Nancy Kerrigan - Reaction on Oksana Baiul Winning Gold

1994 Winter Olympics Lillehammer

[@JH-gd5mx]

Not a Nancy-hater but... Oksana was a 15 year old kid with no family. Nancy was 24 with an army of public and private support right down to a sports psychologist especially due to the attack earlier. Let the poor kid cry, heifer.

[@MsJubjubbird]

Oksana also had to skate her program with cortisone injections into her back. She was in agony

[@seer1623]

JJ Henry Not to mention the endorsements. Toller Cranston said afterwards it turned out all right, the artist won and the beauty Queen got her millions.

[@GGE47]

Oksana had the full support of the Soviet government. They give them everything they need and they don't have to work to get money for skating lessons. In a sense, they are already professionals. In 1991 The Soviet Union came apart, but she already had a head start on others. They are pampered like babies and the average citizen is understandably resentful of the special treatment they gave to their athletes.

[@JH-gd5mx]

I was referring more to emotional support/morale. Average citizens don't have to resent US athletes. Both Nancy (the girly ice princess, then the attack victim) and Tonya (the tomboy athlete from wrong side of tracks and who some believed was unfairly accused) had outpourings of support from the public and then Nancy had her family as well. After "the attack" each of them probably got more attention than they would have otherwise.

[@gingerisevil02]

Exactly. She's privileged and spoiled rotten. No gratitude at all for what she has. I wish I had the kind of love and support she does. Not everyone has that. I came from an abusive home and I'm poor. She should be happy.

[@DJDiegoGarcia]

"so she's going to get over here and cry again! what's the difference????" hahhaa... so glad that moment was captured on camera for the annals of history!

[@SweetJeopardy]

Diego Garcia whyyyyy whyyyyyyy whyyyyyy

[@2snowgirl520]

Vincent Cuttolo , I disagree. Nancy was pure jealous bitch there. She was just as nasty at Disney World. A total spoiled bitch. Her legacy is being a crybaby, waaaaa, why me, why me.

[@DJDiegoGarcia]

+Vincent Cuttolo Nancy was told that the delay was because of Oksana's make-up but, in fact, it was because they were having trouble finding the tape with the Ukraine's national anthem. And, even if it was because of her make-up indeed, there's no difference. You can see her bad attitude throughout the whole medal ceremony. As you can see, I can get my point across without calling you names. I'll let that slide for now but, next time, I might contact Tonya's ex-husband so I can get his assailant's phone number.

[@ellajones6812]

1:04 Moron, Verbatim "In fact it was Oksana's make up but also no one could find a copy of the Ukrainian national anthem" I can't imagine anyone thinking Kerrigan attractive in any shape or form, you could drive a dump truck through those gigantic nostrils, ewww.

[@ellajones6812]

Really? Being a fan boy does not make you smart on the contrary it makes you needy. Your beating off to big nosed bitch fest is a private affair, why the need to share? No man thinks this women is bone worthy but you. When one such as your self lives alone in Mama's basement and has never had a women it's easier to understand why you are confused by what is attractive and what is not. You are probably more of a chocolate packer as Kerrigan's body is more manly then feminine.

[@claudiacanales2662]

Imagine how Kerrigan was behind cameras. She had no problem being a complete jerk in front of cameras. Oksana deserved every bit of that gold. I remember watching these Olympics💕

[@Hithere-dl2cx]

IKR? If she does this while on camera what a demon she is when nobody is looking. This woman seems like she can't put herself in other people's place. Oksana and Tonya have true talent. Her mom was in heaven happy for little girl winning gold.

[@weatheredinsomniac]

I will always know Nancy Kerrigan to be a complete bitch. 5 years after this, in 1999, I was 17 and went to get some Chinese food at a restaurant in Stoneham, Mass (where she's from) and had a run in with her. She parked her SUV next to my car as my bff and I were gathering our purses and getting ready to get out of my car, when all of a sudden she swung her car door open right into my car with a lot of force. She then just started walking towards the restaurant entrance with her family. I got out of my car and said "hey, what the hell?" That's when I noticed it was her. She gave me and my friend a dismissive look and huffed, then continued walking. It was as if my friend and I didn't exist. She couldn't care less that she could have damaged someone else's property (my car was fine). I couldn't believe it. Just say sorry, that's all. She's still waiting for an apology from Tonya Harding, well I'm still waiting for one from her. Anyway, I was young and a bit of a smart ass, so I started holding my knee and screaming "Whhhhyyy, whyyyy me!" Petty, I know. But just the level of entitlement. She was never "America's Sweetheart," just a narcissistic POS.

[@renesmeeorlin9997]

Isnt it because first she lost second she gotta wait for 10mins because Oksana was late? lol

[@michellescukanec2359]

Same here 🙌

[@alibobali4032]

Agree, Claudia. I loved watching Oksana. I don't watch ice skating but I remember this Olympics like it was last year, not 27 years ago. Wait. That was TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO?!! I just now did the math. haha We're getting older. ;-)

[@ceri1608]

I can still remember watching this and being shocked at Nancy’s rude comment. And that scowl on her face as Oksana was getting the gold medal showed her true colors. I was glad Oksana won that night. She was such a beautiful skater who put so much emotion and artistry into her programs. Nancy’s program might have been more difficult technically but it was boring. Chen Lu showed such class that night. She looked appalled by Nancy’s rude remark about Oksana crying.

[@PungiFungi]

This vid should’ve included the playing of the anthem and raising of the flags. Nancy stood there with a thundercloud over her head as millions of viewers worldwide witnessed her obvious anger.

[@CJLOVE23]

@@PungiFungi I loved how in the I, Tonya movie she said while this was going on “Nancy looked like she stepped in poo” 😂 It is sooo true!

[@entertainer1987]

It was very classless, but Nancy later matured and learned from her mistake. Last year, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Oksana said that Nancy reached out to her and said that she and Ukraine are in her thoughts and prayers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aautep2ufb6gipY

[@christianealshut1123]

@@PungiFungiYeah, she had already calculated beforehand it would be a huge pity party for her for having been whacked on the leg - she really tried to capitalize on that. I never really liked her; she's a snooty bitch all around and I appreciated Tonya for always being authentic. It's always, or always has to be, about her - even when she competed in that dancing program she continually unloaded about what she thought had gone wrong in her life and she expected everyone to pity her. Even before that, they made a big deal about her mother's vision impairment and that she could only watch her daughter skate by having her face close to a television screen. Pity party. I remember shortly after the skandal happened one American crime show had an episode about a skater who's never skated a wholly clean program in competition in her whole career and then she got whacked on the leg in a similar fashion as Nancy, but it later turned out she herself has orchestrated the whole thing to profit from the pity that this would bring her...Unfortunately I have forgotten which show it was.

[@constancedenchy9801]

Because the press hid what a mean b I T ch she was! She was a bully. I can't imagine what she said about Harding before the attack to make Tonya's ex become so vigilant about protecting Tonya from her. I remember when she got hit, no one I knew felt sorry for Kerrigan, was more like "she got what she deserved..." ...her tone, her body language, her side looks, all so mean spirited, you could feel it from camera shots, imagine being with her in real life.

