Nancy Kerrigan she was walking through a corridor at Cobo Arena immediately after a practice session, Kerrigan was bludgeoned on the right lower thigh with a police baton by an assailant who was later apprehended and identified as Shane Stant. The assault was planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt (1967–2007). The conspirators' goal was preventing Kerrigan from competing in both the National Championships and the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics. The immediate aftermath of the attack was recorded on a TV camera and broadcast around the world. The initial footage shows the attendants helping Kerrigan as she grabbed
Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler (born April 4, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American physician, entrepreneur, and former figure skater. With Jessica Joseph, he is the 1998 World Junior champion and 1998 U.S. silver medalist. They also were the youngest couple to compete in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. Butler attended New York University Medical School, completed his residency as a Doctor of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. As an entrepreneur, he started several successful companies including "Charles Collection LLC", a jewelry company that