly what I thought when I was watching her ... she makes it look effortless

@shinobooboo904

3 жыл бұрын

Shes not putting her heart into it, like the others are

@---sm6ve

3 жыл бұрын

She also stopped skating after the competitions lol

@lb4585

3 жыл бұрын

It was effortless bc she was not doing much...

I felt like there was a lot of stop and go in this performance. I kept thinking it was over, and then all of a sudden it started back up again 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Ricanuppy21

4 жыл бұрын

Who is this so true!

@Ricanuppy21

4 жыл бұрын

Why

@BeautyQueen79

3 жыл бұрын

Rest periods lol

@Kaboomboo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, not a good flow.

@elizabethlessner2911

3 жыл бұрын

She skates to prepare for the moves....nothing really between them but that...if you get what I mean. She has music there is always something to add to a routine in between your moves to enhance the art in the sport as well. She just doesn't do it. It is all about preparing for the next move. No matter how great her technical program is...she totally bombs in interpretation and the presentation. That is what almost makes her boring. That is why Oksana is so superior to her. She, even at such a young age had the whole package and was exquisite on top of it.

This was so sad to watch. One was surrounded by family, support and love and the other was lonely as f.

@mtha7796

3 жыл бұрын

drama queen

@scala3452

3 жыл бұрын

Typical. The press needs a bad guy and an angel...tonya did misstakes of course but shes an greater victim than nancy.

@GGE47

3 жыл бұрын

@@mtha7796 Maybe Tonya Harding did have something to do with the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Maybe she should have served time. How is that for drama ?

@mtha7796

3 жыл бұрын

@@GGE47 I mean Tonya is a drama queen.

@GGE47

3 жыл бұрын

@@mtha7796 Sorry, I thought you were referring to Nancy Kerrigan as the drama queen. Her fans say that about Nancy when she was attacked. They make fun of her and worse. Tonya has the meanest and most cruel fans. They sicken me .

How is it that she gets any points at all for her 'artistic' presentation?! She raises her arms, that's basically it, needs endless time to prepare before she jumps - how is that equal to Oksana's performance where you can see that ballet and figure skating fit together perfectly!

@GGE47

6 жыл бұрын

That is a figment of your imagination. Learn how to ice skate before you judge. It was 5-4 Communist judging. The Western judges had Nancy winning the gold running away. Two of them had Liu Chen with the silver and Oksana with the bronze. The other two Western judges were almost there. You would never dare ask those four judges why they judged it that way because you would look so stupid. The five Commie judges don't look stupid, just crooked as hell. THEY DO AND DID CHEAT!!! You and your kind of Nancy haters make me sick, all of you.

@qiqisongs

6 жыл бұрын

morningstar Oksana made so many mistakes and had bad landings in some. she only had 1 combination jump and the landing was sloppy.

@barbara1904

5 жыл бұрын

wupperelfe I agree. She spends a lot of time with basic skating just looking elegant. Other than the requirements not a lot going on in between.

@katiemorgan8788

5 жыл бұрын

wupperelfe Oskana’s was definitely more artistic. There’s just something special that you feel when watching her skate. She uses her face a lot as well.

@GGE47

5 жыл бұрын

Where were Oksana's combination jumps ? they were not there, except a weak double double at the end. Her triple jump she did at the end didn't land right either as her left skate scraped the ice. What does raising her arms have to do with anything ? She was as graceful as a swan. Nancy was just as artistic as Oksana. They both had six 5.9s and three 5.8s.

She is so graceful! Nancy skates beautifully don’t get me wrong, but Tonya’s skating is exciting and keeps you on edge. I personally think Tonya’s athleticism and build would have made her a great gymnast.

@hikesystem7721

2 жыл бұрын

Thus is not graceful skating. It's trying to be graceful, but it's not.

@user-pg8zp6jp5d

2 жыл бұрын

Тоня была бы прекрасной метательницей молота...

@daniellekernan2052

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-pg8zp6jp5d probably. I'm sure she could throw a hammer your way

@nassauguy48

2 жыл бұрын

A gymnast? Hmmmm, she was a bit too hefty for that.