[@n.6353]

Oksana was like 16. So what if she cried, she’s a child. What’s wrong with that woman. Damn.

[@audrey9256]

Natalie D the list is way to long. I dont think it’ll fit in here.

[@elie8180]

@@audrey9256 The shaaaade☕

[@alexgerdt2278]

her ego?

[@clod8]

Meh. I’m sure you wouldn’t have someone recording everything you say and I find Oksana annoying, too

[@anfiscka]

The problem is in you people who find her annoying. And by the way, she lost her mother and was complete orphan. Probably she cried that her mother couldn’t see her??

[@nassauguy48]

Chen Lu was clearly embarrassed by Kerrigan's behavior.

[@julieann4616]

Yes!!!!

[@PungiFungi]

Chen Lu knew the best she could hope for was the bronze when competing against Baiul and Kerrigan….so she had no reason to be peeved.

[@kyk5456]

@@PungiFungi they mean Chen was embarrassed because Nancy was being salty

[@cricketcobo6541]

We all were

[@truly3743]

Kerrigan was the older one should have acted like it but she acted like a little spoiled brat!! She did not deserve the GOLD

[@tjwash5118]

If this had happened this year, that scowl as Oksana is getting her medal would have been an internet meme for days and months.

[@nassauguy48]

But then she noticed the camera was on her, so she forced a quick crocodile smile, LOL.

[@falconeshield]

Great thumbnail though

[@EughhBrothereughh]

We still can make it happen

[@ToePick]

it would have ended Nancy's career harder than the drama ended Tonya's.

[@vickenator]

At the time, Kerrigan was marketed as being this luminous goddess out on the ice, but none of us knew (until this) how tactless, classless, and undignified she actually was off the ice. Ungrateful, entitled, and much less mature than other skaters younger than her, like Chen Lu for example. So either her support system never bothered to teach her the fundamentals of how to be classy and mature off the ice, or they tried and she ignored it. So many other skaters I've watched over the years have suffered even more devastating losses on the ice, and the way they react to it when they know the cameras are on them is inspiring. This display from her is embarrassing.

[@cordelianoelle3644]

Nacy was robbed from getting gold by an orphan and her story instead of talent. I would want to get the ceremony over with too.

[@vickenator]

@@cordelianoelle3644 She wasn't robbed. Baiul's performance was just better.

[@cordelianoelle3644]

@@vickenator No, it really was not. I have watched a lot of skating, including in person which I solidly hope you do if you never have, and I believe whole heartedly then and now, Oksana did not deserve the win. It was just more proof of how bad the scoring is in this sport.

[@sherineill6630]

@@cordelianoelle3644 I thought Baiul”s performance was better than Nancy’s and she deserved the gold, not Nancy.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@sherineill6630 Oksana was much better than the entitled snob Nancy. Tonya was much better as well.

[@GeometricMason]

Tonya made Nancy famous. No one would remember her now.

[@Fabriciom.o]

Ummmmm- excuse you- she did nothing love- stfu lmfao

[@Fabriciom.o]

Everyone has their own talent and remembrance bye

[@NoName-fd8zg]

@@Fabriciom.o just remember Nancy's Talent was getting this s*** kicked out of her bye

[@Fabriciom.o]

@@NoName-fd8zg bye an older stronger man- that’s embarrassing for you-

[@gab4137]

@@Fabriciom.o girl let’s be real here, nobody would’ve remembered nancy kerrigan if it wasn’t for her getting her knee bruised and then balling over it like a baby.

[@naveyarg9771]

Oksana was crying because of the powerful emotion of just finishing the performance for her mother (who died of cancer)... and Kerrigan shows zero sportsmanship or compassion. Embarrassing.

[@geramerix2753]

Oksana was completely overwhelmed when she was awarded the gold medal ... God dispensed great blessings upon Oksana ... she had lost so much .. her mother .. her family .. God made her a GOLDEN GIRL .... "no personality" Nancy bitched about having to wear her silver medal in the disney parade .. nobody gave a damn ...

[@christianealshut1123]

Not just that - she had collided with another skater during practice and had bruished her back as well as gotten a laceration on her shin which required stitches. She had been injected with painkillers (which had to be approved beforehand) but I doubt she was completely pain-free. Others in her place would perhaps withdrawn from the competition.

[@galileocan]

There has never in history been a more overrated or undeserving winner as Oksana Baiul. Baiul is just lucky that the behind the scenes judging deal making that fraudulently gave her the gold medal was never publicly exposed as it was during the scandal in Salt Lake City in 2002

[@katymvt]

She also didn't think anybody was listening.

[@Stefanie2530]

She also whined about having to do a parade at Disney World

[@crystalstanley4960]

Oh, this was so long ago. But here is what I remember: at one point during a warm-up, Oksana collided with another skater. They both fell and were injured. Katarina Witt (who was my personate favorite) was the first skater to whoosh over to Oksana in a heartbeat. She showed great concern and was the first to offer help to *both* injured skaters. Other skaters rushed over as well. Other skaters except one -- Nancy Kerrigan. Nancy Kerrigan was the ONLY skater not to go see how her fellow Olympian was. She continued practicing, totally ignoring the situation. I understand that athletes need to be focused, but it smacked of a selfishness that was unpleasant to behold. Little things can be telling.

[@cordelianoelle3644]

It seems there were enough there to help, why need all of them?

[@SymphonyBrahms]

@@cordelianoelle3644 Because it was the right thing to do.

[@Quegi-mp1pw]

Kerrigan is a stuck up bitch, plain and simple. She actions were an embarrassment to her country regardless how long ago they were. Total narcissistic personality!!

[@nassauguy48]

@@Quegi-mp1pw I noticed that she had no problem running off with her married coach or promoter or whatever who was more than twice her age.

[@CherryAngel95]

@@cordelianoelle3644 because NK just comes off stuck up and rude. Also, kind of common human decency to at least stop and make sure the person who fell is alright even if you don’t go over to help them up. If she did just keep skating it doesn’t reflect well. Given everything else out there about her attitude

[@whosaidthat84]

I remember watching this event when I was 10. My family and I were so mad that Nancy didn't get the gold because one judge gave Oksana a higher score, which resulted in a tiebreaker. But watching this almost 30 years later, I'm GLAD Oksana won it.

[@amroark]

This! Technically, OB should not have won, but I'm glad she did now.

[@whosaidthat84]

@@amroark she absolutely deserved this one. I had no idea how spoiled Nancy was until I got much older.

[@amroark]

@@whosaidthat84 Agree to disagree. Throwing in that sloppy jump at the end plus the two footed landing?

[@whosaidthat84]

@@amroark sorry I didn't mean to sound adverse. I'm no expert on ice skating. I was just happy she had won

[@amroark]

@@whosaidthat84No worries at all. I don't think a single person in the comments is at this level. I only made it to a double flip. LOL

[@arilikesbread1218]

Nancy: “oh so she gonna cry again😒” Uhhh..yah? She just lost her parents And won gold medal.. She’s also a kid Nancy’s just horrible-

[@Oddjob22667]

So don’t waste time messing with your makeup and holding up an even the world is watching.

