Margot Robbie didn't know her new movie «I, Tonya» was based on a real - life story.The 27 - year - old actress stars as former
American ice skater Tonya...
Not exact matches
As a result, despite being the first
American female
skater to land the triple axel, something that is incredibly hard to do, she was not the type of person who the
ice skating world wanted to represent them in international competitions.
Tonya didn't possess many of the qualities the snobby figure skating world expected from its stars — she was more athlete than
ice capades — but her talent was undeniable when she became the first
American female
skater to ever land a triple axel at the 1991 World Championships.
She was once a competitive
ice skater with serious promise, becoming the first
American woman to land the notoriously hard triple axel jump in competition.