Tonya Harding Tried to Ruin Nancy Kerrigan’s Career
In January 1994, Olympic skater Tonya Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt allegedly attacked skating rival Nancy Kerrigan by hitting her in the knees with a stick to ensure Harding would win. The spiteful act seemed to work. But it backfired when Harding pled guilty to hindering the prosecution’s investigation and was banned from figure skating for life.