Michael: “I, Tonya” is based on the true story of Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie). Tonya Harding became famous in my childhood when someone attacked her competitor, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, before they were set to compete against each other at the U.S. national competition and the 1994 Olympics. Tonya’s husband and his friend arranged the attack, and it was widely assumed that Tonya was in on it, but we don’t actually know how involved Tonya was or if she knew about it beforehand.
Rose: Tonya was a figure skating prodigy from the age of 3. The movie focuses on Tonya’s relationships with her mother (Allison Janney) and her husband (Sebastian Stan). The mother is abusive and cruel, using criticism and violence to motivate Tonya, and her husband’s abusive as well. Tonya’s relationship with her coach (Julianne Nicholson) is also portrayed.
