March 4, 2018 at 9:35 p. S. Figure Skating Association stripped Harding of her 1994 national championship title and banned her from the organization for life because it was. Subsequent criminal proceedings identified the people behind the plot against Kerrigan as the friends of Tonya Harding, her great US rival, who went on to win the national title in Detroit. This is a video clip of Tonya Harding's very first triple Axel. S. All eyes are back on a 1994 figure skating scandal with the release of the movie I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie. Tonya Harding pumps her fists as she finishes her gold medal-winning program at the women's championship on January 8, 1994 "> Harding wins gold at the 1994 U. teammate Tonya Harding ultimately pleaded guilty to a felony of hindering the prosecutionThe 1994 Women's National Figure Skating Championships (the week of January 6, 1994) {source} Perhaps my choice for the most shocking news story from my childhood happened 18 years ago this week:. The USFSA believed that Harding knew about the attack before it happened and showed. Before the 1994 U. C. Women's Championships in Detroit - and the perpetrator was a hitman hired by the ex-husband of. Tonya Harding. Figure Skating Association. During the 1994 U. The summary of the investigation said the motive for the attack was simple and chilling: “To prevent Kerrigan from competing in the nationals, thus enhancing the chances for Tonya Harding to win. S. A five-member disciplinary panel stripped her of the national championship she won on Jan. she was stripped of her 1994 national championship and handed a lifetime. 258K views 12 years ago. Figure skater Tonya Harding and her former husband, Jeff Gillooly, speak to reporters from their car before leaving their home in Beaver Creek, Ore. Nightmare on Ice: How Tonya Harding Became the Forever-Villain to Nancy Kerrigan's Olympic Hero in One Whirlwind Month of Madness. S. Harding also became the second woman ever to receive a perfect technical merit score of 6. Harding has been something of a late night TV punchline since 1994 when she was implicated in a plot to attack fellow skater Nancy. Figure Skating Assn. 6, 1994: An assailant clubs Nancy Kerrigan on the right knee with a metal baton in Detroit. Born on November 12, 1970, Tonya Harding grew up in Portland, Oregon, where she began skating at age 3. teammate Tonya Harding ultimately pleaded guilty to a felony of hindering the prosecution. Harding won the 1994 national championship in Detroit and Kwan finished second. Figure Skating Championships, less than two months before. figure. households — watched the women's short program Feb. With I, Tonya looking to re-humanize the stranger-than-fiction headlines that preceded the 1994 Winter Olympics, here's what happened to earn Harding her place in pop culture infamyTonya Harding shows referee Britta Lindgren and judges her broken lace. S. In 1994, she was banned from the U. The competition was famous for the return of previous Olympians Brian Boitano and Elaine Zayak, as well as the pre-competition attack on Nancy Kerrigan by associates of skater Tonya Harding. Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, and a Club-Wielding Hitman // 1994. committee convened to discuss their position should Harding seek reinstatement and whether they might strip her of the 1994 National Championship title. figures title with an unprecedented triple Axel. That Mattered in 1994. The title is a takeoff of Attack of the. 6, 1994, at the US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, MI. The second spot could go to Michelle Kwan, who finished second to Harding. S. Tonya Harding, the 1991 national champion and a 1992 Olympian, reported a death threat on Nov. S. Figure Skating Championships in Phoenix ahead of their infamous 1994 incidents. S. S. Still the only woman to land a. Tonya Harding is a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America Champion. ST. Figure Skating Association yesterday stripped Tonya Harding of her 1994 national championship and. ”. 15, 1994. Foto: REUTERS. . S. But in the build-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, preparing for the US National Championships, Kerrigan was attacked as she finished training. S. Tonya Harding became the 1991 and 1994 US champion before being stripped of her 1994 title, and 1991 World silver medalist. but the role of skater Tonya Harding and her former husband in the assault remains a mystery. Harding had been the first. Five and a half years after her last competition, in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the exiled bad girl of figure skating will return against world. 