In a sport of princesses, Tonya Harding was the perpetual toad: a trashy, too - brash outsider whose mind -
blowing axels and sheer athleticism could never quite make up for the fact that she didn't fit the demure, spangled mold of an ideal figure skater.
With its convincing depictions of Margo Robbie [apparently] executing Harding's signature triple
axel in mind -
blowing competition figure skating sequences, «I, Tonya» (written by screenwriter Steven Rogers) adopts a narrative style that flips between direct - to - camera confessionals and straight - ahead drama.