. >> reporter: but that's not houghton yeah remembers it. >> when i was young, i remember she drug mento the bathroom and beat me with a hairbrush, literally. >> reporter: what had you done that made your mom go off on you with a hairbrush? >> oh, i wasn't landing my jumps perfect, and if i -- that was it, that's it. >> i remember distinctly one time at a competition, they called her on the ice three times, and she's still going like this, and i said stop it, and i went like that with the brush and i said okay, get. >> reporter: she says actress alison janney's portrayal of her mother is spot on. >> i made you a champion, knowing you would hate me for it. that's the sacrifice a mother would make >> oh, my god, yes. she was fabulous. >> all right, that was amy robach with tonya harding and tonya's mom. tonya's mom, i got to say was a little too enthusiastic when she was talking about >> alison janney place the mom. also won last night for playing her. >> tonya was at the golden globes when she won. >>> coming up next, intomorrow knack theater anif you've got a lifee. you gotta swiffer