This was the exact instant when the loud scream emerged from within. However, by the time people rushed in to save her, it was too late.
It was found that Nancy Kerrigan had been attacked using a metal stick on her knee, and the culprit had run away.
Twenty-four-year-old Nancy Kerrigan was lying on the floor, crying out in pain.
The idea that one of the leading contenders for the 1994 figure skating championship was attacked, particularly on her knee, was shocking to everyone.
The FBI found the whole episode extremely suspicious, especially considering the fact that the incident took place just a month before the competition. It is when the FBI started investigating the case that a shocking revelation came up: the mastermind behind the whole plan was none other than Tonya Harding, an American athlete who has been competing with Nancy Kerrigan for 14 years for a place in the Olympics. As soon as the FBI got hold of the person responsible for attacking Nancy, the extent of the conspiracy was known. The truth was that it was not only Tonya Harding who was behind the plan, but also her ex-husband and bodyguard, as she had hired a 22-year-old man named Shane Stant to carry out the job. Tonya Harding considered Nancy Kerrigan her biggest threat and did not want to take any chance of losing the competition. For being involved in the attack on Nancy, Tonya Harding was banned from taking part in Olympic figure skating forever, while four other people were also put in prison. Despite getting badly injured, Nancy Kerrigan managed to make a comeback and win a silver medal in the sport of figure skating.
