Nancy Kerrigan she was walking through a corridor at Cobo Arena immediately after a practice session, Kerrigan was bludgeoned on the right lower thigh with a police baton by an assailant who was later apprehended and identified as Shane Stant. The assault was planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt (1967–2007). The conspirators' goal was preventing Kerrigan from competing in both the National Championships and the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics. The immediate aftermath of the attack was recorded on a TV camera and broadcast around the world. The initial footage shows the attendants helping Kerrigan as she grabbed
Heather Langenkamp Heather Langenkamp Heather Elizabeth Anderson (née Langenkamp; born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and prosthetic makeup artist. She began her career as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films "The Outsiders" (1983) and "Rumble Fish" (1983) before becoming known for her role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and Chuck Russell's "" (1987), followed by appearances in two of Craven's cult films: a victim in "Shocker" (1989) and a fictionalized version of herself in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994). Langenkamp's other roles include the figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the