Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan | 152

About this episode

This episode explores the rivalry between Olympic skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, focusing on the 1994 attack and its lasting impact.

In one of the most shocking scandals in sports history, figure skating collided with true crime. This episode dives into the bitter rivalry of Olympic skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding , and the 1994 attack that stunned the world just weeks before the Winter Olympics. Kathy Kenzora unpacks what really happened, how the media shaped the narrative, and why this story still sparks debate more than 30 years later. Guest Info: Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz host the podcast: Keep the Flame Alive www.flamealive.com Show Info: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@that90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠1995podcast@gmail.com⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠90spodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠@historyofthe90s⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kathy Kenzora

Guests: Alison Brown, Jill Jaracz

Topics covered

• figure skating
• sports scandal
• Olympics
• media narrative
• true crime
• rivalry

Keywords

• Tonya Harding
• Nancy Kerrigan
• 1994 Olympics
• sports history
• media coverage
• true crime
• scandal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Curiouscast

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