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
Stephen Carr (figure skater) Stephen Carr (figure skater) Stephen Carr (born 6 January 1966 in Sydney) is an Australian former pair skater. With his sister, Danielle, he is a nineteen-time (1980-1998) Australian national champion. They competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, placing 13th, the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing 11th, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, again placing 13th. They retired from competitive skating around 1998. During their career, they were coached by Sergei Shakhrai and Kerry Leitch. As of 2006, Carr was working as a skating coach in Sydney, Australia. He coached Sean Carlow and Emma Brien / Stuart Beckingham. "GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)"