Four men eventually served time in jail for the assault on Kerrigan: Stant, the assailant; his uncle, who drove the getaway car; Harding's bodyguard, who hired Stant; and Harding's husband, who engineered the crime. "Right now, I'm a little paranoid," Kerrigan said. Kerrigan later tells the press: "Humor is good, it's empowering. She's been seen recently by TMZ perfecting her ice skating skills. We don't see people and that's a loss. Why now?" When I got asked, I was at the neurosurgeons office, she told PEOPLE after Mondays episode of DWTS. " On this day in 1994, Nancy Kerrigan of Stoneham was practicing for the U.S Figure Skating championships. WebWhen Nancy Kerrigan was attacked on Jan. 6, 1994 in the Olympic scandal, a Michigan doctor was there to give her first aid. asked him who the skater was with him, and he said it was Kwan. alternate and would replace Kerrigan by Feb. 11 if she is not healthy In court Thursday, Stant asked for the expungement so that my case doesnt overshadow who I am as a person.. This lurid moment (and its aftermath) was very interesting to read about. I just wanted to be here and do this and be a part of this.. Dr. Mary Lynn Watts has tried to remain anonymous since that fateful day on Jan. 6, 1994. morning and white again by this evening, has not been caught. Tonya Harding (left) and Nancy Kerrigan pose Jan. 9, 1994 during U.S. "I'd like the opportunity to return home with my family so that we can finish grieving my father's loss and so I can be there to help my mother.". "I hate it. As it turned out, Harding, husband Jeff Gillooly and accomplice Shawn Eckardt were behind the incident. What none of them realized until it was too late was that Nancy's mother, Brenda Kerrigan, had contracted an extremely rare virus that would have devastating consequences for the family. "I just want to die," Kerrigan told reporters in a storm of tears after the competition. But her continued success cost money and, to make ends meet, Dan worked odd jobs and took out loans to support her aspirations. But the USOC decided that they could not discipline an athlete for an alleged crime, and facing the threat of a $20M lawsuit, the committee voted to let Harding skate. Kerrigan had opposed the request, saying in a letter that to grant it would send a message to others that such a crime can ultimately be swept under the rug.. Figure Skating Championship first Ladies' Singles competition, Kerrigan, Harding's rival and greatest competitor, was attacked after finishing practice in Detroit. were captured on video and replayed repeatedly on national TV. Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Nancy Kerrigan, Birth Year: 1969, Birth date: October 13, 1969, Birth State: Massachusetts, Birth City: Stoneham, Birth Country: United States. She plead guilty to conspiracy to hinder the prosecution of Kerrigans attackers. '', "I'm OK," Kerrigan told ABC later last night. The plan backfired, as Harding (caught up in a media storm of her own) only managed to finish eighth at the Olympic Games in Lillehammer, while Kerrigan was able to recover in time for the Games and take home a silver medal. 13 On Your Side Forecast: Fog Thursday; Snowstorm Friday, Another Snow Storm Headed for West Michigan Friday. She was just screaming at first. Otherwise, we're The Olympics were scheduled for Lillehammer, Norway, in February; the first- and second-place skaters would automatically receive spots on the U.S. team. Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, who did not compete because she was wounded in an attack on January 6, will represent the U.S. at the 1994 Winter Olympics. vicious criminal assault take someone off the Olympic team. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. member of the international committee, said she will vote to give a spot The bizarre attack is playing out again this week in theaters across the country in the film "I, Tonya," starring Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding. After that, no alternate may substitute for an injured skater. It took her a bit of time to be able to calm down enough to pantomime that some guy hit her. Kerrigan expressed her humiliation to national TV crews after her plummet in the rankings. Evy Scotvold, Kerrigan's longtime coach. Despite her knee injury, Kerrigan went on to win the silver medal at the 1994 Games. Concerned that her infamy might make her a target, the King of Norway reportedly asked Kerrigan not to attend the event for her own safety. But her trials didn't end there. