The Whack heard around the World 20 years ago The Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating on Feb. 17, 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway was the 6th highest tv rating (3rd highest sport rating) after, Last ep of M.A.S.H. Ep of Roots Who shot JR Dallas and 2 Superbowls.....why? On Jan. 6, 1994, Shane Stant used a baton to injure Kerrigan near her right knee, forcing her to withdraw from the national championships. At first it was thought that Kerrigan was injured by outsiders, but later it was discovered that Stant was connected with Harding’s husband at the time, Jeff Gillooly, and Harding’s bodyguard, Shawn Eckhardt. With Kerrigan out, Harding went on to win the national title (an honor later stripped from her as well as from the record books.) Kerrigan recovered in time to compete in Lillehammer, alongside Harding, and lost the gold medal to Ukraine’s Oksana Baiul in a 5-4 split of the judges in the free skate. Harding finished eighth. Throughout the Winter Games, the sordid tale of jealousy, plotting and mishaps overwhelmed the public’s imagination, nearly 1,600 reporters crammed into a press conference to hear Harding in Norway. Later when Kerrigan and Harding practiced on the same session for the first time since the incident, about 600 reporters again packed in shoulder to shoulder to watch.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 02:12:50 +0000
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