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On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan, an American figure skater, was struck on the lower right thigh with a baton by assailant Shane Stant as she walked down a corridor in Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Kerrigan had been practicing skating on an ice rink in the arena shortly beforehand.
Dec 3, 2021 · On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked after practice at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, in what would become one of the biggest sports scandals in history. The hitman was Shane...
On January 6, 1994, an assailant used a police baton to strike Kerrigan on her landing knee; the attacker was hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding. The attack injured Kerrigan, but she quickly recovered.
Nov 13, 2009 · Learn how a rival skater's ex-husband hired thugs to injure Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Olympic trials. Find out how the scandal unfolded, who was involved and how it affected the skaters' careers and lives.
Apr 2, 2014 · Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan won a silver medal at the 1994 Olympics, despite being physically attacked by a hitman hired by the ex-husband of skating rival Tonya Harding.
Jan 4, 2019 · The article recounts the 25th anniversary of the notorious assault on Nancy Kerrigan by associates of Tonya Harding at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. It also reflects on the impact of the attack on the sport and the skaters involved.
Aug 23, 2013 · It's been nearly 20 years since Nancy Kerrigan was injured in an attack plotted by rival skater Tonya Harding. Since then Kerrigan, now a mother of three, has endured her father's death and...