@dbreiden83080

Жыл бұрын

She blew 2 jumps.. Nancy was clean

It is creepy that everyone is bashing her now. She was a hero for making it to the Olympics in the way she did. Everyone loved her and no one called her boring. Oksana just wowed everyone. They all went on tour after the Olympics (not Tonya) and everyone was glad to see all of them. People are so mean today. If you don’t fit everyone’s idea of perfect and come up with a program 30 years ago that beats today’s skaters, people tear you apart with scorn and disdain. People who call it “novice level” don’t know how hard it is to pull this off at the Olympics. Today’s novices, that you think are so superior to Nancy Kerrigan, will not get to an Olympics, except for one or two. They have a long way to go and a lot can happen. Like an injury from valuing far too many extreme jumps.

@Kaboomboo

3 жыл бұрын

The admiration towards her soured after all this because she had a nasty attitude. She was making fun of Oksana for crying too much, she talked about the Disneyland parade being corny, and she was showing up late to interviews on the news after the games. She's a salty diva. Not to take away from her ability, she was a good skater, but an ice princess has a cold heart it seems.

@geminitw4868

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaboomboo well said

@Silvercentipede

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaboomboo were not judging people's personalities, just skating

@variousJnames

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silvercentipede It matters though. She was representing our country with the grouchy attitude of an asshole, on AND off camera.

@curtisdalrymple42

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaboomboo That is not fair Nancy never made fun of Oksana. She was angry because she thought she had won the gold, but she lost. Yes she could have been a better sport about losing, but I don't blame her for being angry. The judges from the eastern bloc nations were known for cheating and favoring athletes from other communist nations, and back then the American athletes would have been well aware of this. Nancy was clearly by far the better skater that night. I believe as do many others that it was politics that cost her the gold medal.

One of the most beautiful dress in Figure skating in History

@melissatorrisi1

4 жыл бұрын

༺ཱྀ༼Mitsuki༽ཱི༻ 은 미나 when you have no talent you need something

@redbullvodkaa

4 жыл бұрын

I kinda liked Tonyas more, but hers is beautiful as well

@moonlight_oats

4 жыл бұрын

Sexy Voldemort a lot of the big skaters in 94 had beautiful dresses to be honest. I don’t think that there was one that I hated

@starsstripes2393

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I read somwhere a couple of her outfits were designed by vera wang.as were surya bonalys.

@Rachel-ch6uz

4 жыл бұрын

I like the dress but I admit the color was kind of boring, is very light dress, but fits with the delicacy of Nancy

The sad thing was Nancy actually thought she had one the gold, but with Oksana's program with her throwing in the triple jump at the end of her program that took guts. Even though Oksana did not win on " technical merit" with the artistic score breaking the tie, I always believe in seeing an athlete take risks and having guts is what really makes them a winner!

@malvavisco10

2 жыл бұрын

won

@novakd1530

Жыл бұрын

Why wasn't the artistic score weighted more in 1998?

@KikiMoment

Жыл бұрын

Nancy definitely did gold here, but they just had to take her out of the spotlight because of the insane media frenzy around them. They had lost all control of the thousands and thousands of reporters and cameras flooding every corner and making the whole sport about the attack story. It was getting more and more dangerous, and surreal. I think it was a necessary step to break the cycle, and Nancy went on to have a fabulous career making millions non the less.

@KikiMoment

Жыл бұрын

@@novakd1530 you mean 94? I think it was just the beginning of the storytelling on ice concept. The same year Katharina Witt did amazing storytelling in her free program. Very moving and special.

@shihlin1

Жыл бұрын

@@KikiMoment Yeah, but Katarina was reduced to only doing triple toe loop jumps by 94. Her arsenal of triple jumps and her ability to perform them had reduced to only the triple toe by 94. On occasion she could still do the triple Loop. Technically, Katarina was never as strong as Debi Thomas or any of the top female skaters in Lillehammer.

Huge skating fan here, and in all my years of watching this is easily my favorite dress ever!

@melissatorrisi1

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Scott it was the best thing of her performance

@bellebeauty67

2 жыл бұрын

The designer was a skating enthusiast. Her name is Vera Wang!

@cancerchristine929

2 жыл бұрын

it makes me so sad that Tonya had to make most of her outfits and its what alot of judges go on.

@poorthing

2 жыл бұрын

@@bellebeauty67 not just an enthusiast but Vera Wang competed!

@poorthing

2 жыл бұрын

@@cancerchristine929 please remember the beautiful Olympic gold medalist, Peggy Fleming, wore a very simple green skating costume homemade by her mother! Peggy won in 1968 at Grenoble. Look up the story why her mother chose that particular color, chartreuse, it is so sweet and her daughter had a costume sewn with love, that beats a designer outfit anyday.

