Tonya was the first woman to complete a triple axel in the short program, and she was the first ever to complete a triple axel combination with the double toe loop. Tonya was also the first woman to land two triple axel jumps in the same competition, and went on to become an Olympian. The triple axel, normally performed by male ice-skaters, to my knowledge only eight female ice-skaters have successfully landed the triple axel in international competitions - and Tonya is one of those eight. No matter how she is remembered in the history of figure ice-skating, these accomplishments can never be taken away from her.

the joy of that one announcer makes me so emotional, I love how humans can get so passionate about art

After watching the movie, "I, Tonya", this performance makes me cry

Her face the second after she does the triple axel is just great.

No matter what happened, noone can deny she was absolutely exquisite here, and noone can take that away from her!

What an incredible, powerful performance! Whatever you think about her, good or bad, one of the reasons women's figure skating is as popular as it is today, is because of her.

I don't care what anyone say about her. She was a wonderful Skater

This makes me sad because she was so talented and clearly could have gone so much farther than the others. We all have a Nancy Kerrigan in our lives who shows up with more money, better clothes and prettier makeup and cancels out all of our hard work. This could have been a true underdog story and it's so sad that it turned out the way that it did. Neither of them had a very happy ending.

She had enough room left in that triple axel to make a quad ..regardless of her shady history her talent speaks for itself and she was the first to American to land it so props where their due!!!

Good or Bad, the media forgets that Tonya is the reason why all the skaters have to be younger and younger to be able to attempt all these triple and quad jumps you see now. Way to go Tonya!!! You did great!!! You brought history to women's figure skating!!!

She was young,surrounded herself with bad people.she lost because of all the destructions.......she was the best and she had that "IT" factor.

My heart stopped when she landed and its just beautiful. Her face at the end is an bliss. Just wow!

GOOD GIRL! Her triple axels were like no other. Such power and height.

You know, I never paid that much attention to Tonya Harding before the story of the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. This is actually the first time I looked back at her performances. Harding was a phenomenal skater, which makes all of the things that have happened to her since so much harder to understand. She was bound for greatness. I never really liked her but I truly feel sorry for her now.

When this scene on the movie played, i cried. I mean unbelievable! she proved everyone wrong even her own mother!

Not only did she do a triple axel, but she followed it up with a triple toe loop/triple toe loop combination right after. A triple-triple for a woman was definitely an accomplishment by itself (not unheard of, of course, but still difficult).

Say what you want, but that performance was way better than anything I saw in the womens figure iceskating in the sochi 2014 Olympics.

I saw this performance on tv and nearly climbed up the back of the sofa! Whenever I watch it now, it just confirms what I knew in 1991 - that Harding was one of the best skaters in the world. I still love Tonya and love to watch her skate. The 1990's were the very best in Figure Skating.

Wow, that is qiute something, triple axel was just beautiful

What a talent. I really wish her well.

she lands her jumps absolutely beautifully! chills every single time!

wow she really was good- those axels, the best i've seen!

This performance made her a hero to me. She was the underdog that barked the loudest. She deserved this win and got it. Most people are not made for the public eye or power or fame or money. She had a period of notoriety but her destiny pointed somewhere else. She is lucky because she is back on track now to be the person she was born to be. She still has that gold medal and her name in the record book and nothing can take that away.

The one and only Tonya Harding. What a exceptional performance this was from start to finish.

3 Lz, 3A, 3T-3T, 3Lo, 3F, 3S-2T, 2A (7 triples in 1991!!) I've seen this performance a million times but it never fails to make me smile. She was so talented. As Peggy Fleming would say, "Good for her!"

She'd have a gold medal right now if she hadn't got involved with all that lowlife.

She was the best jumper period at 20.

This performance is amazing

0:50 here is the part where she does a triple axel.

Grew up in Portland and Tonya was a friggin' legend there. She left it all out on the ice, and blazed that trail.

Tonya: There are a lot of people that, more than you think, wish you the best. You are truly a mercurial skater. In my list of the best athletes of all time. Plus, you are an inspiration, an 'ave Phoenix.'

She truly was an unmatched power house.When I was 9 I was able to see her skate in an exhibtion/practice session in the 90's.What I remember more than anything was her mother being there,cursing at her and calling her fat.Tonya had no one in her corner. She did not have a supportive team behind her. She was told time and again that she was ugly and not talented.She didn't have any self esteem at all.She couldn't see how talented she was.This was her shining moment and I'm glad she had it.Sad.

This is the most inspiring program ever!😍😭❤️

Wow!!!!!!!! It’s 2/11-2021 and I’m watching this literally stunned on how great she was !!!!

Everyone has that ONE Shining Moment in their life... this was Tonya's. Well deserved!!

I remember watching this performance live... and it never gets old. Other skaters come and go, but Tonya will live on as a great American athlete! (and I felt that way even before the movie - never stopped being a fan).

Say whatever you want about Tonya, but you can't deny, she was a damn good skater.

This was her moment! I will always remember her . . .

She killed it.

I saw Tonya skate at the Clackamas Town Center ice rink in Portland when I was a kid. I was very young-maybe four years old-but I remember watching her from the food court which surrounded the rink with my parents and knowing that she was important. I believe it was during the hullabaloo and investigation surrounding Kerrigan's attack. Tonya is something of a hometown hero/villainess, depending on who you ask. Her talent was unmatched in spite of everything.

