bardtoob
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I have no evidence of this, but a part of me thinks she liked figures too because she was able to dig deep into the ice.
Well, Tonya was 4th in figures during 1989 Nationals. Compare that to Kristi and Nancy, who were 8th and 9th.
. . . I have this completely unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Tonya did not make the 1989 World Team because she was good enough in Figures to be disruptive to Trenary's bid for the World Championship, particularly if Tonya beat Midori in Figures and beat Trenary in the SP and LP, or, worse yet, beat both Midori and Trenary in the SP and/or LP.
On the other hand, Yamaguchi was good, but unable to wedge herself between Midori and Trenary the same way Tonya could.
Tonya was actually a much more direct competitor with Trenary than Yamaguchi from 1985 to 1990 Worlds. Tonya and Trenary were both forced to "wait their turn" until after the 1988 Olympics, but Trenary, with Fassi as her coach, was able to get to the Olympics while Tonya was not.
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