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Today in True Crime

January 6, 1994: Nancy Kerrigan Attacked

Today in True Crime

Parcast

Education, True Crime, History

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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On this day in 1994, Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted after a practice session in Detroit, Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today is Monday, January 6, 2020.

0:34.6

On this day in 1994, Olympic figure skater

0:38.9

Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted

0:41.4

after a practice session in Detroit, Michigan.

0:44.0

The attack knocked her out of the National Figure Skating Championships,

0:48.0

clearing the way to the Olympics for her biggest rival, Tanya Harding.

0:57.0

Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.

1:04.0

Today we're covering the assault on 24-year-old Nancy Kerrigan

1:09.0

at the 1994 National Figure Skating Championships, aka the Knee Bashing, heard round the world.

1:17.0

Let's go back to COBOLO Arena in Detroit, Michigan on the afternoon of January 6th, 1994.

1:27.0

Nancy was focused as she made her way around the ice rink.

1:35.0

She was wearing an all white lace skating dress, one of her favorites.

1:40.0

On her final turn around the ice, she launched into a double axle and landed perfectly on her right leg.

1:49.0

It was a beautiful jump. She was ready. She was ready for tomorrow's nationals and she was

1:57.4

ready for the Lillehamer Olympics in February.

2:02.8

Nancy coasted to the edge of the ice, where her coach, Evie, stood waiting with a

2:08.1

bottle of water and her skate guards.

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