About this episode
The episode discusses the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan and the ensuing scandal involving Tonya Harding.
On January 6, 1994, U.S. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, just before the national championships. An unknown assailant attacked Kerrigan as she left skating practice, hitting her with a metal pipe, targeting the knee on her landing leg in an apparent attempt to knock her out of the upcoming Winter Olympics. The event turned into a massive scandal when Nancy’s attacker was linked back to her biggest competitor, Tonya Harding.
People in this episode
Host: Not Today
Topics covered
- figure skating
- Olympic scandal
- sports rivalry
- true crime
- 1990s history
Keywords
- Nancy Kerrigan
- Tonya Harding
- figure skating
- Olympics
- scandal
- 1994
- Cobo Arena
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Cobo Arena
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