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Published: 20.11.2020.
Language: English
Level: Elementary school
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  • Presentations 'The Movie "I, Tonya"', 1.
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Impelled to ice skate by her abusive mother , LaVona
•At 15 , Tonya begins dating 18 year old Jeff Gillooly
•Tonya becomes the first American female figure skater to complete two triple axel jumps in
competition
•Comes in fourth place at the Olympics
•Coach Diane Rawlinson convinces her to train for the 1994 Winter Olympics
•After Tonya's confidence is shaken by a death threat ; Jeff realises he can do the same to
Tonya's main rival Nancy Kerrigan
•Kerrigan's knee is badly injured
•Tonya qualifies for the Olympic team amid the allegations that she was involved in
Kerrigan's attack
•He implicates her to the authorities , claiming she knew about the attack
•At the Olympics , Tonya comes in eighth place and Kerrigan wins the silver medal
•She is forced to withdraw from the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships and is banned from competitive figure skating for life…

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