[@janetdishler3039]

She lost her parents years ago not recent to the Olympics,but yes,I would have been crying as well. Too bad she made such a mess of her life for a while with her drinking,hear she's doing fine now.

[@Janellabelle]

She lost her parents years and years before the Olympics. She had been an orphan a long time by this point.

[@merimalicina635]

@@Janellabelle And she isn't allowed to cry winning the gold medal at the Olympics? Who's Nancy to tell her what she can and what she can't? Bitterness doesn't fit her very well.

[@weriperitak]

@Insert Name yes! Her mother made a lot for Oksana, and lost mom on 15....(((( I am 50 and crying every time when remember my mom!

[@alreadythen1]

It’s not about the money, Nancy had the first class training while Okasana and Tonya have the true talent.

[@geramerix2753]

exactly ! Nancy is a bla empty suit with no personality ....

[@pamelabrown9484]

Oksana had the CLASS, MATURITY...AND TALENT!

[@juliaguglielmi-mollica4010]

I agree Tanya Harding was a powerful skater

[@cynthcorcor126]

It's about IQ DNA.

[@inezmickel1274]

I have to agree... nancy skates boring af

[@libbyfox312]

I remember being glued to the T.V. for this. So glad Nancy didnt win. I was and still am a big fan of Tonya Harding. She was true talent. Nothing was never handed to that girl. She earned her way to the top. I will forever remember Tonya nailing the first triple axle in competition.

[@ArmantoAlex13]

100% agree

[@valerienewsome3019]

Did everyone notice the smirk on Nancy's face as they were placing the gold 🏅 on Oksana? Then, at the very end, Nancy notices the camera and smiles. Nancy is a great skater but I'm sorry, I cannot stand fake. Nancy is as fake as it gets!

[@maplecosy9429]

Exactly

[@YOGI-yl4ff]

@@valerienewsome3019 I would not say a great skater but I did notice her face until she realized she was on camera. Las Vegas NV November 20, 2021

[@alexpo6736]

She’s only the first female to do it in competition men did it long before.

[@majamintoft5821]

The day Oksana competed for Olympic gold, her mother just died. Oksana's performance of Swan Lake is unforgettable! Ballet on ice--an incredible performance.

[@MTknitter22]

Maja her mother died when she was 13.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Not true, don't distort facts.

[@tanyasmith2173]

Nancy was salty as hell. She thought she had gold for sure with her added pity vote, but Oksana was far superior and it was impossible to deny!

[@alexisbrownstein8579]

Tanya Smith Nancy's personality reminds me a little of Ashley Wagner's to be honest

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Alexis Brownstein Gosh. Do not compare Nancy Kerrigan’s bratty attitude to Ashley Wagner. Ashley is always outspoken about things she disagrees and that turns some people off (like how she was openly against Russian LGBT-laws when competing at Sochi and the low PCS she received at US Nationals) but she never shows nasty attitude toward other competitors like Nancy did here.

[@MsJubjubbird]

Ashley shows outrage at the system more that sourness and ealousy to other competitors

[@alexisbrownstein8579]

TheSarcasmCard you're right. I really respect Ashley and never really liked Nancy so I don't know why I compared them

[@samh.6886]

They both have that cover girl, glamorous side to them and they are both extremely full of themselves. Nancy wasn't intentionally trying to be nasty to Oksana, she was just fed up with the whole situation... people were leaving!!

[@senorkaboom]

Sorta ironic. We remember Kerrigan more because of Tonya Harding than anything else.

[@lbilowus]

senorkaboom It was Tonya that made Nancy famous. I believe her routines were all the same. Her artistic component was maybe a 1 out of 10. I cannot believe she came in 2nd.

[@1besieged]

We remember Tonya as the world's best skater and Oksana as one of the world's best skaters too!

[@joelfernandez354]

@@lbilowus she came in 2nd at the olympics from pitty after her attack, and because people generally liked her. If she was scored just from her skating, she would have been at the bottom, her skating was nothing special, Ive seen kids do better

[@KIMarin1]

That is 100% true because if you go on Instagram Tonya is verified and Nancy isn’t! Lol

[@weriperitak]

@@1besieged yes! I loved Tonya and remember her very good. When I was a little girl I expected Tonya every year in Olimpic games!

[@DerangedLeftWingers]

nancy expected to win it was like she was entitled to win that was her attitude...Oksana Baiul could not be beaten that day

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

She thought all she had to do was just show up and she’d get the gold medal based off sympathy for what happened to her.

[@carolbedrosian4650]

I never got chills from watching Nancy K. skate the way that I did when Oksana B. skated, she was just magical. Nancy clomped around the ice in a sort of mechanical, robotic, stiff way. I then got to see both of them skate live multiple times after the Olympics, and it was the same every time. Even as Oksana became a young woman, and was getting used to her new physicality, she was still a much better natural & fluid skater than Nancy. It's unfortunate that Nancy didn't have anyone around her that was telling her to work on the RBF and the public perception...and if they did, and this is still how she portrayed/carried herself, even worse.

[@usaskjock]

Perfectly described - clomped. She had the stiffest arms of anyone I’ve ever seen. Whereas, Oksana to this day is known as one of the most comprehensively skilled and expressive skaters of all time - up there with Buttle, Kwan, Hanyu, Medvedeva. She uses her whole body when she skates

[@nassauguy48]

Chen Lu was also waiting, but she did it with such dignity and grace.

[@zebraneighbor6383]

Chen also judging tf out of Nancy lol

[@plaguedoctor2882]

@@zebraneighbor6383 lmaoooo yeah, like when Nancy starts talking Chen is like "haha yeah" polite little laugh but as Nancy keeps going on she is like "girl what"

[@ZEBEEtheoriginal]

Pretty much anyone would have been fine waiting. Nancy... was just being Nancy.

[@ctruth6185]

@@ZEBEEtheoriginal Agree. Nancy should know that had she actually won the gold medal with her attitude the media & public would've torn her apart with good reason. Kerrigan should've been grateful for the whack on the knee. It humanized her she was monstrous. She didn't have the mentality or the class to be the gracious ice champion, who carries the mantle of representing the sport, smiling when you feel like your face will crack. She didn't have it inside of her to be the frontrunner, the champion, who's judged under the microscope of public scrutiny. She didn't have a kind or empathetic bone in her body. Kerrigan would've been a tabloid staple for years had she won. She was a national disaster of a human being. Nasty Nancy Kerrigan.

[@AnnDroid877]

Chen Lu gave a beautiful performance.

[@jonathanapple4828]

LMAO Chen Lu just standing there silently like "what a bitch"

[@Hithere-dl2cx]

Right? Like: "She doesn't have parents, they barely could find the Ukraine anthem and you are complaining? I have a heart and feel her sadnesses you demon"

[@twiddledeeable]

Lol she literally is just chilling calm down

[@mollusckscramp4124]

@@twiddledeeable No one is mad? If you can't take a joke maybe you're the one who needs to chill 😂

[@twiddledeeable]

lmaoooo id on't even remember what this was about irrelevant loser @@mollusckscramp4124

[@zarahi7876]

Chen Lu be like: girl just because you lost that gold medal doesn't mean you also have to give up sportsmanship...

[@connybrown8940]

Oksana has always had and has the heart of gold and it showed in her performances. She highly deserved it!

