Sure and it is exciting for skating to be featured in a big-time movie. And I do think it's important to support the project with the goal of advocating for more and better movies about figure skating (but realistically it's likely the aspects of the story that transcend skating which triggered interest in the story by the filmmakers). And, for the most part, Hollywood movie-making tends to rely upon too many over-dramatic cliches and too often does not get things right. Most of the time, Hollywood is not even close in the accuracy of their portrayals and characterizations. I think
Blades of Glory in its approach was rather unique in how it kind of turned some of the parody on its head in unexpected ways.
However,
The Cutting Edge is pure cheese, similar to some of the movies that have only skin-deep attempted to portray the ballet world (e.g.,
The Turning Point). Personally
@VIETgrlTerifa, I'm with you in that I'd love to see a skilled filmmaker take on
The Second Mark in a way that truly enhances and reveals the essence of what the sport is about (in all of its many complications and nuances, while highlighting PAIRS!!!)

Also, I'd love to see a film about Laurence Owen carefully developed, with a focus on her mother (Maribel Vinson Owen) too, and how she passed down the sport to her two daughters. The tragedy of their deaths should not overshadow Maribel's enormous contributions to the sport and Laurence's amazing potential as a future champion. And also, what about telling the story of Condoleeza Rice's adventures as a young figure skater, and 'The Debi Thomas Story: Soul on Ice,' would be interesting if genuinely and honestly developed and produced. In fact, as the real history reveals to us (thanks in many respects to
@N_Halifax's contributions), there are in figure skating, a million stories to tell, and then some! I'd love to see for a change, a story about the unlikely pairs adventure of Michelle McCladdie and Richard Ewell, for example.

Oh, and Mabel Fairbanks' story is absolute gold waiting to be mined!!! Ditto the concentration camp heroics to skating coach heroics of the inimitable and unforgettable Ellen Burka!!! Toller Cranston vs John Curry to me provokes the question: Why hasn't their amazingly entertwined and/or individual out-sized and legendary stories been told yet in either movie drama or major documentary formats!
Sorry for being so skeptical prior to seeing the actual
I, Tonya movie. However, since I wasn't born yesterday and I've studied many aspects of film history, filmmaking and the entertainment industry (coupled with my understanding of figure skating), I don't think the actual film is going to provide many surprises that will change my pre-assessment. FWIW, it will likely be a very well-produced and well-acted movie, but I seriously doubt that it will or can tell all the complicated nuances as a one-off feature film. It probably focuses on telling things from Tonya's perspective. But whether or not she herself has evolved and matured in her attitudes, outlooks, and understanding of her own life and the motivations behind some of her regrettable choices, is questionable. I will be interested to discover how much actual in-depth research the filmmakers were able to do, prior to making the necessary choices involved in focusing on how to dramatically approach retelling the story.
A mini-series might have been a better vehicle for a more nuanced and in-depth re-telling. And even better would be a documentary undertaken and approached with the kind of compelling dedication and honesty of the well-received nonfiction film,
O.J.: Made in America.
Ah well, here's a list of some of the ice-skating movies that have been made in the past (along with a full video of
Ice Angel: Going for the Gold). Admittedly, aside from the original
The Cutting Edge,
Blades of Glory, the original
Ice Castles, and
Champions: A Love Story, I have not seen many of these films, particularly the more recent productions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdGFac5zhQw
https://www.thoughtco.com/figure-skating-movies-1282176