1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships had 2 spots. The January 6, 1994, attack on 1993 champion and Ladies gold frontrunner Nancy Kerrigan preceded the event. The widely publicized attack took place during a practice session for the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Tonya Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, hired Shane Stant to strike Kerrigan on the knee, though Stant actually struck Kerrigan's thigh a few inches above the knee. Harding won the event, while Kerrigan's injury forced her withdrawal. After Harding admitted to helping to cover up the attack, the USFSA and United States Olympic Committee initiated proceedings to
Nancy Kerrigan broadcasts. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kerrigan served as a "special correspondent" for "Entertainment Tonight". She has written an instructional book on advanced figure-skating technique, "Artistry on Ice" (). In 2014, ESPN aired "The Price of Gold", a "30 for 30" documentary about the 1994 attack. On February 23, 2014, NBC aired a documentary during the 2014 Winter Olympics on the incident called "Nancy & Tonya". On March 1, 2017, Kerrigan was named as one of the contestants who would compete on season 24 of "Dancing with the Stars". She was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Despite receiving higher