I'd have still given her the gold three decades later. Technically, she had the cleaner and more difficult program with a 3/3 and triple lutz late in the program. She didn't miss or 2foot any landings. Artistically, she skated with style and posture, never hitting an unpleasing position. People hate on her like she was a spoiled ice princess. She was actually a shy introvert who struggled with nerves her whole career. Her family was a hard-working blue-collar family, her mom legally blind. This was a great triumph for her and her country. Amazing.

She had a magnificent support system including her manager who left his wife for her.

@Tom-sv2bw

4 жыл бұрын

What a snarky comment. Do you know the circumstances of their relationship or their personal life. I doubt it! People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

@saintshrooms9424

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tom-sv2bw yeah and she’s so Bratty. I mean she says that Tonya never apologised SHE LITERALLY APOLOGISED TO HER ON LIVE TV Honestly this woman would be ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with Tonya

@minervaville

3 жыл бұрын

pFFFFT HAHAHA lol.

@kathleenkeeley3194

3 жыл бұрын

And she is still happily married with three children. So I guess his true love is Nancy.

@user-yy6oz8yp7n

3 жыл бұрын

@@saintshrooms9424 Honestly she’s an olympic medalist while tonya has nothing tho. I hate people who choose to be on Tonya’s side and bash Nancy after the movie.

Now I know why Margot did a Tonya movie and not a Nancy movie. She would’ve been too bored with a role like that lmao

@elizabethlessner2911

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!!!!!!

@sydneepasala1810

2 жыл бұрын

Ironically I’m now seeing a lot of similarities in Margot’s and Nancy’s face

@cancerchristine929

2 жыл бұрын

Margot actually didn't know it was a real story when she took the role. Cause she's not American and probably not old enough to remember.

@eatpraylove1395

2 жыл бұрын

@@cancerchristine929 but margrot also produced the movie

A lot of bad comments. She is beautiful and also an amazing skater. She did incredible jumps and excellent dance.

@emmabauer1906

4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing reading these ugly comments about how bad Nancy is & what a diva blah blah blah & the Tonya lovers downplaying Tonya choosing to have Nancy attacked(even mentioned murdering her in their meetings). Then it's poor Tonya with the bad upbringing. Tonya dragged Nancy into her bs. Nancy was attacked because she didn't fall on her ass all the time like Tonya.

@sugarfree6959

4 жыл бұрын

@@emmabauer1906 It was proved that Tonya didn't know her abusive husband was gonna attack her. So shut your mouth and get back to doing your math homework.

@emmabauer1906

4 жыл бұрын

@@sugarfree6959 It was PROVEN(not proved, you idiot!)that Tonya was in on it & they found her writing on that envelope. She made a plea deal because she was in on it. She is the one who was able to find out Nancy's schedule. You are just as sick in the head as your idol. GTFOH.

@maudinapalmer5751

4 жыл бұрын

It's because her routine is boring and uninspired.

@Silvercentipede

3 жыл бұрын

I know right. I just can't with these kids probably sitting there eating doritos, probably unable to run around the block without getting out of breath, being like "oh yeah this is shit" because lo and behold, they watched I, Tonya 😱😱😱 So they are now not only Olympian figure-skating experts, but they also know every little detail about what happened between the two, in spite of not even being alive at the time and never having heard of either of them before the film 🤪🤪🤪🤪

She was really great here. You may say it was boring, without high jumps, but for me this was elegant, light like ballerina dance. Her movement, jumps and spins seem effortles and it prooves how talented and experienced skater she was then. Still smile on her face, no nerves, no anxiety, like it was with Oksana. Nancy's jumps look as they were effortles, easy. You dont see any effort in it, and that is real art. A perfect show.

@no.one.two.

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was clean, but the first quarter essentially were just crossovers to prepare for the jumps. A bit more footwork would have been great.

@shihlin1

Жыл бұрын

Nancy did two triple jump combinations, a Triple-triple toe loop combo and a triple salchow-double toe. Even in 94, this was rare. Oksana had no jump combinations in her free skate, she even two-footed one of her triple jumps. Technically, Nancy had Oksana beat, but Oksana beat Nancy in the artistic impression marks, which at that time was the tiebreaker in figure skating.

@siribaimusic

Жыл бұрын

“Still smile” on your face - you mean robotic smile. Oksana’s face was alive and expressive. There is nothing balletic about this performance.