8, 1994, at the U. In 1991 she won the US title and was second at the World Championships and the NHK Trophy. Figure Skating Association in 1994. The debate revolves around Tonya Harding, and about what she knew regarding the Jan. As New York Times columnist George Vecsey (1994b) wrote: We're never going to know if Tonya Harding really sat in with those four cretins and planned the most famous knee-whacking in American history. S. Tonya Harding pleaded guilty March 16, 1994 to conspiracy to hinder prosecution and was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $100,000 fine and 500 hours community service. S. Kerrigan was inducted into the United. S. Two days later, Tonya Harding won the 1994 US Nationals and qualified for the Olympic team. He was sentenced to five years in prison and. S. The incident became known as “the whack heard around the world. "I get jobs because he used my name on national. On January 6, 1994, a (then at the time) unknown goon attacked U. S. But in the build-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, preparing for the US National Championships, Kerrigan was attacked as she finished training. Jan. O. In January 1994, Harding won the U. Heading into last week's trials, Kerrigan had defeated Harding the past four times the two met — at the 1992 nationals, the 1992 Olympics, the 1992 world championships and the 1993 nationals. Nancy and Tonya had always been close competitors and Tonya wanted to go the 1994 Olympics so she thought that's what had to be done unfortunately. Nancy Kerrigan is an American former figure skater who, in January 1994, was about to take part in the United States Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. Tonya Harding began skating as a toddler, and as an amateur skater won her first national title in 1991. With the 2018 Winter Olympics on the horizon and the biographical movie I, Tonya racking up award nominations, figure skater Tonya Harding's name hasn't appeared in more headlines since 1994. On January 27, 1994, 21 days after the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya Harding read this pre-written statement to the press. She married Michael Smith in 1995, divorced him a year later, and. Harding's husband, Jeff Gillooly (now known as Jeff Stone), hired friends Shawn Eckhardt, Shane Stant, and Derrick Smith, all from the Portland area, to attack Kerrigan. who was a figure-skating judge at 1994 nationals. Az olimpiai bronzérmes műkorcsolyázót, Nancy Kerrigant közvetlenül az edzése után megtámadták, és megpróbálták szilánkosra törni a térdét. S. Anatomy Of a Plot. The second spot could go to Michelle Kwan, who finished second to Harding. Tonya Harding, once a renowned figure skater of great fame, faced a transformative turning point in her life due to her involvement in a scandal that shook the sport in 1994. Both women are. S. Digressions include "Out of Sight," Robert De Niro and the ancient sexting technology known as landlines. See the article in its original context from January 9, 1994, Section 8, Page 8 Buy Reprints. Nancy Kerrigan (left) and Tonya Harding practice in Lillehammer before the 1994 Olympics. Nightmare on Ice: How Tonya Harding Became the Forever-Villain to Nancy Kerrigan's Olympic Hero in One Whirlwind Month of Madness. 8 in Detroit and banned her from the association for life. She could count on work. harding argued that she had received threats from the international skating association that her marks would be adversely affected by her disorganized personal life, that she would not fare as well score-wise as a divorced woman. "Now, with Bob and Tonya. Ever since Harding's onetime bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt, was charged in the Kerrigan case last week, the U. Kwan would retire with nine national titles. She was the only child of LaVona Golden (played by Allison Janney in a Golden Globe-winning. Beautiful, quiet, and classy, Kerrigan started to. In competitions ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Harding developed a rivalry with Kerrigan, an Olympic bronze medalist and the 1993 U. Her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, hired a man to attack the competing skater with the goal of breaking her leg. In June of the same year the US Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of her 1994 national championship title and banned her from the organisation for life, which meant she could not compete in any future Olympic Games. The scandal surrounding Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan was immortalized in I, Tonya (2017) It was the sports scandal that rocked the world. Since none met this requirement, Norway opted to withdraw from all the. Oksana Baiul rose above the drama to win the Olympic gold medal in 1994. 