By Helen Pow Nancy Kerrigan has opened up for the first time about the figure skating scandal that shook the Olympic world 20 years ago, and said she was shocked to think Tonya Harding could be behind it because the pair 'were friendly.' In 1994, Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee at the US Figure Skating Championships by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and a hit squad to try to keep her from skating against her rival in the Lillehammer Olympics. Kerrigan, who recovered and went on to win a silver medal at the games, said she really wanted to believe Harding wasn't involved in the bizarre plot that made worldwide headlines.
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In 1994, Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee at the US Figure Skating Championships by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and a hit squad to try to keep her from skating against Harding in the Lillehammer Olympics
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Two decades later, Kerrigan who recovered and went on to win a silver medal at the games, has opened up about the scandal for the first time
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At a Friday press screening of a new documentary 'Nancy & Tonya,' which will air on NBC on Sunday, Kerrigan grew noticeably uncomfortable
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In the show, Harding says, dismissively: 'I've apologized so many times. She is not worth my time anymore'
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The bizarre attack stunned the Olympic world and made headlines in the US and abroad
'And they're like, "@placeholder, we can't prove it, but we think she was the mastermind of the whole thing."'