[@axdn1786]

Nancy’s a Brat. Oksana lost her parent and grandparents, and she was suffering from head injuries, and she had just won a gold medal, all of this and Oksana is only 16, but Nancy is 25 and has fortune to be supported with a family 🙄

[@stephaniek1076]

Head injuries? I know that she had suffered a leg and back injury, due to a collision (in fact, you can see her bandaged leg, if you look closely). But, what is this about a head injury?

[@axdn1786]

@@stephaniek1076 she was going through so much pain, and didn’t have much support because her mother passed only 3 years prior to the Olympics

[@JackieLaurent]

Tonya was "white trash" well well well, Nancy was no princess in this footage ... we all know WHY Oksana was crying (I think I would cry too if I just made the impossible possible, won gold at the Olympics and be sad that my mom would never know what I just did). My favorite excuse for those girls is: they are young, but Oksana was 16 and Nancy was 25, no excuse for Nancy. So Nancy, did you gave her a "direct" apology? :)

[@michelr657]

figure skaing is akin to ballet - where jealous dancers were and are known to put broken glass in pointe shoes and other 'back room /locker room' crap... Nancy Kerrigan was no angel for sure and I think Tonya was afront enpough to do her best to not be a part of the prima skaterinas

[@ShireldaQuilts]

Jackie L

[@GGE47]

I would take Nancy over you any day. You are so filled with gossipy hatred.

[@JackieLaurent]

I'm sorry but I'm not sorry, was Nancy nice here? No. Chen Lu has kept her decency, at 25 Nancy should have too. I won't be nice to no adult who is bitter over a 16 years old girl.

[@JackieLaurent]

Vincent Cuttolo ^^ if by that you're judging the way I assume an adult should behave, well I guess that, by your very own standards, I am stupid! Nancy's reaction wasn't fair play and notice, please, that I'm not even assuming that she's being jealous, but just bitching over a 16 years old girl. I don't even need to insult you to make my point btw.

[@Nickrj3]

See how Chen Lu handled this compared to Nancy. Much more professional.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Chen Lu was a beautiful skater and a very classy lady.

[@carterwilson4605]

It's an amateur competition. Professionals aren't allowed to compete.

[@Nickrj3]

@@carterwilson4605 no, I mean she wasn’t acting as crabby as Nancy.

[@colibrisaga1167]

Chen lu a lady

[@richardross4677]

Chen Lu messed up her short program badly so had no possible case to winning. So it isn't really an accurate comparision.

[@rosewater3]

Oksana Baiul is my favourite figure skater. She's been through so much tragedy at a very young age but came out the other side of it 😍 absolutely remarkable ✨ She's awe-inspiring and a phenomenal skater❣️ She made it look so effortless, ethereal and magical ⛸️💐🎊💖

[@brendawagner7626]

I had the privilege of having the best seat in the house at the 1992 Campbell Soup World Tour after those Olympics. I got an autograph from Tonya Harding and Kristi Yamaguchi but snubbed from Nancy. After this and way before the attack, I realized what a prima Dona she thought she was. This just proved it. Tanya had nothing to do with the attack nor planned it. Her husband at the time and bodyguard planned it. She only knew AFTER the fact and got banned. Too afraid to tell but came forward anyway. So sad. But Oksana’s performance stole the night. Too bad that at 25 she couldn’t have been a better sportsman to a 16 year old child who was an orphan. So glad not to see her involved anymore in a sport I truly love.

[@thenightporter]

The map was in Tonya's handwriting.

[@thebackupaccount1154]

Idk about all that, but you should be happy you weren't competing against Tonya. Or should I say your knee should be happy.

[@brendawagner7626]

Tonya was asked where Nancy Kerrigan was practicing as Shawn (her body guard) had a niece who was a fan so she drew the map of where to find her. Personally if I wanted to take out my competition, I would’ve taken out Midori Ito from Japan who was the only other woman who could land the triple axel, not Nancy.

[@westaussie965]

We don’t know for sure if Tonya knew of the attack or not. I’m still 50/50

[@pacingtiger8750]

Interesting theory. But in an interview after the attack, Tonya said she wanted to whip Nancy's butt in thr next competition. Tonya came from an abusive home and it's clear she thought violent speech was ok. Certainly a jack ass thing to say after Nancy was attcked all while laughing. If Tonya had nothing to do with the attack she certianly enjoyed laughing at Nancy afterwards. Tonya got what she deserved and the otjer skaters are safer with her gone. Nothing to be sad about that. What was sad was that those in the figure skating world who allegedlly sae Tonya's mom beat her up did nothing. No police reports. No child services. Tonya was allowed to remain with an abusive mother beacuse of figure skating. And many criminals who hurt others were first abused as kids. In thr interviews she is an unhappy bitter woman.

[@asiacheetah1010]

This is the moment Nancy's title as America's sweetheart was tarnished. I'm still shocked that it was a US broadcasting that aired it. You would think they'd bury it.

[@PungiFungi]

It was live. Once it came out it was too late to bury anything. And the press loved it, more drama added.

[@heidisierra1250]

We love cheering for the underdog here in America--but even more do we love watching them tank 😂!

[@RecoveringChristian]

This was before the attack???

[@asiacheetah1010]

@@RecoveringChristian no this was Olympic medal ceremony months after

[@RecoveringChristian]

@@asiacheetah1010 yikes. Ya I remember documentaries being like this was when she did a 180, coping with the trauma.

[@makalani28]

Like the old saying goes..."it never pays to be a negative Nancy."

[@ddl4374]

Lololol!!!!!

[@weluvmia]

Noice

[@arnelakawhitewash]

LUV it!

[@couch.patati-patata]

Skating Karen

[@SamiLo2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cindybonem494]

I think it’s very interesting that every time Tanya and Nancy shared a “dressing room” Tanya had a malfunction with her skates, I think it’s more than a coincidence that Tanya’s laces broke, I’m sure that it rattled Tanya so her performance wasn’t her best.

[@translate910]

that's because Tonya was poor, was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth like nancy

[@PungiFungi]

A bit of revenge sabotage from Kerrigan?😁

[@garyrizza1462]

I think because so many people put it in her mind that she was the chosen one. The one to win gold, that it went to her head and was bitter placing second. Second place in the world is nothing to be upset about. I’d be thrilled to be second best in anything.

[@slc2466]

Agree- the storyline wherein a gold medal is achieved after the attack and setbacks would've been an amazing finish, and I'm sure Nancy knew it.

[@blondesense1708]

Oksana’s reaction is the most beautiful, the most pure and joyous thing. This speaks volumes.

[@jpsned]

I watched this live and remember wanting to hold her in my arms and give her a big hug.

[@Luubelaar]

@@jpsned - same. She'd been through so much in her 16 years.

[@jpsned]

@@Luubelaar ❤️

[@bolu7648]

@@jpsned its just ice skating ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@FischerFan]

@@jpsned Same HERE, man! Oksana got so many raw deals in life. One does not have to know her to be proud of her. She was full marks for her day in the sun.

[@NewMadrid01]

It was hard to feel bad for Kerrigan after this. What a jealous snob.

