Damien (South Park) Stone decided to spoof King only because "it's just sort of who annoyed us that week. It's so random ... there is no point to who we're ripping on. It's definitely nothing personal." Nancy Kerrigan, the Olympic figure skater attacked on orders of fellow skater Tonya Harding at the 1994 Winter Olympics, is referred to in a pep talk Stan gives Jesus. Stan wrongfully claims Kerrigan won the gold medal until Kyle reminds him she won the silver; Parker said this was done because he felt the perception of Kerrigan was extremely high among Americans considering she only actually achieved
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