What happened with Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding?

What happened with Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding?

She began training and competing in grammar school and won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In January 1994, Kerrigan was attacked by a hitman hired by the ex-husband of skating rival Tonya Harding. Despite her knee injury, Kerrigan went on to win the silver medal at the 1994 Games.

What happened with Tonya Harding?

Tonya Harding is an American figure skater who ruined her future in the sport when she was implicated in the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 Winter Olympic trials.

Where is Tonya Harding now 2021?

Vancouver Harding now lives in Vancouver and shares one son with her third husband, Joseph Price.

What did Tonya Harding do after skating?

Money magazine reports that, more recently, Harding has worked as a Sears sales clerk, as a commentator on the TruTV show World's Dumbest…, and The Hollywood Reporter writes that she has also been building decks and landscaping.

What happened to Jeff Gillooly?

Gillooly was sentenced in Portland, Ore., to two years in prison, receiving the harshest penalty of the five defendants in the attack. Judge Donald Londer brushed aside a prosecutor's request for a more-lenient, one-year sentence because of Gillooly's extraordinary cooperation with investigators.

Did Kerrigan ever skate again?

After retiring from competitive skating after the Lillehammer Olympics, Kerrigan continued to skate professionally, performing in the televised, non-Union competition Ice Wars in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and again in 2005.

What does Nancy Kerrigan do now?

Nancy Kerrigan in 2017 She stopped skating competitively, but she helps choreograph seasonal ice skating shows like Halloween on Ice and has performed in dozens of live and made-for-TV shows, including Disney's Dreams on Ice.

Why was Nancy Kerrigan attacked?

1994 assault The assault was planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt (1967–2007). The conspirators' goal was to prevent Kerrigan from competing in both the National Championships and the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics.

How tall was Tonya Harding?

155 cm Tonya Harding/Altezza

What does Nancy Kerrigan think of I Tonya?

Kerrigan said she found it “bizarre” that Harding sought redemption through a biopic. “At this point, it's so much easier and better to just be. … It's not really part of my life,” Kerrigan said.