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Tonya Harding now: 20 years after the Nancy Kerrigan attack

ByStarcasm Staff

20 years ago, on January 6, 1994, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee, resulting in an injury that took her out of the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, and ballooned into a massive scandal. As more details of the mysterious attack came to light, fellow skater Tonya Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly was found to have arranged for some men to break Kerrigan’s leg to take her out of the competition.

ESPN’s documentary film series 30 for 30 is devoting an episode, titled “The Price of Gold,” to catching up with Tonya Harding, and how the event has changed her life.

VIDEO – Footage of Nancy Kerrigan’s 1994 Detroit Olympics performance after Tonya Harding attack

ByStarcasm Staff

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has recently suffered a devastating loss. Her 70-year-old father died at home Sunday after a fight with her brother, Mark. 16 years ago Nancy Kerrigan became a national heroine when she gave the performance of her life at the 1994 winter Olympics after being attacked by a man hired by rival…

Nancy Kerrigan’s brother pleads not guilty to assaulting father

ByStarcasm Staff

Nancy Kerrigan’s brother Mark Kerrigan was just arraigned on assault charges for attacking his father Daniel yesterday in Boston. Mark pleaded not guilty and is being held on $10,000. Mark got into a fight with his father Sunday over telephone use, and a police report describes Mark as intoxicated and belligerent at the time of…

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Nancy Kerrigan’s brother murdered their father?

ByStarcasm Staff

UPDATE: May 25, 2011: Mark Kerrigan has been acquitted in the death of his father, however, the jury convicted him of assault and battery in the confrontation with his father in 2010. He faces 2 1/2 years in jail. UPDATE 4/7/10: Mark Kerrigan has been charged with the manslaughter of his father, Daniel Kerrigan UPDATE…