Who is this notorious athlete?

Tonya Maxene Price Harding is an American former figure skater and retired boxer.

She was born November, 1970 in Portland, Oregon.

Harding was raised primarily by her mother, who enrolled her in ice skating lessons beginning at age four. After climbing the ranks in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships between 1986 and 1989, Harding won the 1989 Skate America competition.

She was the 1991 and 1994 U.S. champion before being stripped of her 1994 title, and 1991 World silver medalist. In 1991, she earned distinction as being the first American woman to successfully land a triple Axel in competition.

In January 1994, Harding became embroiled in controversy when her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, orchestrated an attack on her fellow U.S. skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. Both women then competed in the February 1994 Winter Olympics, where Kerrigan won the silver medal and Harding finished eighth.

On March 16, 1994, Harding accepted a plea bargain in which she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution. As a result of her involvement in the assault on Kerrigan, the United States Figure Skating Association banned Harding for life on June 30, 1994.

Harding's life and skating career were aired within two months of each other, inspiring Steven Rogers to write the darkly comedic biographical film 'I, Tonya', released in 2017 and starring Margot Robbie as Harding. In 2018, Harding was a contestant on season 26 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place.