7, 1994: The Tonya Harding Fan Club, which grew. June 30, 1994: Harding is stripped of her 1994 National Figure Skating title and banned for life from U. She was the 1991 and 1994 US National Champion, stripped of the title in 1994, and became the 1991 World Championship silver medalist. 21, 1994, Hamar, Norway. “I. As a writer for the National Sports Daily, I covered the 1991 national championships when Harding landed a triple axel, and in 1993 I became lead sports columnist for the Oregonian. Shortly before the 1994 national figure skating championships which were being held in Detroit, Nancy Kerrigan was hit in the knee in what would become known as the “whack heard round the world”. The US had only two spots for the ladies’ event in Lillehammer. Tonya Harding, was an extremely athletic, but unorthodox ice-skater from a rural background who did not conform to the pageantry illusion of the sport. With an eclectic mix of. December 6, 2017. Harding, of Portland, Ore. Kerrigan’s rival Tonya Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly was involved in the plot. If only that were all to her story. households — watched the women's short program Feb. National Championships, where Harding’s competitor Nancy Kerrigan was famously clubbed in the knee and taken out. 16, 1991: Figure skater Tonya Harding makes history at the 1991 Nationals Harding landed a triple axel at the competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. S. S. It follows the life and career of American figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 assault on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. That incident, which occurred in January 1994, was one of the biggest stories of the 1990s and turned both skates into. The self-described "Charles Barkley on ice" seemed to be on the downslope of her career before the 1994 Nationals. Tonya Harding. S Figure Skating Natioanls, Tonya's husband had hired someone to club Nancy Kerrigan in the knee to injure her. Based on the life of former competitive figure skater Tonya. S. After Nancy completed a practice session, a hitman hired by Jeff and Shawn struck her. The US had only two spots for the ladies’ event in Lillehammer. In February 1994, Harding was permitted to remain a member U. Sarah tells Mike about the low-rent conspiracy that sparked a ratings bonanza. Figure Skating Championships. Tonya Harding is no longer allowed to skate for the U. The self-described "Charles Barkley on ice" seemed to be on the downslope of her career before the 1994 Nationals. Both Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were given spots on the Olympic team in 1994. S. Margot Robbie plays infamous figure skater Tonya Harding in the new film 'I, Tonya. Harding said she has been traveling with a bodyguard. The second spot could go to Michelle Kwan, who finished second to Harding. 27, the final day of the Olympics, putting a decision on Harding squarely into the hands of the U. S. . S. In academic Sarah Marshall’s 2014 essay entitled “Remote Control: Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, and the Spectacles of Female Power and Pain”, she noted the pervasive role of the media in the 1994 scandal: “Somehow, in the scandal’s aftermath, the form of the Tonya-bash was able to alchemize even the most chilling details of Tonya’s. But the US figure skating authorities held the spot open for Kerrigan, if she could show that she could recover. In 1994, she earned notoriety when ex-husband Jeff. S. 8, 1994, at the U. Claire Ferguson became the first female president of U. Now, nearly three decades later, she resides in Vancouver, Canada, leading a serene existence alongside her husband and son. Meredith Meyer can't wait to see "I, Tonya," the new film about Tonya Harding and the 1994 attack in Detroit on her figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was the first American woman to land a triple axel—a spinning jump with three-and-a-half rotations—in competition. Tonya Harding says she was scared after infamous 1994 baton attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) [2] is an American former figure skater. Janney was right about the “not embraced” part, at least. pdf), Text File (. Tonya Harding on Wednesday entered a surprise plea of guilty to "hindering prosecution" and agreed to resign from U. Harding. Harding, of Portland, Ore. Based on the life of former competitive figure skater Tonya. In my opinion this is top 3 greatest long programs of all tim. In January 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee during practice before the U. January 10th, 1994, I was exhausted but still focused on the. Tonya Harding sued the U. Tonya Harding (L) and Nancy Kerrigan, both from USA, during a training session of the 1994 Winter Olympics. On January 6, 1994, Tonya Harding's biggest figure skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan, was struck in her right knee (her landing knee) with a baton after practicing. The US had only two spots for the ladies’ event in Lillehammer. 