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 broadcasts. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kerrigan served as a "special correspondent" for "Entertainment Tonight". She has written an instructional book on advanced figure-skating technique, "Artistry on Ice" (). In 2014, ESPN aired "The Price of Gold", a "30 for 30" documentary about the 1994 attack. On February 23, 2014, NBC aired a documentary during the 2014 Winter Olympics on the incident called "Nancy & Tonya". On March 1, 2017, Kerrigan was named as one of the contestants who would compete on season 24 of "Dancing with the Stars". She was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Despite receiving higher