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
Gail Borden (figure skater) Gail Borden (figure skater) Gail Borden II (February 19, 1907 – September 11, 1991) was an Olympic figure skater in men's singles for the United States and later a well-known television and radio personality. He is the great-grandson of Gail Borden, the inventor of condensed milk, and son-in-law of Norwegian Olympic diver, Nils Tvedt. Borden was born in New York City. He won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1932 and finished eighth at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. He also competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1930, finishing sixth,