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2. Thank you, Margot Robbie! The story of Tonya Harding.

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Well, I know that this blog should be about tennis, but as I  have   recently   watched  “I,  Tonya ” (Margot  Robbie   is  just stunning. ) I  decided  to  look   into   Tonya   Harding’s  life   more   closely .  There’s undoubtedly  so  much to  say   about   this   amazing   sportsperson, who changed figure skating forever .  Back  to  her   childhood , she was grewing up in Portland, Oregon, alongside  her   abusive   mother, LaVona  ( who  was  constantly   drinking vodka and smoking cheap cigarettes a nd taking little  Tonya  to a  local   ice-rink) and 4th (!) husband of hers  . Tonya and her family were moving in and out from time to time, from one trailor to another. When she was around 13 years old, her father moved out, got a divorce and she has never seen him since then.  She was even called "trailor trash" because of her background. Not a great beginnings for the ice beauty.   It was surprising that the girl who loved fishing, hunting and reparing cars,