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Sunday, January 6, 2013
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Skater Nancy Kerrigan Assaulted





On this day in 1994, Nancy Kerrigan of Stoneham was practicing for the U.S Figure Skating championships. She was leaving the ice when a man assaulted her with a club. Forced to drop out of the competition, she recovered in time to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. In February, Kerrigan joined teammate Tonya Harding at...

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