The life of a competitive figure skater is like a monk. When there’s ice you’re going to skate on it … There is no opportunity for friends and family. Storyville: John Curry: The Ice King, dude, BBC 2020
I wanted to be a dancer. I was allowed to ice skate. Because it was a sport they thought it was OK. ibid. John
John was the first one to really merge this deep expressiveness of dance with the athletic virtuosity of skating. ibid. woman
I was told not to be so graceful and I couldn’t understand why. ibid. John
John was the European champion going into the Olympics and that shifted everything. ibid. Woman
‘John Curry did not put a foot wrong.’ ibid. Olympics commentary
‘Whatever greatness you think I have, there are demons of equal value that are inside my soul.’ ibid. reported Curry remarks
‘I’m HIV-positive.’ ibid.
‘I’ve had an extraordinary life by any standards.’ ibid. Curry’s letter to friend
Police are searching for a man who struck Nancy Kerrigan. Storyville: Price of Gold, news report, BBC 2022
For the rest of my life skating is what I planned on doing. I knew that at some point I would be the best in the world. ibid. Tonya Harding
You have to be a moron to travel across the country and do a hit and put everything on Visa. ibid. John Powers, Boston Globe
The moment that Jeff Gillooly got arrested for his part in this entire conspiracy, everybody in the world assumed that Tonya Harding was part of it. ibid. Tony Kormheiser, Washington Post
How I was treated by everybody out there was not OK. ibid. Tonya
This is the story of a fearless group of young people from ordinary towns blessed with an extraordinary talent. They learnt their craft the hard way on the UK’s unforgiving and bruising dry ski slopes, yet these underdogs are challenging the very best in the world. Free Spirits, BBC 2022
2004: I remember getting a phone call: there was somebody in Connecticut, a gentleman by the name of Jimmy Galante, who was putting a hockey team in Danbury. Untold: Crime & Penalties, Netflix 2021
He bought the hockey team for his seventeen-year-old son who is a senior in high school. And the second he walked in I was dumbfounded. What was my first impression? He looked like a punk. ibid.
… A minor-league hockey team and a convicted gangster … ibid. TV news
It was a place to show I belonged. ibid. son of Galante
Danbury Trashers: General Manager and President of the team. ibid. injured player
We decided the first player had to be Gretzsky … The younger brother of Wayne Gretzky. ibid.
At Your Disposal. ibid. banner in boss’s office
Every player was getting paid under the table. ibid. former player
Body bag! Body bag! ibid. crowd chant
Owner Arraigned in Hockey Fracas. ibid. newspaper headline
I had no idea what I was getting into. ibid. Mike Rupp
As the investigation widened, the undercover was the key to getting inside of this criminal conspiracy. ibid. investigator