@Harloween74

Жыл бұрын

Oksana was a good 8 years younger than her

@ToePick

Жыл бұрын

The problem here was Nancy did a safe program while Oksana did a risky program and nailed it. I mentioned this in a previous comment but it was similar to Brian Orser vs Brian Boitano in 1988 where Orser had a flawless but safe program in the free skate while Boitano pulled all the stops and of course that death drop that was the difference.

Nancy's hair, makeup and costumes were spot on beautiful.

@cancerchristine929

2 жыл бұрын

because she had alot of money to spend on them

@kamsiahhussin1366

2 жыл бұрын

But she does look superficial no inner beauty

@carrietremble

3 ай бұрын

@@cancerchristine929 NO, she did NOT. Her father worked THREE jobs to pay for Nancy's skating, including driving the zamboni at the rink!

@Mj09867

Ай бұрын

@@cancerchristine929 she came from a blue collar background

Nancy seemed to skate slower than other skaters, is that a fair assessment?

@aidepaul534

4 жыл бұрын

It's not speedskating

@moonlight_oats

4 жыл бұрын

Abe Paul but sometimes speed does help with being able to get cleaner jumps though

@laurarubin1145

4 жыл бұрын

I've heard it said that the Europeans tended to skate with more speed than Americans. It was certainly true of pairs skating.

@jaspermatty

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@jaspermatty

4 жыл бұрын

Abe Paul judges like fast skating that’s why Kwan lost the Gold to Lipinski (not just because Tara did a triple triple)- Michelle was nervous and skated tight which is a shame because she is an all time great ❤️

i'm not a judge but a spector. In my view, Nancy, you skated flawlessly. You were beautiful - spectacular - breathtaking ! ❤️‍🔥

Oksana had magnetism. She knew how to play to the audience. Her performance was so beyond her years.

Nancy is (was) a beautiful skater. Style, grace and class. Loved watching her as she floats along the ice.

That triple lutz at 3:52 is done so well and perfectly without flutzing.

I see how everyone is bashing her now. She was an amazing skater as was Tonya. I get Tonyas story has people see a different side but Nancy was a great figure skater.

@lilisoleil7554

3 жыл бұрын

Les gens ont regardé un film et donc inconsciemment, ils sont influencés. Actuellement nous vivons une époque d'inversion des valeurs. Tous les mauvais comportements sont justifiés et deviennent la nouvelle norme. Et pour cela, les gens vont cracher sur ce qui est sans reproche.

@thebackupaccount1154

2 жыл бұрын

No one should be bashing her. Notice how Tonya is still using that incident, doing commercials movies just to stay relevant? Where as Nancy stays out of it all? That already tells you who the issue was and still is, Tonya.

This routine was seriously good! Her execution was nearly flawless, and the music was a good pick to keep the crowd interested. I'm kind of obsessed with this routine, like wow.

@inezmickel1274

4 жыл бұрын

Her execution was not flawless ...almost every jump was over or under rotated

@Person-mh6xq

3 жыл бұрын

inez mickel tgAtvis incorrect. There were no under-rotations. None.

@shodannadohs4045

2 жыл бұрын

@@inezmickel1274 Flawless for her level.

Nancy can thank Oksana for the fact that anyone still watches this performance. Really, for the passion and the choice of music, Nancy just dialled it in, which comes from thinking that it’s all yours from the start. Good lesson to anyone whose ego has them thinking that they can’t be beat.

@annehancock6734

Жыл бұрын

She didn’t think it was hers. She had the skate of her life, and deserved to win. Nancy’s coach also saw the errors and two footed jumps in Oksana program, and said he was flabbergasted she won. She was cheated out of the Gold, and was angry about it. And it while it was unfortunate it was understandable and especially after she had been through.

Love this woman ❤️ I don't understand how people see this as boring. She makes her skating look so elegant & effortless when it is so the opposite. She is a joy to watch!!!!

@alexsdb9712

5 жыл бұрын

They aren't deeply educated figure skating fans or followers. They are just looking to be entertained. They out themselves very quickly.

@moonlight_oats

4 жыл бұрын

Alex SDB I think that when a skater has a “boring” routine for the audience, they can normally make up for it with their artistic interpretation. However, I did not see any of this in her. Not only that, but she doesn’t have the technical skills to pull any sort of interest. It is a very safe routine that is bound to get good scores because of who she is. I might not be speaking in on the behalf of all people who don’t like her routine but those are the reasons I don’t find this enjoyable.

@karllieck9064

Жыл бұрын

@@moonlight_oats You have no idea what you're talking about.

