Tonya Harding
Chronology
1970 | Born November 12 in Portland, Oregon |
1973 | Begins skating |
1986 | Finishes sixth in first U.S. Figure Skating Association (USFSA) competition |
1990 | Marries Jeff Gillooly |
1991 | Becomes first American woman to land a triple axel jump in competition; wins U.S. Figure Skating Championship title |
1991 | Files for divorce from Gillooly |
1992 | Finishes fourth at Winter Olympics in Albertville, France |
1992 | Withdraws divorce petition |
1993 | Fails to qualify for spot on U.S. team for World Championships |
1993 | Divorce from Gillooly finalized |
1994 | Places first in U.S. Figure Skating Championships after Kerrigan is injured |
1994 | Finishes eighth at Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway |
1994 | Enters a guilty plea in an Oregon court for the attack on Kerrigan |
1994 | Banned for life from U.S. Figure Skating Association competitions and events |
1995 | Debuted as a singer with Portland band called the Golden Blades |
1996 | Marries Michael Smith in January |
1996 | Files for divorce from Smith in April |
1998 | Skates on Fox television special also featuring a performance by Kerrigan |
1999 | Makes competitive professional skating debut at ESPN Professional Skating Championships, Huntington, West Virginia |
2000 | Arrested for assaulting her then-boyfriend with a hubcap in February |
2000 | Spends three days in jail for hubcap incident in May |
2002 | Appears on Fox special Celebrity Boxing |
2002 | Arrested on drunk-driving charge in Washington state |
2002 | Serves ten days in jail for violating terms of probation |
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