Former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding was sentenced to 10 days in jail Thursday for drinking alcohol while on probation.
In court, Harding said her arrest for drunken driving forced her to re-examine her life and was the best thing that could have happened to her.
"I'm grateful to the judge for giving me this opportunity; I finally found out what my problem is: It's alcohol," Harding said after the brief hearing.
"I'm glad it happened so no one gets hurt, I don't get hurt and I'm making something right in my life for a change."
Harding is scheduled to start her sentence August 20. Her lawyer, Steven Thayer, asked Judge Darvin Zimmerman to let Harding do her time in isolation. He presented a letter from a doctor saying Harding suffers from panic attacks.
The judge took no action on the matter. It's unclear if the detention center in Vancouver, Washington, is equipped to shield celebrities from other prisoners.
In April, Harding was behind the wheel of her truck when it veered off the road and crashed into a ditch. Harding failed a field sobriety test and her blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.16 -- twice the legal limit in Washington.
The accident happened when Harding had less than a month to go on her two-year probation for hitting a boyfriend with a hubcap. As part of her probation, she was not allowed to consume alcohol.
