Tonya Harding Welcomes Baby Boy
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More triumphant than a triple axle!
Former figure skating champ Tonya Harding gave birth to a baby boy in her native Washington state on Saturday, according to the Oregonian.
It's the first child for the 40-year-old skater, who wed Joseph Jens Price last summer.
"Everybody's happy and healthy," the couple's pal Don Horn told the Oregonian, adding that the ex-Olympian gave birth via C-section.
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Harding gained worldwide notoriety in 1994 for her involvement in a brutal attack against Nancy Kerrigan, her chief figure skating rival at the time. The gold-medal contender was subsequently banned from professional skating and eventually turned to boxing, acting and other venues to earn a living.
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"She's always wanted a baby," her friend Horn said. "She was told she could never have a child ... and guess what? It really is a miracle and she really is very happy."
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5Proof positive to something I've always said: no matter how vile the woman may be, both physically and personality-wise, most heterosexual men will still stick it into anything, due to their own lack of self-respect and dignity. God help the child.
Congrats to Tonya and husband!What good news! As far as Kerrigan goes, I have had no respect for her after she broke up a family to snag herself a husband.
I have no respect for her, and never will after what she did to Nancy Kerrigan. Stupid what length people will go through to get what they want. I couldn't show my face in public.
Congrats Tonya!!
congratulations to her and her family.