[@tigremalabarista3461]

I felt worse for Michelle Kwan, who has to watch asalternate to let Nancy skate. She was the second qualifier but Kerrigan got a medical bye based on her last contest so if her knee healed she went instead, And Kwan was still far more gracious in her Nagano silverto Tar Lipinski and bronze in Salt Lake City than Kerrigan was

[@ahilleastsavalos5573]

It's a competition, what do u expect?? And women are involved, so it's not going to look pretty

[@BriaBarrows]

Definitely

[@thebackupaccount1154]

This is competition with women, 99% of them are jealous snobs. It doesn't mean I want their knees hacked.

[@chrissy138]

​@ahilleastsavalos5573 why was "women" emphasized? Stop with the fake stereotype that women are petty and aggressive by default. We have seen bad behavior coming from men numerous times but their gender was never involved in the criticism towards them

[@HeatherRose2023]

I remember watching that live. Oksana’s performance was flawless.

[@KibbyRose]

I always had a off putting feeling about Nancy even after the tragic thing that happened to her, however this just confirmed EVERYTHING I had felt for years….

[@translate910]

same here ..... I think they exaggerated that Tony Harding thing so nancy the bi#ch gets all the attention and gets the gold

[@lasbagman1]

The scowl on Nancy's face says it all.

[@winterlynn9012]

+Vincent Cuttolo Lol get your head out of Nancys ass ! I doubt anyone here is saying anything out of jealousy. If you believe that your a fool. She's scowling in that last shot. It's obvious that she's a sore loser who felt entitled to win. But she got beat by a younger more talented girl. Boo hoo. Nobody here has to make her look bad. She did that just fine by herself.

[@jessicacosentino1772]

Trust me, "Vincent, no one wants to look like that smug husband stealing little shit Kerrigan. None of us are jealous of that what so ever..

[@chainsawkitten3766]

Personally, I think Bauil deserved it. But imagine how hard it is to work your whole life for something...and lose. In front of the entire world. I’d have been crying if I were In second place.

[@GGE47]

It wasn't a scowl, it was a look of sadness and frustration. She knows deep down inside she outskated Oksana Baiul and everybody there, so how could she smile ?

[@chainsawkitten3766]

Garland English there is more to it than just technical points. Kerrigans skating was neat, polished...she is attractive....however, she has no spirit, no fire. She was kind of dull, there was nothing about her performance that really shined.

[@Melinda8162]

How could anyone not see that scowl on Kerrigan's face??

[@iKeto_gal]

She had the same look at a Disney parade, it was in the news and back then was “viral”

[@MTknitter22]

Ruby Tuesday I know. people remember

[@Cynnas]

Well she does seem to have a "resting bitch face" anyway

[@Melinda8162]

Laura S. 😁😁😁

[@christaray2966]

The"scowl" is there on her face because she knows she should have won the gold medal and if it had not been for all the controversy surrounding her with all the Tonya Harding crap SHE WOULD have! And most of the world knows this! Oksana is the second choice/Runner up, it's so obvious!

[@ToePick]

Chen be like, "I'll take your silver if you don't want it!"

[@ToePick]

If Nancy should be angry with anyone, it should be her coaches for pushing her to do such a safe program when Oksana pulled all the stops.

[@PungiFungi]

Agreed. The moment Oksana started her program, I knew she had it in the bag if she didn’t fall or mess up. Kerrigan’s program was stiff and boring. It was a technical performance but totally lacked artistry. I think Kerrigan‘a high scores was more from her reputation than actual performance.

[@ToePick]

@@PungiFungi I think Nancy's program was the result of one of 3 things. 1. Nancy's injuries were far worse than she led on and her coaches decided she needed a "safe" program. Now this doesn't wash with me because it was her 3rd and last shot at a gold. Isabelle Brasseur was in a similar situation in the pairs competition and had broken ribs and skated a FAR more dangerous free skate with her partner tossing her around like a potato sack. 2. Her coaches knew she didn't have a chance against Oksana regardless and ran a safe program hoping Oksana would blow it, or to put an asterisk on her performance. This is the most likely because Nancy and Tonya had been bluffing each other since the attack. 3. Nancy called an audible thinking she had it in the bag. Brian Orser made this mistake in 1988 and skated to not lose rather than skate to win. At the end of the day, I think this entire result was a perfect storm of judges being utterly fed up with the Nancy/Tonya drama as it spilled onto the ice itself. (The skate lace incident was the 3rd time Harding had pulled a stunt like this at an Olympics or worlds, as she stopped mid skate the same way in 1991 and 1993.) I think the judges were done with the gamesmanship and drama and were prepared to give the gold to ANYONE but Nancy or Tonya. What they likely didn't expect was for Oksana to steal the show like she did. Unfortunately, I think this cursed Baiul because the media and skating community put an asterisk on her performance and win because of this. I think this was one of the major causes of her self destructive behavior in the years following 1994. That and on the pro circuit Nancy was given top billing for years to come in spite of losing to Oksana not once but twice.

[@etherealtb6021]

​@@ToePickEven though Nancy's program was boring, if she hadn't doubled that triple, she'd have won. People had built her up as a perfect pageant princess, but apparently she was always snarky. 🤷‍♀️

[@davidbrandel4128]

@@etherealtb6021It also didn’t help Nancy that the triple that she doubled was the very first jump of her program.

[@etherealtb6021]

@@davidbrandel4128 It didn't. She'd have won if she'd done that triple.

[@sil1473]

What really happened is that the organization can't found Ukrainian anthem, and that took them so much time. Oksana was an orphan, how she's not gonna cry, she was brilliant at her performance.

[@ctruth6185]

Who the heck was Nancy to decide how Oksana had to respond? Nancy Kerrigan couldn't even control herself and whining about how Oksana should behave.

[@chrissy138]

Lol the organizators should be prepared with each anthem of the girls...

[@TheBohemianStyle]

Nancy real personality revealed. Priceless!

[@jocelintv]

Vincent Cuttolo oh and here you are commenting on every post that talks bad about Nancy get a life

[@TheBohemianStyle]

RIP Chazzy Chaz how typical! I've heard stories of similar behaviour when skaters were in Mississauga by the employees working at the arena. Wow! She thought she deserved a better table at the restaurant lol

[@aahelibose3808]

I am not justifying her words but we say a lot of things out of frustration. Tonya did scream profanities to the judges when she thought she was being wronged by them. No human is perfect tbh. Oksana did a great job and she deserved it for sure. But the only thing i don't understand is why are people born in healthy and congenial families and brought up in a amiable surrounding always vilified? People are always ranting about how Tonya and Oksana grew up in a troubled environment, especially Tonya. Her growing up in abuse doesn't justify the fact she did admit that she knew something about the attack on Nancy. The way Nancy was portrayed in the film was plain wrong, and that's why people have got this impression of her as a spoiled ice princess

[@tcconnection]

I'm sure all the girls did a nice job, but Oksana did a routine in a way the judges had not seen previously, the judges and many viewers were in awe. Kind of like no one saw ever before what Torvill and Dean did with their routine.

[@333pinkitty]

Nancy showed her true colors. Look at the other skater looking at her like wow!!

[@clayryan1196]

Oksana lost her parents, raised by her grandmother and then she died all before she turned 13. She deserved this gold.

