Besides worrying about the condition of Kerrigan, Watts was hoping Detroit wouldn't get a bad name from the incident. The 'Scandal Made Me Famous: Tonya Harding' reenacts the shocking 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan's right knee watch Us Weekly's exclusive first look ahead of the Saturday, December 10, special "She hasn't been a star for years and years. Still, around this time, Harding denies involvement, issuing the following statement to the press: "Despite my mistakes and rough edges, I have done nothing to violate the standards of excellence in sportsmanship that are expected in an Olympic athlete.". 12 pick, W&P Porter bowl review: A container that makes office lunch easy, A new musical spotlights a Texas bank-robbing legend. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! possible. pretty upset and angry that somebody would do this. in agony, went as viral as things could go in 1994. Defense attorney Janice Bassil argued that the cost of such programs was too high for her client to afford, but judge Kathe Tuttman rejected that notion. I hate it. Its not something like with skating where I can mark things because I know what Im doing. After her first taste of success, Kerrigan quickly went on to win both local and regional competitions. News,' 'CNN,' and 'Nightline,' and can be seen frequently on 'Good Morning America.' 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. Police are investigating the possibility that a fan of Harding's enough to skate at the Olympics. women's competition. "This circumstance is so unusual," Jenkins said. investigated. ", Until yesterday, the terror was limited to letters and phone calls. She won the Boston Open, her first competition, at age 9. Kerrigan purposely wears the same outfit she had on when she was assaulted as she skates around Harding. When an instructor commented on her talent, Kerrigan's family began investing in her Olympic career. This is new. Activity 1: Panel Discussion/Debate: Integration v. Segregation? We can't let I figured figure skating would be something wonderful.''. When Mark Kerrigan became eligible for parole, he made a shocking decision he asked the judge not to release him. As she left the ice and stopped to speak to a reporter, a man assaulted her with a club. After high school, Kerrigan enrolled in Emmanuel College, near her Stoneham home, where she majored in business. At first the media focused on a deranged fan, such as the one who had stabbed tennis player Monica Seles nine months earlier. The following day on January 7, newspapers plastered Kerrigan's traumatized face on their covers as she screamed out in tears, Why? The attacker, Shane Stant, had been hired as part of a planned assault by rival skater Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly. Detroit police are reviewing network videotape of the practice "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. Kerrigan sobbed as her attacker, described as an adult standing 6 feet and weighing 200 pounds, ran down a corridor at Cobo Hall and escaped by breaking through a chain-locked plexiglass door. We train really hard and go through the number so many times, so I should feel good about our routines. "Nancy's Arena. There Was A Vicious And Completely Forgotten Backlash Against Nancy Kerrigan After She Got Knee-Capped In 1994. Email news@wzzm13.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter. Not one to give up, Kerrigan would eventually undergo in vitro fertilization and as a result, had two more children in 2005 and 2008. Harding was ordered to appear before the U.S. Olympic Committee's Administrative Board to explain why she shouldn't be sent home for violating its athletic code. Stant served 14 months in prison for the conspiracy involving skater Tonya Harding and her ex-husband when Harding was seeking the U.S. figure skating title and a spot on the 1994 Winter Olympics team. not know when she will return to the ice to practice. Kerrigan, of course, was at the center of one of the Olympics most infamous incidents when she had her knee deliberately injured about six weeks before the 1994 Winter Games. of the favorites to win the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Games next WebThe attack bruised but didnt break Kerrigans leg, and she went on to win the silver medal at the Olympics in February of that year. The last skater of the night was the young Ukrainian Oksana Baiul, whose story of hardship and survival had been told and re-told during the games. The Olympics were scheduled for Lillehammer, Norway, in February; the first- and second-place skaters would automatically receive spots on the U.S. team. The crime had all the machinations fit for a tabloid soap opera, which was most recently depicted in the 2017 dark comedy I, Tonya. "Nothing against Nancy Kerrigan, but I wanted to tell the story of the people who potentially thought [the attack] was a good idea," Rogers told Entertainment Weekly. It was her raw talent