Rivalry consequences of fighting. However, when the competition is not enough in sports and the tensions are high fighting may ensue. Rivalries may increase motivation, lead to greater effort, and better performance. It may also contribute to greater risk taking behavior among participants, and increase a propensity for unethical behavior. These difference may lead to poor decision making on the part of groups and individuals that may not otherwise take place in the absence of a rivalry. Examples examined in the literature include the 1994 attacks by figure skater Tonya Harding against her rival Nancy Kerrigan, the admission in court by
Erik Larson (figure skater) south Florida. 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