Sentences with phrase «competitive skating»

As a young girl she was a champion figure skater, and though she lacked balance and coordination, accomplished one athletic triumph after another, until giving up competitive skating to become a painter.

The slow - motion sequence splices together two landmark moments in the skater's infamously derailed career: the 1991 Skate America competition during which she lands her first triple axel jump and (after a judge orders her banned from competitive skating for life) a boxing match in which Harding is knocked down by her opponent, her body arcing across the air, blood gushing from her mouth as she hits the floor with a thunderous smash.

While such attitudes no doubt exist within the high - pressure world of competitive skating, where millions of dollars in endorsement deals are at stake, Harding's «do anything to win» mindset is presented relatively uncritically.

Alas, the bulk of «I, Tonya» unfolds outside that competitive skating rink, and the domestic dramedy we get in between those scenes leaves a lot to be desired.

One of the points made in I, Tonya is that details of her saga — Harding was banned for life from competitive skating for her role in an attack on fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan — were obscured by the O.J. Simpson scandal that followed hard on its heels.

Though McAdams» early screen roles found her specializing in the bitchy teen princess to maximum effect, closer inspection reveals a skilled dramatic actress who no doubt has the talent to move beyond the high - school trappings of such comedies as The Hot Chick and Mean Girls.Born to a truck driver and a nurse in London, Ontario, Canada, McAdams warmed to the spotlight early on by taking up competitive skating at just four years old.

That diagnosis was a huge blow for me, especially as I was still struggling with an eating disorder I had developed from my competitive skating years.

Now that Evgeny has won four gold medals in two Olympics, does he plan to give up competitive skating?

It is probably true to some extent that the remarkable habits of discipline acquired during her years of competitive skating stood Tenley in good stead at Harvard; all medical students could use a capacity for seven or eight hours of intense concentration and a habit of getting up at 4 in the morning.

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My competitive figure skating career ended in my 20s because of debilitating, chronic joint pain in my knees.

HE HAS N'T laced up his skates since the NHL officially canceled its season in February, but the Ottawa Senators» Curtis Leschyshyn, 35, insists he's in the best shape of his 16 - year career — thanks to his foray into competitive cycling.

Whether or not you live in a wintry climate, kids» figure skating is a year - round activity that can lead to several other competitive youth sports.

Roller skating, as a recreational pastime and a competitive sport, has been around for decades.

He said the DSCC would be competitive in six to eight races in the next cycle, picking on longtime Republican incumbents who rarely have serious challengers and have skated, despite districts that are tilting increasingly toward Democrats, on the strength of their previous service.

BALTIMORE — Most mathematicians are more interested in double integrals than triple axels, but one team of number crunchers is concerned that the International Skating Union's new rules for awarding marks for competitive figure skating may fall flat on theiSkating Union's new rules for awarding marks for competitive figure skating may fall flat on theiskating may fall flat on their face.

Synopsis: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

The story follows Tonya's rise to stardom in the competitive figure skating world as she consistently rose to the high ranks of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, followed by her rapid decline after an attack on a fellow skater, Nancy Keskating world as she consistently rose to the high ranks of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, followed by her rapid decline after an attack on a fellow skater, Nancy KeSkating Championships, followed by her rapid decline after an attack on a fellow skater, Nancy Kerrigan.

Because she was found guilty of trying to help Kerrigan's attackers avoid being prosecuted for their crimes, Harding was eventually banned for life from competitive figure skating.

Mom has confidence in her vision, and it's her little girl all the way, from tiny toddler skating menace, to grown, driven competitive skater.

As a result of her mother's abuse, Tonya embraces her skating as a form of escape; and she quickly excels into an amazingly gifted skater in the competitive ranks who, for a time, succeeds as a result of her own sheer energy and talent.

Gillespie's most recent film, «I, Tonya,» a feature chronicling disgraced competitive figure skater Tonya Harding's rise and fall at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, stars Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Allison Janney.

At the core of the film is a story about the physical and emotional abuse disgraced figure skating champion Tonya Harding endured throughout her life from her mother and her husband, but the film also explores the very traditional, staid world of competitive figure skating, while also offering a scathing indictment on the behaviour of the media.

Robbie is alternately radiant, ruinous, severe, and sympathetic as Harding, and seeing her rise through the ranks of competitive figure skating ---- aided and abetted by Allison Janney's brutal, tough love mother LaVona Fay Golden, as well as Sebastian Stan's abusive, codependent boyfriend and later husband, Jeff Gillooly ---- is never less than compelling.

Shortly after the Lillehammer Olympics, Harding pled guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution and was given three years of probation, a fine, and a lifetime ban from competitive figure skating for not speaking up.

Whether or not you follow the competitive sport of figure skating, you're at least probably familiar with the 1994 controversy surrounding Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.

Do you remember Tonya Harding as the first U.S. woman to land a triple axel in competitive ice skating history, or do you remember her for the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan?

SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

The skating footage is excellent and whether you ever followed competitive figure skating or not, you can get caught up in costumes, music, attitude and jumps.

By day, skate on the stunning frozen surface of Lake Louise, watch competitive ice carvers or spend a day skiing or riding on the slopes of one of the nearby ski resorts: Mt Norquay, Lake Louise Ski Resort or Sunshine Village.

Recreational and competitive cross-country skiers alike are passionate about Birch Hill Recreation Area; a favorite among locals with its extensive and challenging trails that are always well - groomed, for both classical and skate skiers.

In high school in Chicago she was a nationally competitive athlete, placing as high as fourth in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

If getting selected to be on panel in a highly competitive environment akin to playing hockey, you better be able to skate first!

Nadia enjoys competitive ice - skating.