1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships had 2 spots. The January 6, 1994, attack on 1993 champion and Ladies gold frontrunner Nancy Kerrigan preceded the event. The widely publicized attack took place during a practice session for the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Tonya Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, hired Shane Stant to strike Kerrigan on the knee, though Stant actually struck Kerrigan's thigh a few inches above the knee. Harding won the event, while Kerrigan's injury forced her withdrawal. After Harding admitted to helping to cover up the attack, the USFSA and United States Olympic Committee initiated proceedings to
Jessica Lee (figure skater) Jessica Lee (figure skater) Jessica Lee (born December 12, 1999) is an American figure skater. She and her previous partner, Robert Hennings, are the 2014 International Challenge Cup Junior Pairs Champions, the 2014 US National Novice Pairs Bronze Medalists, and the 2014 Pacific Coast Sectional Novice Pairs Silver Medalists. Also with Hennings, Lee competed at two Junior Grand Prix events in Tallinn, Estonia and Zagreb, Croatia and placed 11th and 9th, respectively. In October 2014, after their two Junior Grand Prix events, Lee and Hennings ended their partnership. Lee and Kozlowski teamed up in April 2015 for the 2015-2016 season.