[@zylffinn9455]

No, she worked hard so much for it that is why she deserved the gold. One does not have to suffer all that just to be deserving. Having a sad or dark past does not immediately make a person deserving.

[@kreznreich]

@Clay Ryan Thank you for the info about Oksana's parents and grandma!

[@cynthcorcor126]

Amaculate conception ordained Ministry technical sound engineer cloud stream honorary soprano highest IQ. Par by don't sie

[@bethankful3260]

And Oksana is a beautiful skater with such heart and expression. Well deserved

[@free2saywhatever]

She was actually 16. Her grandparents had died 2 years before her mom suddenly died of cancer when she was 13. It is a very emotional moment for her and she had no one to support her. She was living with her coach for goodness sake! She totally could have all the time she needed to cry or whatever. She was just a kid. Nancy a damn adult should know better, I could never like her.

[@zarahi7876]

Chen Lu: 👁️👄👁️girl, just because you lost that gold medal doesn't mean you also have to give up sportsmanship and human sympathy.

[@RGBoy1123]

I remember watching this as a kid and how my family was turned off by Nancy's bad attitude and thought Oksana rightfully won that night. And then to witness her being a sourpuss while riding with Mickey Mouse in the parade. My dad would always say that there was something fake about her and was pretty candid of how much he wanted to puke every time she did that spiral move with her huge overbite.

[@translate910]

I love your dad for all this :)

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Never really liked Kerrigan. She always seemed like a spoiled, privileged brat to me. To be honest, Tonya Harding was a much more talented skater.

[@jollyfighter7319]

Kerrigan had the upbringing and stability to thrive. While Harding had the determination and talent to be that good at a sport, where she wasn’t wanted.

[@carleygranillo9711]

Period🔥🔥

[@mht4908]

@@jollyfighter7319 Nancy had all the support from her parents, coaches and even Vera Wang. Tonya had to use old equipment, yet she had the power and talent that Nancy never did. Had Tonya been a little more consistent with her triple axel and had the same upbringing as Nancy, she probably would've been Olympic and world champion in 1992

[@twolak1972]

Oh hell yeah, kerrigan was never the powerhouse tonya was.

[@charityrhoads2370]

I agree.

[@donnataylor5673]

She played the victim for years !!! Glad this footage was captured canny hide that jealous face

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

She was a victim of Tonya Harding. No question about that.

[@shersyril6495]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 she was the victim of Tonya Harding's HUSBAND. Tonya lost everything for something she wasn't even part of. Let it go.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@@shersyril6495 Tanya was 100% part of it. Stop playing dumb, everyone knows it lol. She lost everything for being a psychopath scheming with her husband (technically ex husband at the time they schemed but current hitman) to take out the comp. "Let it go", I guess you being triggered caused you to neglect reading the comment I responded to.

[@shersyril6495]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 Lmao "everyone knows it" when you're the only one telling that. Everyone knows that Tonya was a product of abuse. If you have a tad bit of empathy, you'd know that. Nancy is a spoilt brat. That one comment on Oksana says everything about her personality. Yes, she was also a victim, but it doesn't necessarily mean it was due to Tonya. Seems like you're the one trying to satiate your own ego by saying such stuff.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@@shersyril6495 lol yes Tanya Harding was innocent, oj simpson was innocent, the earth is flat, and Elvis is still alive. Sounds to me like you watch too much nonsense that it actually convinced you of bullshit. Nobody's ex husband is going to do something like that from the loving kindness of his heart for his ex wife.

[@tameramares5785]

I remember watching this and Oksana definitely deserved gold.

[@vivianp5962]

I feel old. Lol. I remember this.

[@CalebAchsah]

@vivianp5962 - We're not old, we're wonderful!

[@Lavista21]

wow Nancy has such mean face!! And hey, if I would win Gold medal I would be crying too! I always liked Oksana Baiul. I actually met her once long time ago (she happened to be a friend of my friends and we were at the same party). She is very nice pleasant person, with no "i am super star attitude" at all.

[@helendavies5252]

And that face of Nancy's because she 'only' won silver - geez, I bet there are plenty of people who would have loved to compete and ended up with silver.

[@billeudy8481]

I remember thinking how grateful I was that this lovely Ukrainian girl has made the tedious Harding/Kerrigan feud irrelevant.

[@lindagreene1815]

So happy Oksana won ! SHE IS THE BEST skater of our time ever !

[@animegenesis7]

Envidia, envidia y más envidia. Oksana parecía un ángel, dentro y fuera del hielo. Era la mejor, con diferencia. Bien por ella. Oro bien merecido.

[@ElenaRose725]

Wow, this brings it all back! I went from really feeling sorry for Nancy Kerrigan to intensely disliking her in short order. Some people cannot hide how they feel. Obviously, Nancy is one of them.

[@translate910]

ugly-@ss spoiled brat that she was

[@user-vu5nt5pz4v]

I agree. I don't understand why people are being morally too strict with Nancy while they are so generous with Tonya Harding, who actually did an "illegal" thing to ruin her national rival. I'm sorry that the so-called movie "I Tonya" has made other skaters around Tonya to be a villain, even though they didn't do anything wrong to Tonya.

[@ArteoftheMist]

Even if the delay had been to redo her makeup...was Kerrigan in a rush? There's clearly cameras on her...why make any sort of snide commentary. I get her being upset and frustrated, not invalidating her feelings but she should've held her composure better, especially since Chen Lu was able to and out of all of them Kerrigan was the oldest. They were about to be in front of cameras for a medal ceremony, with Baiul winning after having to get cortisone injections in her back after crashing in practice before the free and winning for a country that had been independent for 3 years - kind of a big deal to her...

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

I agree. Even if Bauel had been redoing her makeup (which she wasn't - the delay was because they couldn't find the Ukrainian national anthem) - so what? Ten minutes is hardly a long time to wait. She'd just won Olympic gold, who cares if she was putting on makeup, brushing her hair, or putting on a purple spangled hippopotamus suit. Let Oksana have her moment, she earned it.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

I can't understand why she was so impatient, other than just being generally bitchy about losing. I mean, was her coach going to turn back into a pumpkin at midnight? Were the public buses going to stop running and she couldn't get a ride home?

[@valerienewsome3019]

@@chooseyourpoison5105 Nancy acted like a spoiled brat but it is pretty ridiculous that they were not prepared with a copy of EVERY National Anthem of EVERY participant PRIOR to the Olympic Games. That's just crazy!

[@valerienewsome3019]

@@lila2986 what's really sad is that an Olympic Silver Medal is hardly losing! Nancy more than likely lost endorsements due to her poor sportsmanship.

[@stephaniek1076]

@@ilovebeinagirl To be fair (not that it excuses anything), on some footage shortly thereafter, I recall Kerrigan saying her feet were cramping in her boots.

[@chase9812]

I remember watching every second of this live. Oksana Baiul was the most amazing skater on the ice

[@rmh6119]

oskana was my hero as a child-- i would rifle through sports magazines and read her story, over and over again. she is such an incredible soul.

[@starplatinum6659]

I was so happy for Oksana, she deserved it, Nancy was a spoiled sport.

