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
Erik Larson (figure skater) Erik Larson (figure skater) Erik Larson is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 World Junior champion and won senior international medals at the Nebelhorn Trophy, Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and Skate Electric. Erik Larson was born in 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is married to a figure skating coach, Roseann, with whom they have a daughter. Anabelle which is also a figure skater, born on September 9th 2005 in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. She won the 2017 U.S. National Solo Dance Championships in Colorado Springs at the new World Arena. Her coaches are her parents Erik and