@genednomyar3383

Жыл бұрын

@@moonlight_oats Listen to the audience's reaction. I don't think there were many people present at that performance who found this to be a boring routine. I've watched it many times, and for me it goes by in an instant, nd I've always found it beautiful. One time I watched while just concentrating on Nancy's upper body movement, and that movement was so beautiful. She had wonderful technique with both her lower body and upper body movement.

Beautiful. Love the ending of this performance.

perfect perfomance from Nancy Kerrigan, but she just did her programme, while Oksana Baiul lived on the ice

Nancy Kerrigan was one of the best. When she was on the ice the feeling of the music and routine just flowed right through you. She was wonderful with her routine to the music and just stretching out every move.

This is overated.. she did as much if not less than tonya.. plus her ego personality throws me off. Tht face she made at oksana when receiveing gold n mocking her for crying.. and playing victim card after 24 yrs later. She benifitted from the scandal than hurting from it

@nadezhdakuznetsova3952

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, she's a hateful hypocrite.

@Lilly-hh9es

4 жыл бұрын

@@nadezhdakuznetsova3952 She and Tonya both were trashy athletes.

@crikeymikey4966

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lilly-hh9es You can't be a trashy athlete and do a triple axel. No matter what she did, nothing and nobody can take that from her.

@lizzymartins6188

4 жыл бұрын

Excuse me? Obviously you don't know what ptsd is you fuckhead. She's not playing victim. SHE IS! How would you like to be attacked with a crowbar so hard it broke your knee while training your ass off for your lifelong dream. Get a clue. She has every right to be bitter and angry. Besides she never got an apology. Narcissists never do apologize.

@clod8

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, Nancy was mean to poor little Oksana but they thought the award ceremony was delayed for 30 mins for her to put her makeup back on. I did not like Oksana’s “sexy” hip twist dance and tacky pink feather dress.

I never appreciated her skating back then but, now I can see her strength, skill and gracefulness.

Nancy Kerrigan I'm proud of you during this beautiful skating. You will always have a piece of my heart. We all felt bad about what Tonya did to you and her lack of empathy towards you. You were so strong and powerful. Have a wonderful life. You deserve every happiness.

Graceful, strong but delicate performance. She did well what she does best. Considering what she had gone through the last months, you can't ask for a better performance.

@cherylannemason

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought she had a valid point, when she asked after the competition why people couldn't have been just happy to see her put together two great programs when it counted most.

@sopyleecrypt6899

2 жыл бұрын

Given the injury that was inflicted on her just 6 weeks earlier, she did amazingly well. She was a graceful and accomplished skater, and much more steely and determined than people give her credit for.

What a beautiful, graceful skater.

Regardless of the debate of whether she should have won gold or not, this was by far the best performance in her entire career. Quite a Triumph when you consider that a year previous at the world championships she was so overcome by nerves and pressure that she could barely land a jump in the long program.

@annehancock6734

Жыл бұрын

Exactly I always thought Nancy was a beautiful skater, but for some reason her nerves always seemed to get the best of her. She skated better here than she ever did. Unfortunate for her, politics and sympathy for Oksana cost her the Gold medal🐾

Memories... watching her was my childhood.

I only like her dress that's it

@mydogiscrazy13

4 жыл бұрын

Ezra aloyevielara sums it up perfectly haha

@annecohen8927

3 жыл бұрын

Then you should watch the dress figure skate without Nancy in it.😂

Why do I laugh when seeing her facial expression

@facedownchuck

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because you’re gay.

@annemary9680

3 жыл бұрын

@@facedownchuck Don't flatter yourself.

@mollypicklesimer5906

3 жыл бұрын

🦖

@francinecarpino6198

2 жыл бұрын

She looks constipated

@lg5627

2 жыл бұрын

I know a lot of people dislike her and side with Tonya after that movie…but Nancy honestly is really beautiful. Despite weird facial expressions.

Comment section: all of them are Olympic judges.

Wow she is so elegant and soft on ice and so much control..I have no words to praise her...she is amazing...

@annehancock6734

Жыл бұрын

@Bread And Circuses Jealous hater 😡

@annehancock6734

Жыл бұрын

@Bread And Circuses Tonya may have been one of the best skaters in the world at one time, but by the 94 Olympics she lost much of her talents because she did not practice as much, gained weight, and smoked. The 1988 Olympic and 3 time World and US Champion said of the attack on Kerrigan that by the 1994 that Kerrigan had become a much better overall skater than Tonya, and that is why he thinks her husband planned the whole attack on Nancy. I think a former 3 time World, US, and Olympic champion might tend to know a little more about figure skating rather than some random meanspirted, lying, ugly troll on the internet.

