The First Woman To Do A Triple Axel Is Still Skating
by Dvora Meyers from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3R0V3)
This week, Tonya Harding placed third in the Dancing With The Stars final. As we were reminded throughout the (blessedly) brief season, Harding was the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition, which she did in 1991. But Harding was not the first woman ever to do this jump-that distinction belongs to"