Sentences with phrase «skater who»

Born and raised in North Bay, Julie was a successful competitive figure skater who won numerous awards and medals.

Despite this admission, the skater who did the deed accuses the coach for pressuring him to do it.

You control the gang called the «GG's», where you you control / start off as Beat, a 17 - year old skater who was denied from the other gangs and so created his own.

Margot Robbie, who plays her in the new movie I, Tonya, reportedly had no idea when she first read the script that Harding was a real U.S. figure skater who gained international notoriety following a plot to bash in the knee of her girl - next - door rival Nancy Kerrigan.

Kelly is a skater who only wants to skate until his adopted Vietnamese brother mysteriously dies, and Kelly must grow up quickly to uncover the truth of his brother's murder.

This might be the perfect time for a Tonya Harding biopic... or rather, a Harding «biopic,» one set some 23 years after the public's memory of the tabloid diva having drilled down to «white - trash figure skater who had something to do with smashing the knee of her rival Nancy Kerrigan during training for the 1994 Winter Olympics.»

The film, about the titular champion ice skater who later embroiled herself in a plot to break the leg of her competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, world - premiered at TIFF earlier this month to enthusiastic reviews from movie critics, with particular praise — and Oscar buzz — brewing for Robbie and Allison Janney, who plays Harding's mother, LaVonda Golden.

The film depicts the life and times of Tonya Harding, the former Olympic figure skater who became the center of a media firestorm after the assault on rival Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.

Adam Rippon is a 28 - year - old figure skater who is also the 2010 Four Continents champion and a 2016 U.S. national champion.

On the other hand, the subject herself — an Olympic figure skater who was accused of helping to plan an attack on a rival skater in 1994 — seems a strange one, and some of the couplets here sound like something a Sufjan Stevens parodist might come up with.

Robbie is simply sensational, as she delivers a fearless and sympathetic portrayal of a young figure skater who rose to fame in the early 90's, before she found herself being led into dark places by the people around her.

It's your coach and your skater who make success happen,» he said.

You might remember the story of Tonya Harding, the former American figure skater who, in 1994, became embroiled in one of the most famous sporting scandals of all time.

In one the best surprises of TIFF so far, Margot Robbie stars in «I, Tonya» as Tonya Harding, the disgraced American figure skater who came to prominence in the early 1990s.

A real - life portrayal of Tonya Harding, an Olympic figure skater who rose to fame not only for her prowess on the ice but for her part in disabling a competitor in order to remove her from the competition.

And yet, despite those observable similarities, it was announced early last year that Margot Robbie would star as Tonya Harding in director Craig Gillespie's I, Tonya, a fictionalized depiction of the fallen former American Olympic figure skater who, in 1994, was connected to an attack on her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, leading to the totally frenzied and unjust trial - by - media of Harding.

I, Tonya is the Tonya Harding film you never knew you wanted: an outrageously entertaining reappraisal of the Olympic figure skater who, in 1994, was involved in a scheme to injure her main rival, Nancy Kerrigan.

Harding, the movie reminds us, was a phenom, an athletic skater who was the first female to land a triple axel in competition, and, to this day, is one of only six women to do so.

«I, Tonia» also takes on the themes of a psychological thriller, a crime story, one that involves Tonya Harding, a top - flight, Olympic - level figure skater who was banned from skating for life by a federal judge who found her guilty of interfering with a prosecution.

Dorothy Franey Langkop was an American speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter.

42 year old sober old - school punk and skater who doesn't feel like i have anything in common with «normal» people... at least as far as being in a relationship is concerned.

Just as a skater who brings his arms closer to his sides speeds up, so, too, a collapsing star winds itself up and spins faster when it is contracting.

«Think of an ice skater who is spinning,» says Felix Landerer of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany.

«If they should have a place to plant their plants, we should have a place to skate,» said Steve Begonia, 15, an in - line skater who will be a sophomore at Naperville Central High School.

My point (which I've edited) was that the ridiculous over-scoring of a quad takes any skater who focuses on artistry out of the competition.

For every Michelle Kwan, who went on to become an author and a public diplomacy ambassador for the United States, there's a Debi Thomas, the former figure skater who declared bankruptcy in 2014 and is grappling with mental health issues.

But she does not discourage a comparison of her plight to that of Nancy Kerrigan, the figure skater who had to withdraw from a national championship in 1994 after being clubbed in the knee with a tire iron.

And while it is the skaters who have the best chance of bringing home the gold, U.S. attention will be focused on the progress of our skiers.

SI: Let's talk about some of the skaters who'll be competing in Albertville.

Hopes are especially high for three skaters who were rookies in Sochi.

What's more, there is a flock of other strong, eager, relatively new American women skaters who should add a silver here and a bronze there.

For more than a year, Naperville officials have been grappling with the problem facing many communities with what to do with teenage skaters who often are banned from skating on the streets, sidewalks or any part of downtown.

Doig said officials hope the skate equipment will cut down on property damage done by skaters who are drawn to the curves of the city's public art and the smooth surfaces provided by museum steps.

Figure Skaters Online provides official Web sites to nationally and internationally ranked American figure skaters who compete as novices, juniors and seniors, on the national and international stage.

The moment when Harding becomes only the second woman in history to land the triple - axel jump is real hairs - on - the - back - of - the - neck stuff, though the jump had to be recreated with visual effects because the only two skaters who can currently do it were both preparing for the Olympics and couldn't risk injury.

It's more of an adventure comedy and follows a group of skaters who want to become professionals.

A mode which offers team - based battle between skaters who are restoring life to the city while the Ministry are to foil their efforts.

Figure Skaters Online provides official Web sites to nationally and internationally ranked American figure skaters who compete as novices, juniors and seniors, on the national and international stage.

RCRG is still composed of about 80 active skaters and many more retired skaters who are still involved.

Figure Skaters Online provides official Web sites to nationally and internationally ranked American figure skaters who compete as novices, juniors and seniors, on the national and international stage.

Not exact matches

The cyclist and speed skater, who is a six - time medalist and competed in both the Summer and Winter Games, is tasked with getting residents in Quebec more active and more often.

«Olympians have the capacity to metabolize fat in a far superior way than the rest of us,» says Benardot, a professor of nutrition at Georgia State University who has worked with Olympic gymnasts, marathoners and figure skaters.

One was Slate columnist Christina Cauterucci, who wondered why, if Wonder Woman is supposed to be so feminist, she fights all her battles wearing a «figure - skater dress... sculpted with tiny bumps for her apparently ever - erect nipples.»

The last Colorado skater with at least three consecutive 3 + point games was Peter Forsberg who had four straight such performances in 2000 - 01 (February 17 - 23).

The last Toronto skater with five (or more) points in a single game was Tomas Kaberle, who had a goal and four helpers against the Ducks on October 26, 2009.

The only teams who should be choosing the 8 skater option are the ones who have 4 protectable blue liners.

Her home is a Beacon Hill apartment, the doctor is a skater and Tenley Albright's husband, Tudor Gardiner, is a classical philologist who likes to wrestle

The most successful of the Chinese skaters was a lithe 22 - year - old named Yang Chucheng, who comes from Harbin, Manchuria,.

Halterman, who still competes professionally, oversees Epic's team of sponsored skaters ranging from 12 to 18 years old.

Bell, who has visited Huston in Los Angeles and seen the bright side of professional skateboarding, would welcome the chance to turn pro, but takes the skater's c’est la vie attitude.