Nancy KERRIGAN

Nancy Kerrigan won two Olympic medals in figure skating, a bronze in 1992, and a silver in 1994. If only that were all to her story. Kerrigan first competed internationally at the 1991 World Championships, where she received a bronze medal. In 1992, she moved up at the US Nationals, winning her first major title, which qualified her for the Olympic team, where she finished behind American gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. With Yamaguchi turning professional after the 1992 Olympics, Kerrigan appeared poised to move up to the top spot in world figure skating. Her greatest competition in the US seemed to come from Tonya Harding, who had been fourth at the Albertville Olympics.

Kerrigan married her agent, Jerry Solomon, whom she had become close to during the controversial episode. She skated professionally a bit, but mostly raised three children with Solomon in their hometown in Massachusetts. Nancy Kerrigan also started The Nancy Kerrigan Foundation for the visually impaired, honoring her mother, who was legally blind, and could barely see well enough to watch her daughter’s elegant skating.