Michelle Kwan won the 1994 World Junior Championships. In 1994, Kwan finished second to Tonya Harding at the U.S. Championships, which ordinarily would have placed her on the U.S. team to the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. That place was instead given to 1993 national champion Nancy Kerrigan, who had been sidelined by an assault and battery (eventually connected to Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly) after a practice session at those championships. The 13-year-old Kwan went to Norway as an alternate but did not compete. Kerrigan and Harding both dropped out of eligible competition before the 1994 World Championships. Because of this
Nancy Kerrigan Wang donated those two dresses to Kerrigan, the values of which were estimated at $9,600 and $13,000, respectively. Kerrigan retired from amateur competition after the Olympics. She appeared in a few professional competitions such as Ice Wars, but focused her career on performing in a variety of ice shows. She has appeared in "Champions on Ice", "Broadway on Ice", and an ice show adaptation of the musical "Footloose", among other productions. In 2003, Kerrigan became a national spokeswoman for Fight for Sight. In the 1994 TV movie "Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story", she was portrayed by Heather Langenkamp. In