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Julie Frantz told Shane Stant at a Thursday hearing that the law does not allow an assault conviction to be expunged. Nancy needs time away from everything with a lens on it.". It's really lousy for him. His defense lawyer argued that it was his father's pre-existing coronary heart disease that killed him rather than the scuffle that night, and despite a history of violence, Mark evaded murder and manslaughter charges. Though Tonya Harding got lots of attention for her Hollywood blockbuster in 2017, Nancy Kerrigan at least hadDancing with the Stars to keep her busy. Kerrigan's fortunes did improve in the immediate aftermath of the attack, but through no fault of her own (the way she tells it, at least) she later lost it all. Olympic team based on an obscure rule that allows the U.S. It was like how do you get hurt off the ice?" Double Elimination! This is a carousel. We can't let "Nancy has to understand that she's a visible person, and for the rest of her visible life, she'll need protection," said [her longtime coach Evy] Scotvold. Now? But what an opportunity. All Rights Reserved. she called "a long, black stick" after a Thursday practice at Cobo "This is so dumb. The police were looking for an Arizona bounty hunter named Shane Stant in connection with the assault on Kerrigan. Harding eventually admitted to some involvement in the incident via ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. Brenda insisted that she was grateful for still being able to see her daughter up close, but her compromised vision meant that she could never watch her out on the ice. A few months later, her 1994 national championships title is revoked, and she is banned from the USFSA forever. I was like, Oh, this is interesting. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! This is new. What's the big deal about a glass of juice and a bowl of cereal? According to Business Insider, the 1994 women's figure skating finals were the most-watched Olympic event ever complete with a narrative fit for a soap-opera. ", On the night of the Olympics, Harding abruptly stops performing during her first skate due to a broken shoelace. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ''I'm so scared. Vergrern Sie die Reichweite Ihrer Marke authentisch und teilen Sie Markeninhalte mit Kreativen im Internet. Instead, she watched Nancy from a television in order to gain a closer view. The 45-member USFSA international Months later, she took home a bronze medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival. Figure Skating Championships. Figure Skating Association." I felt like a failure." Kerrigan was her longtime rival the one person in the way of her making the Olympic team. "We're subjected to all the big league terror. When Mark Kerrigan became eligible for parole, he made a shocking decision he asked the judge not to release him. be four weeks from now? "We hope she could be ready by the Olympics," Scotvold said. "At our first training session there were over 300 cameramen, a media zoo." Kerrigan was hit on the knee in January 1994 during the US Olympic Trials and it was later learned that Harding's ex-husband and bodyguard masterminded the attack in hopes of improving Harding's chances at the US Trials and the Olympics. Ice Skating Stars of the '90s and '00s: Where Are They Now? WebDETROIT -- Violence shattered figure skating's fairyland world here yesterday afternoon after practice for the US Championships when an unidentified man struck national Since then, we did the same thing we've always done take things one thing at a time, and you get through it. No, Tonya Harding didn't order the whacking, but she did co-conspire to obstruct both the investigation and prosecution of Jeff Gillooly and his henchmen. Shawn Eric Eckardt (L), bodyguard of figure skater Tonya Harding, and fellow defendent Derrick Smith (R) are joined by Smith's attorney Robert Goffredi January 14, 1994 as they face Judge Donald Londer during their arraignment on charges of conspiracy to commit assault in the attack on skater Nancy Kerrigan. On Jan. 11, 1994, Derrick Smith, an associate of Eckardt's, confessed to FBI agents. Kerrigan's injury forces her to drop out of the skating competition, which Tonya Harding wins. of her top five international competitors the last few months," said What's the difference?" It was her raw talent and clear Olympic potential that almost led to Nancy Kerrigan's downfall. But doctors checked her knee and found she was certainly paid her dues. WebNancy Kerrigan Attack - Raw Footage - January 6, 1994 IntersportChicago 2.66K subscribers Subscribe 28K Share 6.9M views 9 years ago Raw footage from the Nancy See: www.tonyaharding.com. from a man in nearby Ontario, Canada, to Kerrigan also are being Watching Nancy perform from underneath the stands instead of in them was just one of the many sacrifices that her father made in his lifetime. Oh, come on. Patrick Gomez is the Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly. Skating officials saw the attack on Kerrigan as evidence that figure skaters now faced the same dangers as other highly visible and well-paid celebrities. Harding's desperation to win at all costs prompted Gillooly to set up the attack. hoping she could compete this afternoon in the technical program of the "What's the difference?" After the attack, Nancy Kerrigan was immediately offered an array of endorsement deals, and she made a lot of money before the Olympics even started. Kerrigan married her agent, Jerry Solomon, in 1995, and the couple welcomed a son named Matthew (pictured) the following year, but it would be another eight years before she gave birth to a second child. Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu Join 'Dancing with the Stars: Athletes', Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says DWTS CompetitorTonya Harding Doesn't 'Need to Break My Legs', infamously injured when she was attacked in 1994. Brenda's vision started to blur on that journey, and by the time the virus was finished with her, she was completely blind in one eye and able to see just "a teeny bit" from the other. The plot was aimed at disabling Kerrigan, Hardings chief competitor. was struck. WebThe Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan affair began with unchecked ambition, unbridled greed and a whack to the knee. "She is unable to do what she needs On the afternoon of January 6, 1994, Olympic skating hopeful Nancy Kerrigan, the pride of Stoneham, Massachusetts, skated a practice session at a rink in Detroit. Training is training, its a mindset, but I havent trained and skated in a long time and these moves are totally, totally different, says Kerrigan, who is paired with pro dancer Artem Chigvintsev. The next year, she snagged a gold, earning the right to represent the United States at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. WebNancy Kerrigan has known tragedy before. WebPhoto: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked after practice at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, in what would become one "This is so corny, this is so dumb," Kerrigan was caught saying during the Disney parade. not see the man follow Kerrigan, nor did he see the attack. be the one bumped off the team if the positions stay the same, also said But Kerrigan, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist who is considered one At first the media focused on a deranged fan, such as the one who had stabbed tennis player Monica Seles nine months earlier. After Brenda went unexpectedly blind, Dan Kerrigan (a welder by trade) was forced to assume all of the duties his wife had previously performed, on top of his own. Harding admitted that she failed to tell authorities what she knew about the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan. Fans of U.S. figure skater Tonya Harding put up a sign in support while she skates at the Clackamas Town Center mall rink, January 24, 1994, as a grand jury continues its meetings on whether to indict her in the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan. The couple has three children. Nancy Kerrigan is one of the most famous American figure skaters in history, but the two-timeOlympic medalistand former U.S. national champion is rarely remembered for her achievements in the sport. Adding to that, soon after Kerrigan was also caught decrying her participation in a Disney Parade. With the exception of Harding, everyone else involved in Kerrigan's attack serves jail time. Nancy Kerrigan fever eventually died down, and the press moved on to other matters, though the skater was thrust into the limelight once again in January 2010, when her father died following an altercation with her brother. WebOn January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan, an American figure skater, was struck on the lower right thigh with a telescopic baton by assailant Shane Stant as she walked down a Due to the extenuating circumstances, the United States Figure Skating Association chose to name her to the Olympic team rather than second-place finisher Michelle Kwan. On February 1, in exchange for a lighter sentence, Gillooly testifies against his ex-wife and pleads guilty to the crime of racketeering. WebAs if regular Olympic preparation werent enough. DETROIT On Jan. 6, 1994, one of the best ice skaters in the world was attacked and injured at a Detroit ice rink. The orchestrated assault on the figure skater was called "the whack heard around the world. United States can send two women's skaters to the Olympics; it's now They manage to resurrect it once a year for the drama,'' said Watts. I was just working volunteer medical coverage,'' said Watts, 54, who is now retired and living in Grand Rapids. Detroit police are reviewing network videotape of the practice Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. He eventually agreed to a deal in which he implicated Harding. I was worried about that, too,'' she said. percent of the final score). It's hard to say how long I'll be looking over my Since 1994, Kerrigan has performed in a variety of ice skating shows, competing in the 2006 FOX television program, Skating with Celebrities and appearing in the 2007 film Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell. Harding, a former national champion and .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, The Man Behind the First All-Black Basketball Team, 8 Times Brothers Have Faced Off in a Championship, Every Black Quarterback to Play in the Super Bowl, Soccer Star Christian Atsu Survived an Earthquake. The doctors who treated me told me that if the bar had hit me one finger-width lower my knee cap would have been smashed and I might never have walked again.". Formerly at People magazine and The A.V. JoJo Fletcher Says She Couldn't Do 'DWTS' After 'Bachelorette' Because of Contract: 'Womp Womp', Ashley Wagner, More Figure Skaters Discuss Tonya Harding and 'I, Tonya' Ahead of Winter Olympics, 'Dancing with the Stars' Injuries & Health Crises That Rocked the Ballroom, Skating Through the Competition! Skating Association to put someone who does not compete at the trials In 2014, ESPN aired "The Price of Gold," a "30 for 30" documentary about the attack and the fallout. She was fined $100,000 and sentenced to probation and 500 hours of community service. Fortunately for Kerrigan, the injury left her with just bruises no broken bones. In the end, Kerrigan was able to skate well enough at the Olympic Games to score a silver medal while Harding finished eighth. 