Just imagine the incredible strength and courage it took for her to come back after that horrific attack. Her technique is flawless and her artistry is beautiful.

Many comments here are not positive. I feel the opposite...I think this was one of the most inspirational skating performances of ALL times. It speaks to my soul!

Great skate by Nancy , she had a lovely style and definitely delivered in this program . Great Era for the sport !

I must say I started watching Nancy's and Tonya's skating after the movie "I, Tonya". Just out of curiosity, simply to see what these skaters looked like on the ice. I'm not from America and a bit too young to remember them competing. However, after watching quite a few videos my impression is that Tonya (and some other skaters too) had much more artistry and she really felt the music she would skate to. You can tell she was enjoying it. Watching Nancy I've got a feeling she's forcing herself to do all those moves with her arms. She seems to be stiff. It doesn't seem natural and probably that's why there is not much pleasure in watching it. And there is also one more thing I've noticed. Even though Tonya had no education (I'm not sure how educated Nancy was) in my opinion Tonya's way of speaking (during interviews) was better than Nancy's...

@rubyh.369

3 жыл бұрын

Nancy looks pretty but definetly bores.

@thereidnouser

3 жыл бұрын

ur so right

@angelabender8132

3 жыл бұрын

Nancy came across as ignorant of the English language and uneducated

@cancerchristine929

2 жыл бұрын

its such an interesting story because Nancy was Americas princess and even people look back on those two and Tonya is still more fun to watch than nancy. I guess money cant buy what Tonya had, the performers gift. but money could buy better coaching, better outfits, stable housing. all things Nancy had.

@kamsiahhussin1366

2 жыл бұрын

Nancy stonic cold

She usually cracked under pressure, but here she was a totally different skater. Considering the struggles she had the year before, this was a stellar performance, more mature than Baiul’s that night. Technically she was on too. I would’ve awarded her the gold.

She did look fantastic in both programs here- her technical program dress is one of the best I've ever seen. This program really could've been even more magical had she not had those two cheesy breaks in feeling/choreography during the music changes in the middle and at the end. She always threw in awkward robotic-like arm movements and steps straight out of the Soviet ladies' programs in the mid-80's and it distracted the mood, at least for me. In the end, though, I think she definitely deserved the gold medal.

@stressmuffin

Жыл бұрын

@Tony Wheeler I felt that Nancy deserved the gold medal too, because so what she did a double flip instead of a triple flip. However, her routine is more technically difficult than Oksana Baul’s routine. So what Oksana’s routine is artistically better than Nancy, but some of her jumps are sloppy. She 2-footed an extra jump that wasn’t planned. I feel better that I’m not the only one who think that Nancy should of won the gold medal. It’s Russian favoritism.

Good skating but not for any medal. Looked like showing off practice routines. Plus, the annoying smile. The dress saved her, really.

@elissarose1794

3 жыл бұрын

Youre ugly.af

Lotsa folks criticizing her program looks boring here. But this is the best she's ever skated at a large int‘l competition. In other performances she either fell or chickened out of triple jumps and sometimes did BOTH. We'll never know had she not doubled out of that first triple jump if she would've won the Gold.

To me, this was the best performance Nancy did in her competitive career. After recovering from that knee injury from her attack during practice at the US Nationals, she came back and performed the skate of her life. I know that lots of people started hating the fact that, because she was caught saying that “hurtful” statement about Oksana Baul saying before the medal ceremony in the Olympics, “She’s gonna cry anyways! What’s the difference?”. She’s not jealous and mad that Oksana won the gold medal. Also Hell yeah! Contrary to popular belief, if Nancy said that statement to be petty and bitter toward Oksana, then how come they’re friends who high five each other back when they used to compete with each other professionally?

@annehancock6734

Жыл бұрын

I know you feel bad for Nancy because of all the hate aimed at her. I do as well even though I did not like her sour grapes attitude about not winning the gold, I still felt bad for her, but as the saying goes haters are going to hate. I have never seen so many high and mighty, rude, nasty, and judgmental people then on these message boards.

Love this performance. Represented the US so great!

Beautiful flowing, gliding, swanlike movements, this was stunning when I first watched it back in 94, and I still never tire of watching it.

WOW how come it's so artistically good!!! Her landings are too angelical

Oksana 💕

Как прекрасно. Какая плавность и грация.

