Ahead, see how closely the film’s characters resemble their living, breathing counterparts.
1991 U.S.
Figure Skating Championships, becoming thefirst American womanto complete the difficult maneuver in the history of the competition.

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They married when Harding was 19 and divorced three years later.
She went on to accuse Gillooly of physically assaulting her throughout their union.
Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

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Eckhardt would laterserve jail timefor the act before being released in Sept. 1995.
Eckhardt died in 2007.
She ultimately finished in eighth place, while Kerrigan scored a silver medal.

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