23 years ago skater Nancy Kerrigan was whacked in the knee by Tonya Harding's goons. Das Getty Images Design ist eine eingetragene Marke von Getty Images. Why? ", Comment by Dido | 01/06/2005, Comment by Toes | 02/18/2009, Comment by doedoe | 01/06/2010, Comment by EdTr | 01/07/2013. The hard work paid off, and Kerrigan landed two big wins at major international competitions at the end of 1993. JoJo Siwa, Iman Shumpert, and Other Contestants Who Made History on 'Dancing with the Stars'. Gillooly, the former husband of figure skater Tonya Harding, was set free on bail for his accused attack on U.S. Tonya Harding (front) of the United States and compatriot Nancy Kerrigan skate during a practice session February 22, 1994 in Hamar, near Lillehammer, at the XVIIth Winter Olympic Games, on the eve of the start of the ladies' competition. I helped her get out of her skates and eventually got her to calm down and administered first aid.''. "I don't think Nancy, under the circumstances, had the time or ability to be schooled in dealing with celebrity because it came on so fast. This week marks the twentieth anniversary of figure skatings most infamous scandal, the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan knee-whacking (which, you may recall, involved a blunt object, a conspiracy to keep Kerrigan out of the Olympics, and a media-friendly rivalry pitting two female stars against each other). It was unsung Oksana Baiul of Ukraine who collected the gold medal in 1994, edging out Kerrigan. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. A news report in the Portland Oregonian newspaper said prosecutors have enough evidence to charge Harding. (Though she didn't admit it at the time, Harding later confessed in 2018 that she "knew something was up."). Two days before This Mass Moment occurred in the Northeast region of Massachusetts. When the full story emerged a week later, the nation became caught up in a real-life soap opera. But the Olympian admits the show has been a physical challenge. Explore our photographic timeline of the infamous scandal. The innocent, squeaky clean image that Kerrigan had following the infamous attack was tainted right after the Olympics when cameras caught her complaining about her gold medalist rival Oksana Baiul. Harding wins gold at the 1994 U.S. "But it has With Kerrigan sidelined, Tonya Harding and Michelle Kwan came in first and second at the U.S. championships, and won places on the Olympic team. Feb. 11. still at large, Kerrigan did not leave Detroit for her home near Boston. . She was just on the ground grabbing her leg and screaming. nothing to do with my skating. The two men were charged for the January 1994 attack on Kerrigan. Stant struck Kerrigan with a police baton as she prepared to compete in the U.S. championships in Detroit, leaving Kerrigan crumpled on the floor, grabbing her knee and crying out, Why? You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Nancy Kerrigan turned in a nearly flawless performance. Profitieren Sie von der globalen Reichweite, datengesttzten Erkenntnissen und einem Netzwerk von ber 340.000 Content-Anbietern von Getty Images, die exklusiv fr Ihre Marke Inhalte erstellen. Pinnwnde sind ideal zum Speichern von Bildern und Videoclips. Gillooly later released a sex tape he shot with Harding which only received a lurid reception. Add to those the factors of stress and exhaustion and jet lag and cameras and microphones being thrust into her face. "This is so corny," she was caught saying on the mic, as she sat next to Mickey Mouse. WebIt was 23 years ago today that Nancy Kerrigan was whacked in the knee by an associate of rival skater Tonya Harding just weeks before the start of the 1994 Winter Olympics in so Im trying to push hard all of those hours and Im tired, so you get a little bit emotional and mentally drained., FROM COINAGE: The Cost of Dancing With the Stars Mirrorball Trophy. Millionen hochwertiger Bilder, Videos und Musiktracks warten auf Sie. I'm sure there are others, but not everybody's like that. Watts recalled while driving to her home in Grand Rapids from St. Clair Shores. "What did I do? Tonya Harding pumps her fists as she finishes her gold medal winning program at the women's championship on January 8, 1994 at the 1994 U.S. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. 'Call me a Nazi': Former Houston-area pastor calls for state book ban, Houston rap royalty Bun B on returning to Rodeo for another Takeover, Turner: State takeover of Houston ISD could happen as soon as next week, Why the Texans should take Bijan Robinson with the No. They asked her to hop up and down, and she could not "When I got to her, there was nobody around her. "Then he asked, pointing toward Nancy, 'Is that Nancy Kerrigan?' Her poor performance at the 1993 World Games in Prague, however, sent her down to tenth place. 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