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
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