This is the most amazing ice skating routine I've ever seen in my life

No matter her ultimate reputation, this was a magnificent performance. Her exuberance and excitement at the end made me teary.

A tremendous skating talent; she could have gone on to be one of the all-time greats.

I'm watching the film in this moment

The USA's ICE PRINCESS; its greatest female skater...EVER!

The jumps

The US figure skating Assoc did not want Tonya to win but after this fantastic performance they had no choice. Tonya will always be one of the best. I wish she were my coach!!

Damn! What an awesome performance! If only she had held it together, she would have been an olympic champion the following year. Such a terrible shame.

She makes it look so effortless! Such an amazing performance!

Astounding! Truly beautifu.

Wow! Just...wow!

OMG! these pirouettes are the best I've seen. Impressive.

Kristie Yamaguchi is stunned..... Tonya had so much talent.

I remember this on tv!! Tonya Harding worked her ass off to be the best regardless of the life she was handed. I wish she hadn't gone back to Jeff. If she can see the comments I hope she knows people everywhere was so proud of her skating. ❤

Saw her today, 2-4-22, still looks great...

She made that triple axel look easy.

That is the best skating performance I've ever seen.

Im so in love with this woman I always was she is so so so pretty even to this day hugs n kisses sweetheart

Probably the greatest figure skater of all times..she had it all..beauty power,equally strong in jumps and spins!

Just watch I tonya three times and after watching that movie me watching her do this performance really make me appreciate how talented she is just amazing!!! No matter what people think of her you can’t take away how amazing she was at what she do!

Superb.

literally makes me tear up she was amazing not fair what happened to her honestly

This is making me cry 😢😢

her smile and joy after she lands it... so pure

one of the best and I believe she could have beat Nancy without any help. I know that her confidence was low but imagine if THIS Tonya had turned up at the Olympics

Nobody dazzles me more than Tonya Harding!

She had so much more raw talent and ability than any of the women this year and maybe in US history.

XD poor yamaguchi. the look on her face screams "shit i just lost this thing."

Shes so good. Never misses a beat

love tonya she is so fabulous her skating is out of this world

There's just no way to describe the level of brilliance here. Thirty plus years after this mind blowing performance, women's figure skating remains lackluster at best in comparison.

That's incredible talent she had. It's so sad that was over shadowed by the event that ended her career. If only the people in her life supported and believed in her ability instead of ruining it and her in the process.

so amazing

i watched this on tv i thought she was outstanding,very graceful,Gorgeous,and i was impressed.i'm still impressed seein it again.fast spins,flowing to the tunes, :)

Proud of you, Tonya. Watching this brings tears to my eyes- for your perseverance and talent. Bless you.

Legendary...

Tonya is Awesome!

That's a gold medal skater right there. Her past,the way she was raised, was the reason for her to feel like Nancy was better . I would have much rather my kids to have seen a smiling,appreciative girl at a Disney appearance than someone who totally came across as spoiled ,put out ,and entitled as Nancy did for that well- paid appearance.For Tonya, It's one of those things in life where you lie with dogs,you pick up their fleas. After all these years, and seeing the story behind this woman, I would have forgiven her of this if it happened to me,but of course I can see how someone who thinks making an appearance for her fans,and young aspiring skaters at Disney is stupid such as Nancy did,I can see where she'll never receive any forgiveness. To me, a true champion takes the worst,copes,and moves on and becomes a better person. I see that in Tonya.

The look on her face after completing the triple axel is the definition of pure.

They can never take this away from her.

#ITonya (2017) - Goosebump performance

Her mom and ex husband were so mean to her. God bless her. She never had a fair chance at happiness. Hope she is living free of her wicked witch mom now.

Wow. Thrilling to watch. She is amazing.

Her husband called himself her agent. They were really into the Rocky movies. Her husband took to heart when Mick was protecting Rock by setting up his fights with weaker fighter to keep the title. I could see him arranging the attack on Nancy without her knowledge and the embarrassment she must of felt after finding out.

Pure raw talent!

Thank you for posting this. I had a vhs of it but it got lost. Again thanks.

That was superb... That was magical.....

I agree with you 100%. I have yet to see any female skater fly across that ice like she does, with such athleticism. And pretty graceful too!

It looked effortless at the end - 3:55

An amazing talent. One cannot take away her accomplishments. IMO this is one of the best LPs ever.

I was never a big fan of Nancy. But I was lucky enough to meet her years ago during a skating tour in my area. I brought my mom there as a birthday present. She was never a big fan of hers either. But when we met her, Nancy was really sweet. We took pictures with her and talked with her and some of the cast for a bit. Nancy was really cool and sweet... down to earth. My mom is a stickler of "real people," and has been a fan of Nancy since.

i just watched the movie today, my mother talked about how she witnessed the whole attack on nancy thing going on. she said she loved her dancing and how it was so graceful. when i saw this, it drove me to tears. her face afterwards made me happy. so sad she doesnt ice skate anymore.

Thank you so much for posting this!!! As someone already said, it had been posted earlier but removed. Tonya landing the triple axel in this competition was exciting to watch. Please keep this posted!!!!

it's still a huge wow

Spectacular!!!!!

She is so talented.

She was an amazing athlete and a beautiful skater. ❤❤❤

Absolutely beautiful.

one of the best of all times.....when she was at her best and performing well nobody could beat her.....love tonya

Tonya, you were the brightest