12, was Tonya Harding's 45th birthday. Tonya Harding sued the U. Audrey Williams, the Canadian judge at the 1994 Winter Olympics, didn't see Tonya Harding's broken lace with her own eyes, but she was at the table when Tonya tearfully glided over to. I, Tonya's facts are pretty accurate. , was Kerrigan's chief skating rival. S. 2. As Tonya Harding tried to use spin control at her first Norway news conference and restrict questions and comments to her skating, attention veered Friday from her legal situation to her physical. Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding competed at the 1993 U. Figure Skating Association by. Peut-être à sa grande rivale, Tonya Harding qui remporte, deux jours après l’agression, le titre national… Il faudra moins d’une semaine pour que Shawn Eckardt, un ancien garde du corps. Figure Skating Association stripped Harding of her '94 national championship and banned her from the. The attack left Kerrigan with a serious injury, and Harding went on to compete in the Olympics. for the rest of her life. 9 and a 64 share, the second highest all-time Olympic number. The next day, Nancy, unable to skate, watched as Tonya Harding became the national champion for the second time. For the perspective of the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, see David Stem, Law and Sports, N. In January 1994, Harding won the U. S. The attack suffered by Nancy Kerrigan, the ice princess, before the 1994 Winter Games had a major impact. Her first marriage to Jeff Gillooly, who planned the attack on Kerrigan, ended in 1993. Viviana Olen and Matt Harkins were only 6 and 7 in 1994, when Harding's ex-husband and his friend plotted to wallop Kerrigan on the knee with a baton, knocking her out of the national championship. She was raised in East Portland and. S. Detroit, Michigan, USA - 1994 United States Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate - Tonya Harding won the Free Skate to win the. Later dubbed “the whack heard ‘round the world,” the impact forced Kerrigan to withdraw from the championship and her title. Harding is most readily remembered, however, for her role in one of the biggest sports scandals in recent history: the violent attack on her arch-rival Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Nationals. Academic Accelerator Search Engine. The USFSA believed that Harding knew about the attack before it happened. Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American former figure skater. Olympic Committee doctors to examine Tonya Harding's injured right ankle. In one energized four-minute free skating. The self-described "Charles Barkley on ice" seemed to be on the downslope of her career before the 1994 Nationals. National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. Harding had won the U. In 1994, Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and his friend Shawn Eckardt hired someone to attack Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya's skating rival, before the U. Figure Skating Association. Figure Skating Championships. When figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is injured by a mystery attacker, it soon comes to light that rival skater Tonya Harding is involved. ”. Harding won the U. , raises her trophies after winning the U. The film gives a version of Tonya Harding's side of the Nancy Kerrigan story and ABC is. Sarah: So it's January 6th, 1994, at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, and the ladies of the National Figure Skating Championship are having their daytime practice. This video clip from "History Uncut" reveals an overconfident Tonya Harding with coach Diane Rawlinson as they tackle tough questions at a press. Qualifying. The event was used to determine the U. S. She began skating when she was only four years old, and spent most of her. 14 -- Figure skater Tonya Harding sent a swooping, swirling and sometimes wobbly valentine to supporters in. After Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee during. Tonya Harding was asked one question too many yesterday -- then abruptly ended an interview with CBS's Connie Chung. S. Tonya Harding - 1994 U. Infamous ice skater Tonya Harding is back in the limelight with the Margot Robbie-starrer I, Tonya opening this weekend, but her story has been all over the news since 1994, and there was no way. 3. Figure Skating Championships: Left to right: Elaine Zayak (4), Nicole Bobek (3), Tonya Harding (1) and Michelle Kwan (2). figure skating title in Detroit. Two days later, Tonya Harding won the 1994 US Nationals and qualified for the Olympic team. Figure Skating Association after an attack on fellow competitor Nancy Kerrigan. U. Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were at the center of a media storm in 1994 for one of the biggest scandals in sports history. It began with a fourth-place finish in China, Japan, a result that, except in the mind of Tonya Harding, could not have been less extraordinary. In 1991, Tonya Harding won her first national skating title and became the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition. On 6 January 1994, Kerrigan was clubbed on her right knee with a metal baton after a practice session before the US National Championships. Harding and her husband had not yet been connected to the. · At the 1991 U. 8 in Detroit and banned her from the association for life. Key dates in Tonya Harding's life: Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log outIn July 1994, the U. Two days later, Tonya Harding won the 1994 US Nationals and qualified for the Olympic team. 8K subscribers. Tonya Harding (Tonya Price since her 2010 marriage) rose to infamy in the '90s due to an infamous incident involving Nancy Kerrigan's knees. at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway (via. figure skating. 21, 2014, 8:59 a. She is a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America champion. C. In January 1994, Kerrigan was attacked by a hitman hired by the ex-husband of skating rival Tonya Harding. 16 in the form of a hundred photographers and reporters. Tonya Harding won a U. In addition to this impressive feat, Harding also won two national championships (1991 and 1994) as well as three World Championship medals (1991 silver; 1993 bronze; 1994 gold). Duane Burieson/Associated Press Gillooly showed up a little while after Stant and Smith arrived. Figure Skating. ”. Find. title and a. All groups and messages. After a practice session for the upcoming National Championships in a rink in Detroit, Kerrigan was struck on the right thigh inches above her knee by a man with a baton who then fled. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Mich. Figure Skating Association. S. More than 3 million stuck around for the 10 p. Mike continues to laugh confusedly at. After Tonya pled guilty, her. S. Yes, Tonya Harding sued the U. A Brief History. “The story that did the most damage to the people in it was the one that made the most money. " She receives three years probation and is slapped with a $160,000 fine. 5% of U. She told anyone who listened that she could win, then put herself in position to do it with a strong second place to favored Kristi. Women is a 1994 Showtime television film that parodies two sensational news stories from the 1990s: the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan incident, and the John and Lorena Bobbitt incident. Nationals in Detroit, MI, Harding’s ex-husband’s friend clubbed Kerrigan in the right knee, preventing her from competing. The. That 30-day period would extend beyond Feb. Did Nancy Kerrigan's injury help Tonya Harding at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway? No, but it did help Tonya to win nationals and guarantee herself a spot on the Olympic team. Why Did Tonya Harding Cry On The Ice. 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at the U. 5M ratings. In addition to that bad news, she was also stripped of her 1994 national figure skating title. Two days later, Harding won the Ladies Championship title and a spot on the Winter Olympic team. National Championships and ban her for life from the association. TONYA HARDING SEEMED TO BE getting most everything she wanted out of life without even having to skate for it. Tonya Maxine Harding was born Nov 12, 1970. Harding allegedly overheard the comments one or two months before the 1994 U. The TONYA HARDING -NANCY KERRIGAN mini-series shifts into Defcon One tomorrow night with the women's technical program. Tonya Harding's World Was Nothing Like Nancy Kerrigan's. If only that were all to her story. She became the first American woman and the second woman in. Tonya Harding was allowed to compete in the 1994 Olympics (she finished eighth), but later admitted that she was involved with ex-husband Jeff Gillooly in a scheme to disable Kerrigan. Later, Harding’s title was vacated but Kwan remained in second place. In 1994, she earned notoriety when ex-husband Jeff. 4, which caused her to withdraw from the northwest regional championships in Portland, Ore. On June 30, 1994, Tonya Harding was banned for life from participating in figure skating events. In 1991, Tonya Harding won her first national skating title and became the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition. My third. In 1994, her world comes crashing down when her ex-husband conspires. Tonya Maxene Price (née Harding; born November 12, 1970) is an American former figure skater, retired boxer, and a reality television personality. Harding's arrest near, newspaper report. "Two Czech judges," Chung said to Harding in an interview scheduled to run. She was the first American woman to. The 1994 Nationals loomed as Tonya’s last chance to make her mark on amateur figure skating before turning pro. The attack was later shown to have been orchestrated by Jeff Gillooly, ex-husband of fellow figure-skater, Tonya Harding. 