and clear Olympic potential that almost led to Nancy Kerrigan's downfall. her fiercest rivals. So I want to become more confident. They manage to resurrect it once a year for the drama,'' said Watts. Kerrigan is also battling the knee injury she sustained during an attack on her at last months United States Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. She doesn't know about them.". On February 1, in exchange for a lighter sentence, Gillooly testifies against his ex-wife and pleads guilty to the crime of racketeering. Why me?. The two will be linked in forever because of the Jan. 6, 1994 incident. from a man in nearby Ontario, Canada, to Kerrigan also are being "But it has "If she can heal in time for the Olympic Games, we can't let a 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. Tonya Harding reported having received a phoned death threat only two months before the U.S. Championships. Harding, a former national champion and In an atmosphere that resembled a daytime soap opera, the two women lived in the same small skater's village, ate in the same dining hall, and skated in the same practice group. 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. "This is so corny," she was caught saying on the mic, as she sat next to Mickey Mouse. clubbed her on the right knee, and fled through a nearby door. 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. "I'm just busy living my life.. On Jan. 11, 1994, Derrick Smith, an associate of Eckardt's, confessed to FBI agents. As it turned out, Harding, husband Jeff Gillooly and accomplice Shawn Eckardt were behind the incident. Kerrigan had said, as she mistakenly assumed she was waiting for Baiul to get a touch up for the Olympic ceremony. "This is so corny, this is so dumb," Kerrigan was caught saying during the Disney parade. A handwriting expert confirms that the notes were written by Harding. unable to bend it. The assailant (who clubbed Kerrigan in the knee with a baton before fleeing) was later identified as Shane Stant, who had reportedly been hired by the ex-husband of Kerrigan's skating rival Tonya Harding. "The first time that you go in and they tell you, 'Oh there's no heartbeat,' it's devastating. 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.". 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. She was already on thin ice with the public following her sour grapes at the Olympics (on top of criticizing 16-year-old winner Oksana Baiul, Kerrigan alsocaught heat for commenting on the judging), so when she once again spoke out of turn without realizing she was being recorded, the daggers came out big time. There was wild speculation about who would want to injure a prominent figure skater. Fortunately, I guess, his aim was bad. Figure Skating Championship first Ladies' Singles competition, Kerrigan, Harding's rival and greatest competitor, was attacked after finishing practice in Detroit. I'll be strong enough. Tonya Harding, said Deputy Chief Benny Napoleon. But doubt comes in, she says. This lurid moment (and its aftermath) was very interesting to read about. Tonya Harding pumps her fists as she finishes her gold medal-winning program at the women's championship on January 8, 1994. Olympic team based on an obscure rule that allows the U.S. Nancy Kerrigan showed figure skating talent at an early age. January 25, 2010 / 3:07 PM Life's challenging and hard, and we stick together and move on.". Dan would drive her to the rink, get on the Zamboni to make the ice, take a nap while she practiced, drive her to school and then go to work himself." "She's probably ranked number Kwan would go to Lillehammer as an alternate. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. WebAs if regular Olympic preparation werent enough. Kathy Casey, coach of Nicole Bobek, who is in second place and would 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 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). Harding took a plea deal and did not serve jail Tonya Harding has her lace inspected during her Olympic competition in Lillehammer during the 1994 Winter Olympics. I was just working volunteer medical coverage,'' said Watts, 54, who is now retired and living in Grand Rapids. a limp, was hit once just above her right knee by a man wielding what Kerrigan's ice hockey background made it easy to transition into figure skating at the age of 6. This was to be expected. .Ever since she won her Olympic medal, Kerrigan has been a national figure. ", Inside Nancy Kerrigan's Tragic Real-Life Story, Frazer Harrison, Scott Halleran/Getty Images. Kerrigan earned a bronze medal at Albertville, followed by her first national title at the U.S. Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. ", Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan: A Complete Timeline of Kerrigan's Attack and Aftermath, Idaho Murders: What Led Police to Bryan Kohberger, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. 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