[@KateMich12]

Ah. I remember this. What a miserable person. So glad Oksana got the Gold!

[@monicamadrid4852]

Oksana was one of my favorites. I love her!! Such a beautiful and graceful skater!!

[@Caocao8888]

Kerrigan had the perfect look, the perfect smile, and a fine technique. But in addition to Baiul’s athletic talent, her ballet and dance training helped to transform her into a sensitive artist when she performed her program. Kerrigan seemed colder than the ice in the arena.

[@translate910]

perfect look and the perfect smile? that she-man? yea right

[@catherinerintamaki8617]

Oksana....a beautiful skater that sneer on Kerrigan's face will be around forever

[@crystalkerkhoven6373]

Nancy's face in the tumbnail is true jealousy

[@MH-vw9ni]

If looks could kill that Oksana chick would have been stab to death by Nancy's glare lol. Nancy didn't even try and hide the hate for Oksana.

[@davidwesley2525]

Looks more like ENVY.

[@leon4000]

Nancy didn't know Oksana's challenges and what she had to do to reach the Olympics. She's faced something that would cause tears on the way, but persevered and made not only herself proud, but a lot of people who were with her on her journey.

[@1953lili]

Oksana had the natural grace that Nancy Kerrigan would never have and she knew it!

[@ewanoxborrow1024]

Can you imagine if Tonya won the bronze, sharing the podium with her as well, imagine the look on her face then 😂

[@Juice_Lover123]

She had 2 dumb mistakes in the short. An unbelievable flub on a double flip -- a jump she could have done wrapped in cellophane on a given day I'm sure. They weren't falls, just breaks in concentrating. Had she had it a little more together, had she had fewer media watching her practice, we could have seen this.

[@twolak1972]

I woulda liked to see Tonya edge her out of the whole podium. Have Tonya land a flawless triple axel for gold , baiul win silver and chen lu beat whiny why me again pity party Nancy for the bronze. PRICELESS.

[@twolak1972]

HaHa one better would be for Tonya to skate flawless and land 2 triple axles and knock nutty Nacy to bronze, She woulda really cried then , oh poor me , why why why like the drama show she put on when Tonyas ex whacked her knee.

[@clairemarie6291]

THAT FACE AT THE END

[@alexhoffman5885]

@Vincent Cuttolo she's talking about Nancy's disgusting look at oksana

[@alexhoffman5885]

@Vincent Cuttolo yes I do

[@alexhoffman5885]

@Vincent Cuttolo haha looks like someone else is not Getting over it ! ... as far as I remember this video was about Nancy and Oksona! So I'm not sure why Tanya Harding is being dragged into it . Hahaaa, apparently it's not just Nancy who's a sore loser, but also her lame fans...

[@katvtay]

Vincent Cuttolo Nobody, and I mean nobody was ever jealous of Nancy’s looks. Now you’re just embarrassing yourself.

[@rubywingo6030]

Oksana is a hero today! 2022! Prayers for Ukraine!

[@little.boy.dallas]

As someone who had no idea who these people were before watching the video, but still got it recommended, i was thinking before clicking "let it be shady, let it be shady." and babe, I'm not disappointed 🤣🤣🤣

[@elainakosmidis8657]

I was SO happy for Oksana when she won GOLD! She deserved it!! We all need to learn to ignore petty cattiness. 🥇

[@nickeklund6664]

It was well known that kerrigan wasn't very well liked by almost everyone in the skate community. The media just made her into a princess because it sold papers and advertising slots to do so.

[@GGE47]

You got it ass backwards. They sold papers starting this type of gossip, especially the tabloids. Nancy was very well liked in the skating community. I heard her teammates talk about her. They still thought highly of her after this. Gossipy crap always spreads faster than truth.

[@user-gl6ny8mc4h]

@@GGE47 omg you even made another account to storm this comment section with more of your shitty remarks wow

[@user-gl6ny8mc4h]

@@GGE47 I have never seen such a miserable idiot in my entire life

[@GGE47]

@@user-gl6ny8mc4h Being Russian and Oksana being Ukrainian, I expect you to say that. I never cared for Russian judges in all of the years I spent watching the Olympics, summer and winter. They had no business having 5 communist judges in this event anyway, but they for some reason chose the ones who were automatic Baiul votes,5, that like Russian judges already had decided who was going to win ahead of time. CHEATS!!!!

[@GGE47]

@@user-gl6ny8mc4h This is my only account and the only one you will find. You are a poor judge of character , just like the ones who believed all of that crap the tabloid press put out on Nancy Kerrigan , all lies. They are mostly Tonya lovers and Nancy haters. I hope you don't cry when the Communist Chines Party completely falls , because the Chinese people are sick and tired of the cruel treatment they give them and we are sick of their lies over this virus they spread. We will make them pay..

[@monicamendoza4655]

A la Nancy se le nota el coraje.

[@dlamancha5697]

Oh, Kerrigan played the victim to the hilt!! In my opinion, she was good PR for the judges--but I always thought that Tonya Harding was the more powerful, talented skater. Unfortunately, she was never compensated for her talents. The judges wanted a "princess" like Kerrigan, and boy she milked that. I think she showed her true colors when Oksana beat her. She was a young girl who could both be a strong jumper and artistic skater. Everyone was mesmerized by Oksana's performance. also, she had a tragic backstory. A girl who lost both of her parents... Remember too, Oksana was injured just the day before her skate, and she knocked it out of the park. Kerrigan's not the only one who could have PR. It seemed on that night, Oksana was not only BETTER than Kerrigan. She beat her at her own game. Kerrigan was not only bitchy to the poor kid, she was also bitchy about the silver medal, complaining about it months after at Disney. Kerrigan was such Such a poor sport! An entitled brat

[@paulbreen2078]

Classless.

[@kiana7581]

Ironic how she was beat up against Tonya for being the classy one☺️ #karma

[@Misty-bg3dp]

Mervé Leto ??????

[@ramonafiowers5982]

@Vincent Cuttolo uhh, i found you're annoying comments again, what's wrong? Are you obssessed honey?

[@ramonafiowers5982]

@Vincent Cuttolo HAHAHAHA the kid keeps replying after months 😂

[@ramonafiowers5982]

@Vincent Cuttolo my response is get a life, you look more than a troll than anybody in this comments, obssessed with a classless lady who does not notice about you; you're the nonsense here sweetheart

[@shihlin1]

The way Kerrigan handled her Olympic defeat says it all. The goodwill and sympathy she won after the attack came crashing down. People now see thru her fake smiles. It's how you handle victory and defeat that says the most about your character, and Nancy's were ugly !

[@CrystalMouse1]

This was my favorite year in figure skating. All my favorites!

[@ROCKDEES1]

The days of Oksana Bayul, Surya Bonaly & Katarina Witt. Wow 🥰❤

[@pandabear2820]

Oksana is still very much loved by fans I'm sure.

[@glamberkitten]

Oh, that look on her face - etched forever in history.

[@kit2130]

So good to see the true colors of Nancy in a captured moment of the “Why meeee 😩” skater.

[@janemariehoward]

I remember all this drama way back when.

