Nancy Ann Kerrigan is an American former figure skater. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 1992 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, as well as the 1993 US National Figure Skating Championship. Kerrigan was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004.
Kerrigan in 1995
Kerrigan on an Azerbaijani postage stamp, dedicated to the 1994 Winter Olympics
Kerrigan during an interview in 2006
Assault of Nancy Kerrigan
On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan, an American figure skater, was struck on the lower right thigh with a crowbar 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.
Cobo Arena, the site of the attack, pictured in 2007
Harding's practice sessions at Clackamas Town Center, in preparation for the 1994 Winter Olympics, were attended by thousands of spectators and dozens of reporters and film crews.
Harding arriving at Portland International Airport amid a crush of reporters after the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Image: Nancy Kerrigan 1995