Unforgettable Athletes Who Have Made History

Published on 12/27/2017
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Mysterious Injury Before Olympics

Now, we have a suspicious story of a not so accidental injury. Professional American skater Nancy Kerrigan was brutally assaulted by someone with a metal baton in January 1994 after practice. At the time, she was favored to win the championships. However, while Kerrigan recovered, another skater named Tonya Harding who was a 1991 champion, secured a spot on the Olympic team for the Winter Games. People began to suspect something was not right…

Mysterious Injury Before Olympics

Mysterious Injury Before Olympics

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A Shocking Confession

What happened next shocked the world. Someone named Shawn Eckardt made a confession to the FBI that he was an accomplice in the attack on Nancy. Even more outrageous, he implicated Jeff Gillooly in the assault. Who’s Jeff Gillooly you ask…that’s Harding’s ex-husband who apparently planned the attack. After some time Harding admitted to being aware of this. When the US Olympic Committee tried to kick her off the team, she filed a $25 million lawsuit.

A Shocking Confession

A Shocking Confession

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