Winter Olympic Games alternating even-numbered years. Lillehammer is the northernmost city to ever host the Winter Games and it was the second time the Games were held in Norway, after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia made their Olympic debuts. The women's figure skating competition drew media attention when American skater Nancy Kerrigan was injured on 6 January 1994, in an assault planned by the ex-husband of opponent Tonya Harding. Both skaters competed in the Games, but the gold medal was controversially won by Oksana Baiul who became Ukraine's first Olympic
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,