She was a good skater, a very good skater, but her and Kristi are so overrated. Tonya Harding was flawed, but still an all around more exciting skater and performer, She had jumps and spins, but it was all more passionate looking, she had the athletic ability, and also the artistic ability. I guess if your going by the typical figure skater style, than Nancy was the ideal, but whats interesting about 'typical' anyway..

@chocolatesupport

8 жыл бұрын

+955pokerface It didn't help that the U.S. Figure Skating Association (Tonya's own federation) outright held Tonya back and discriminated against her because she was white (anglo) and poor. They did this very early on in the '80s when Tonya was starting to make her move in skating. Tonya clearly stood out from the rest of American girls with her advanced technical ability back in the '80s, combined with her natural artistry, but they simply kept her down. Meanwhile, Midori Ito was doing the same thing at the same time in Japan, but her skating federation actually saw how groundbreaking she was and helped her move ahead.

@Cmc995

8 жыл бұрын

+chocolatesupport Yeah if Tonya lived in a really nice big house, with a better family life, and acted the same way, and liked fixing cars etc. they would have treated her differently, treated her better. If only she just sought out some stability, earlier, and attempted to be more feminine, even more than her attempt in '92 after the Worlds in '91, when she switched coaches and did the whole 'Moon River' thing. She should have ditched the reliance on jumps and did a classical program like Kristi's style, they wouldn't have been able to deny her..if only lol

@andiethewestie

7 жыл бұрын

What a crock of shit. Nancy's family wasn't rich, in fact her Dad worked 3 jobs to get her skates, ice time, coaching, etc. Tonya had some good technical ability but she wasn't consistent, just like Ito who flew over the boards at one point. It's about all around strong skating and artistry, not crappy presentation.

@Luna_Anonymous

6 жыл бұрын

955pokerface I am sorry I don't get what do you mean by tonya needed to be more feminine and by what standards she was not feminine? Was she not?

@LillySays

6 жыл бұрын

You can tell that she doesn't love skating like Tonya , she skated with so much passion and strength . Nancy is just very pretty

Here after watching the movie (I ,Tonya)

I think this is a gold medal skate.

No heart, no soul; but a beautiful dress.

30 years later, YOU should have won the GOLD MEDAL 🏅

The Real gold medal winner.

I don't like her but damn the spiral sequence was so beautiful.

I saw an interview with Kerrigan in which she said, "I'm a athlete," and I thought, "Yeah, and it's good that you're good at it."

Nancy i gotta tell ya you blew me away with your performance your skating was amazing and very strong and powerful

I love this program and Nancy's skating of it more each time I see it. Just the way Nancy strokes the ice in the beginning is so beautiful, so elegant and so STRONG!! Nancy was a very strong athlete, and to quote Dick Button when he was once describing her: "This girl can jump!" When she was on, she had - I think - the best triple lutz of the women of her era. Her other jumps were beautiful too, but her triple flip - though it was gorgeous when she hit it - was inconsistent. However, I enjoyed her double flp in this program; it was perfectly timed to the music, and was a nice set up for her triple/triple combination. This was truly a stellar program. I concentrated on observing her upper body during jumps the last time I watched this, and I was blown away by the beautiful positions of her body during rotation.

@nicholasp1096

3 ай бұрын

Kerrigan had a gorgeous lutz I agree but Ito and Harding were definitely by far better. I always wondered why people made an excuse for Baiul badly two footing hers but not giving Kerrigan credit for her clean double flip.

She was always such a graceful skater. That's why she was so popular. Everything she did was beautiful and effortless looking. That said, I personally prefer more power in the jumps and a little more attitude in a program. Nancy definitely has a big place in skating history though.

In front of the whole World, and the whole world is watching this, Nancy nailed it out of the park. A Gold winning performance.

Quantos presentes a Nancy ganhou dos fãs!!! 👏👏👏

Such a Stunning and graceful performance, specially when you think about her having to recover from a broken knee to get there and how close to impossible that actually is ❤ she really deserved that medal

@geslinam9703

Жыл бұрын

Her knee wasn’t broken

So graceful, elegant, whimsical! I get chills watching Nancy.

24 years ago in HD? Wow.

@shihlin1

2 жыл бұрын

Japanese technology in 94 was ahead of U.S. Crying shame !

She is beautiful, graceful and talented!