2 In. Here are nine notable ones. With evidence mounted against her, Harding officially pleads guilty to the charge of "conspiracy to hinder prosecution. A figure groaning champion, Harding won the 1991 Figure Skating Crowns and placed 2nd in the World Crowns. January 10, 2018The media frenzy that was Tonya Harding vs. December 6, 2017. In a tiny voice, her eyes downcast like those of a naughty child appearing before the principal, 23-year-old Tonya Harding sought to put the events of the past 10 weeks behind her. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion, a winner of two silver medals on the Champions Series, and the 1996 U. Seven weeks before the 1994 Olympic Winter Games. She truly made history with this jump being the first American woman to ever land the triple. and the men’s free skate at 6:45 p. He was also responsible for educating the viewer as to what to quality skating looked like. S. Tonya Harding was asked one question too many yesterday -- then abruptly ended an interview with CBS's Connie Chung. The U. As a skater, Tonya won 1991 U. Figure Skating National Championships, a man struck Kerrigan on the leg in the women's locker room the day before she and Harding were to compete for the national. Kerrigan was inducted into the United. Just a few months later, Harding (silver), Kristi Yamaguchi (gold), and Nancy Kerrigan (bronze) made up the only national team ever to sweep the ladies. But it was impossible to see Tonya as a victim, or even as a villain who. That Mattered in 1994. Figure Skating Championship in Minneapolis, Feb. She is currently competing on season twenty-six of. Tonya Harding, left, and Nancy Kerrigan appear at the U. Official results of the figure-skating Individual women event at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Tonya Harding places 8th at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Tonya Harding Fall - Free download as Word Doc (. Jan. 6 assault on her chief rival, Nancy Kerrigan, three weeks ago at the United States national championships in. Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding competed at the 1993 U. America’s first pop culture cable news villain, a chain-smoking asthmatic who made one bad decision after another to squander opportunities to win two Olympic figure. S. Championships but was later stripped of her title. Tonya Harding, national figure skating champion, became Tonya Harding, convicted felon. EST. Tonya Harding is an American former professional figure skater, retired boxer, and reality television personality. WATCH: "I knew that something was up," Tonya Harding said about the brutal 1994 attack on fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan – Jan 12, 2018. Oct. Harding's dedication to figure skating continued, and she placed fifth at the 1987 and 1988 U. A vallomások alapján a merénylet mögött legnagyobb riválisa, Tonya Harding állt. Genius Annotation. and so, she claimed, she tried to reconcile with gillooly in advance of the nationals and the olympics in 1994. Tonya Harding . Tonya Harding's World Was Nothing Like Nancy Kerrigan's. Harding's ex-husband and her bodyguard. Tonya Harding (Tonya Price since her 2010 marriage) rose to infamy in the '90s due to an infamous incident involving Nancy Kerrigan's knees. Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, who did not compete because she was wounded in an. Tonya Harding is coming back. The ban came after she was linked to an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. 8K subscribers. At precisely 10:52 a. S. Oksana Baiul rose above the drama to win the Olympic gold medal in 1994. National Championships, Tonya Harding’s bodyguard and her ex-husband hired another man to break Nancy Kerrigan’s leg. National Champion in 1991, Harding's career veered wildly between success and disaster, and was finally ended by her participation in a plot that disabled Nancy Kerrigan on the eve of the 1993 Nationals, which Harding went on to win. S. Jan. Saturday, January 15, 1994; Page A1. But in the build-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, preparing for the US National Championships, Kerrigan was attacked as she finished training. Tonya Harding Part 2. S. Figure Skating Championships in Phoenix ahead of their infamous 1994 incidents. On Jan. In 1991, talented figure skater Tonya Harding becomes the first American woman to complete a triple axel during a competition.