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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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