[@ladeelibra925]

"Pride comes before the Fall." PROVERBS 16:18

[@NekoPetrovsky]

Poor Nancy she thought she would win but Oksana was a much better figure skater and a true artist on the ice.

[@andresuston7692]

Nancy was nothing special, a cookie cutter skater.

[@enchantress7]

Nancy Kerrigan was all hype because of what Tanya Harding did to her. Oksana had a lot of spirit in her routine. I remember watching this and thinking it was brilliant that she won!

[@1604Samira]

Bravooo Oksana 🥰

[@MsJubjubbird]

How could they not have a copy of the Ukraine National Anthem on hand when the reigning world champion is from the Ukraine? The fact that she was second after the short also could have maybe prompted some planning ahead.

[@MsJubjubbird]

You just think when organising an international event of that scale and at such an elite level you would get a copy of the anthems for all the countries before the thing even starts, especially those who were medal contenders. It's not like she came out of nowhere to win. And even two days before when she did so well in the short they could have thought it might be a possibilty

[@Kaboomboo]

You'd think so but this was also the first Olympic games to be held just 2 years after the previous one. An event of this scale somethings are bound to slip through the cracks.

[@SwimCharSwim]

Lillehammer won the bid to host the 1994 games in 1988. They had 6 years to prepare.

[@ktgbw]

SwimCharSwim Ukraine wasn't even a country in those 6 years.

[@SwimCharSwim]

Ukraine gaining their independence in 1991 has absolutely zero to do with Norway - the 1994 Olympic host nation - having 6 years to prepare for an event where "Have participating nations' anthems on-hand" should have been at the top of their "To-Do" checklist prior to the Opening Ceremonies. Particularly given that 1994 Olympic contenders weren't even selected until late 1993 - two full years after Ukraine had gained sovereignty.

[@amorninginmay]

Glad to see the camera captured " the victim" and her true colors. " Whhhhyyyyy nnneeiigghh whhyyyyy??"

[@1953lili]

I’ll never forget the look on her face!

[@seren4740]

Funny how she mocks Oksana because she was crying but her meltdown when she was attacked is even funnier

[@FleetwoodCaddy59]

🦵🏻🔨😭😫 I did a reenactment for you.😆

[@Jman926]

Oksana had true passion and emotion flowing through her like the Force during her performance. It gave her the edge. She won fair and square. I'm not saying she's necessarily a better skater than Nancy (of course this was 24 years ago, lol), but the gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded based on ONE performance (though I think Tonya got another chance due to a lace issue, not that it helped her any). And during that one performance, where everything came down to it, Oksana's performance won her the gold. Nancy and I'm sure many of her fans weren't happy, but face it people. Life's not fair. On another night, maybe Nancy would have had the edge. No way to know. Oksana deserved the gold that night, and after 24 years, isn't it time to accept it and move on (if you haven't already)?

[@annr.5125]

Yes Oksana was spellbinding. I saw it as it played out on TV all those years ago.

[@GGE47]

Nancy skated rings around Baiul. There were 5 judges in particular that were highly suspicious. Way too suspicious but oh so obvious.

[@GGE47]

She is doing a lot better than you ever will. Lillehammer will not be finalized until the God of the Universe sets final judgement. He will judge you for your hatred of her. Nancy will get that gold medal and you gossipy people including you will be judged for your hate filled judgement of her. I never use the word karma because it comes from a pagan religion, but you will be judged by the standards you judge Nancy by..

[@graciel2313]

Garland English I don't hate her, I just think she has a nasty personality. Maybe she has matured since the 90s, hopefully. Also, if I had a personality like hers I would deserve to be judged. You can't control the judges but you can control how you react and lose with class!

[@GGE47]

You are wrong about that too, Gracie. You have been reading the tabloids and down through the years you have been yapping that big mouth about it. I will take the word of Paul Wylie and all of her teammates before I believe any gossipy tabloids. Also the mainstream media joined in on the attacks, but at least they gave her a special interview at her home where she explained her side of what happened. Nancy Kerrigan skated rings around Oksana Baiul and I believe Chen Lu also skated better, but what could she have done against five Communist judges? She had already had the gold stripped from her before taking the ice. It is YOU who needs to mature..

[@AngelofMusic04]

In her head, Nancy was probably screaming "WHY?!" again.

[@dezyroxursox]

Because she should have won. But they couldn't let her win, a few judges admitted to this. Because of everything that went on they were trying to calm the flames.

[@californiacobra527]

Oksana Baiul was an amazing skater! I also really loved Kristi Yamaguchi and wanted to be her, lol! I never even tried ice skating until I was like 17 and I really enjoyed it because it felt pretty similar to rollerblading, which is something I LOVED doing when I was a kid. I used to use the neighbor's driveway across the street as my own personal mini rink because that was just used as their vacation house, so they were hardly ever there. Wish I could be a kid again. I would do a few things differently!

[@CarissaConti]

What a nasty piece of work, making fun of a kid. Not only a kid, but an orphan who was alone in life.

[@GEF69]

Kerrigan was, and still is a spoiled, sore loser who loves to play victim. She was so annoying on DWTS as well. Ugh. Love Oksana. And Tonya

[@christianealshut1123]

I've seen a few excerpts of that here on YT - it was all about working herself through the bone and dancing through the pain, of which she made a big show. And I can understand that the numerous miscarriages she hads are a very bad experience for a woman to go through, but I am not sure DWTS is the place to spill the beans about it. Not to mention that it is the very treatment she submits her body to in this show (and did so before when skating) that caused this whole issue. She later admitted that she had an eating disorder at the time also - this may have messed up her body. I wouldn't necessarily say that she is unpsortmanlike or bitchy or spoiled or anything like that; I know she comes across as such, but her issue rather seems to be how to behave appropriate in a given situation (which includes, but is not limited to, knowing when to speak and when to keep her mouth shut).. Her reactions are not spoitaneous, they're just off in some way; her problem seems to be social skills (or the lack thereof) more than anything else.

[@karengrace6890]

@@christianealshut1123 youre very insightful

[@christianealshut1123]

@@karengrace6890 She reminds me a bit of Heather Kuzmich from America's Next Top Model (or rather Kuzmich reminded me of her) - I've never watched that show much, but once I came across an episode and I do remember this girl. Look up her Wikipedia entry - I think Kerrigan might have the same condition, or perhaps a milder form of it. And one thing I must say I have learned from watching Kerrigan , she plays the princess on the outside but for the reasons outlined, she comes across as having "trailer trash" manners. But Tonya Harding, for instance, always comes across as spontaneous and therefore authentic - and the movie about her makes a point of how much she wants that authenticity to be accepted, to be taken for what she is. This is also why I believe her when she says that she knew nothing about the plans for the attack, though everybody likes to cast her in the role of the witch on ice and say that she really did.

[@y.t.a180]

Tonya Harding was naturally gifted! Superior

[@hydrolito]

I knew Kristi Yamaguchi won Dancing with the Stars did not know Nancy was on it where did she finish?

[@andread8]

I remember seeing that. It was a deserved gold! Amazing

[@janne639]

The real tragedy was that Josee Chouinard’s Olympic dreams were shattered by Tonya Harding’s little trumped up skate lace fiasco. Josee was completely rattled and confused by Tonya’s diabolical scheme..