Kerrigan skated with such elegance and style. Truly was a magical and amazing skate. And the dress was amazing; she had the best dresses that oozed money. Okay they may not have had a lot to do with the program but the dresses were all so elegant, majestic and stylish in a classic way that added to her regalness so it did its job. So tough their could only be one winner or gold medallist. I go back to 1988 when there was so many ways Manley could have won gold or 1998 when Kwan could have won gold, 2014 Kim, 2018 MEdeveda and even 2022 Trusova all worthy gold medallists. So tough is skating. Which is why we need to celebrate all the medallists.

Wow the performance was so good 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Hands down , HER best performance. Done under the greatest amount of pressure ANY skater before her or since has ever faced. ANY. And if you don't think this was better than Oksana, listen to the crowds reaction tot this and then look at Oksana's and hear the crowds polite but "is that all there is?" response. Looking back, Nancy's was a complete choreographed routine that stands the test of time. Oksana's was an Ice show routine complete with numerous moments of standing and gesturing. No comparison. None whatsoever. This was one for the ages, that looking at now 26 years later, is ever better than I remember.

@slsl5243

3 жыл бұрын

I'm no fan of Nancy Kerrigan (her arrogance is incredibly off putting), but she was robbed in 1994. Oksana's program is an out and out hot mess, nowhere near the technical sharpness and you could make an argument on the artistry was lacking..Oksana was a lovely fluid dancer (better than Nancy, I'll grant her) but the choreography for her long program was all over the place. To this day, I still can't see how Oksana was the "better" skater that night- she wasn't. I sympathize with her pain, and her courage to compete despite the pain. However- she was not the best that night. But most sheep will flock wherever they are herded- to sympathize with Tonya (who clearly had part in planning the assault, no matter what she claims; the woman is a tremendous liar, no matter how wonderfully athletic she was), to hate Nancy for being too much of a princess/good girl, etc. If you watch the programs it's quite clear Nancy is the superior skater on the night of the Olympics.

Watching her skate is so elegant and swanlike. One of my favorite routines to watch.

i used to have early morning hockey practices at her home rink and sometimes she would be there after for free skate and i would sit and watch her it was amazing

Beautiful and classy.

Y'all are forgetting that Nancy Kerrigan was skating on an injured knee. She'd been kneecapped only months earlier. After she'd been attacked, there were serious doubts she could compete as the amount of time she had to recover was very short. Of course she got greater applause than Tonya, the woman whose husband arranged for the attrack on Nancy in the first place.

@jennifermcneil8349

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, we know the story 🙄

Beautiful performance; soulless skater

Wow! Wonderful performance.

She displayed and performed the complete package for ladies figure skating at that Olympics. It is all about balance and form.

@funeralchild9950

4 жыл бұрын

vomit

This costume will live forever in Figure Skating Paradise. Best Ever. Period.

so graceful

Beautiful and deserved silver medallist

素晴らしい！何度みても金メダルはケリガン選手です。

Most of the comments I see are just ppl complimenting her outfit and hair. Lol

Just BEAUTIFUL

Lots of bitter 90’s skating fans in this comment section

@gabrielleobrien5178

4 жыл бұрын

Hannah Marie Poole agreed. I feel like if Kerrigan switched places with Harding in that whole situation, everyone would be saying how great this is. But personally I find both of them boring skaters and I don’t really care about the situation.

@missyb9438

4 жыл бұрын

It’s because she was a sore loser😉

She makes it look so effortless. So much talent, beauty and poise can make people so jealous! I love how people think that if you're beautiful you have an easy life, this girl is proof that isn't true.

Skating too stiff. No real smile. She looks like her smile is forced.

@andresuston7692

5 жыл бұрын

I think the first time someone mentioned that she looked like Katherine Hepburn, it went straight to her head.

@soomi.

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I think that was also a reason the judges gave Oksana the gold instead of Nancy. Oksana’s smile came naturally, she was so happy to be on the ice and it showed, especially with that beautiful big smile towards the ending. Nancy didn’t look confident enough.

@stevebbuk

3 жыл бұрын

Regal, erect and inviolate, she glides unruffled across the ice , the onlooker strangely indifferent to the fate which awaits.

@face2158

3 жыл бұрын

It always was. She was bitch

@face2158

3 жыл бұрын

@@soomi. ya and thank goodness they gave it to Oksana. Nancy was so mean! She said oh is Oksana gonna cry again? Like who says that. The girl was 15 and wasn’t rich like you l, and she won fair and square. Nancy was a sore loser.

There’s something about her that bores..

Gold for Oksana Baiul 🤗

interesting seeing it from different angles than we saw in the usa