Nancy Kerrigan's Unforgettable Lillehammer 1994 Free Skating Routine | Throwback Thursday

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Despite being the victim of an attack only weeks before, Team USA's Nancy Kerrigan skated to Olympic silver at the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics figure skating competition.
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[@isundling]

Vera Wang made her costume...beautiful.

[@briteeyes2133]

Sammy Smith one of the most elegant of all skate costumes ever created! Kudos to Vera Vang!

[@dominicweber]

Sammy Smith And that’s truly all important to be said about her... she had money and the image, that’s all. Thank God she didn’t win Gold. Her performance was the epitome of forgettable.

[@mtoad]

Incredible performance. Best I've ever seen.

[@GGE47]

@@dominicweber She was just an ordinary middle class person like most and had to earn her way. She was not rich as so many misinformed brats think. That sounds like Marxist ideology too, the haves against the have nots. You are a succor for it.

[@GGE47]

@@mtoad Certainly better than Oksana Baiul.

[@ssmith6870]

The dress was unforgettable. The skate was totally forgettable.

[@suryanihen9462]

It's vera wang! It's vera wang people get hypotize by her beauty and look like princess disney

[@annecohen8927]

Nicole So is that what people do? Eat the dress? 😂

[@dbreiden83080]

Skate was fantastic..

[@hahahamann3568]

You’re pathetic. Bet you couldn’t match this.

[@janne639]

...and the music was unforgivable.

[@nooneimportant120]

Why is she so stiff tho everyone in the comments is like “she deserved gold! etc.”. If she had the artistry than yes maybe she should have won. But thats what made Oksana Baiul stand out and win. She also had artistry and emotion throughout her performance. Nancy didn’t so thats why she got silver. If she wasn’t satisfied than she should’ve tried harder.

[@pamyoung8164]

Frankie Again, you know nothing of what you’re running your mouth off about.........

[@spirittammyk]

@@pamyoung8164 I don't know what's going on, but I've noticed these Nancy Kerrigan haters all over social media past year. Don't know why. Most come off as trolls.

[@GGE47]

@@spirittammyk They are trolls and they do hate Nancy and their childish imagination starts working overtime. They know nothing about skating and everything about hating. They make everything up because they don't really know what to say bad about the overused comparison about artistry. Nancy got six 5.9s and three 5.8s in artistic impression.

[@GGE47]

@starlight You are a boring judge of character. Learn something about ice skating and be more specific than she's boring.

[@spirittammyk]

@@GGE47 It needs to be a combination of both artistry and athletism. Fact is, Nancy has a stronger technical program than Oksana Bauill in 94. Bauill kept on two footing her landings. And when it comes to Nancy vs Tonya, there is no comparison. Without the triple axel, Tonya is a nobody. I've watched skaters like Nicole Bobek do a performance with no jumps, but they had such a commanding presence on the ice, you didn't even notice. Shame she let herself get into drug, because she was so talented on the ice.

[@octaviouswillingham8458]

Her performance was very mature and regal. Nothing rushed and executed carefully and gracefully, very clean and elegant skating.

[@auntiechercher4266]

I agree with you. She should have won the gold here. Such a shame. But it is nice to revisit this skate of Nancy's and see it again. It was her best long program of her career!

[@cad7129]

@@auntiechercher4266 Oksana earned her gold 🙂

[@auntiechercher4266]

@@cad7129 Oksana won over Nancy with two (not one, but 2) two-footed jumps, and no triple-triple combination! Nancy had five triples (Oksana only three clean ones) and a beautiful triple-triple. The judging was off! And that's the fact, jack!!!

[@JessG_20]

Almost everything about it was like watching ammature hour except for her jumps. Jumps were all she had.

[@auntiechercher4266]

@@JessG_20 No, that is not all Nancy had. She had beautiful presence on the ice which matched her beautiful artistry.

[@hannahkeziahdelacerna6170]

I don't get why people say Nancy was robbed. No she was not. She was too stiff and unnatural. Her transitions were not that hard at all. She did not have an overall better program than Oksana.

[@wendyfiolek5914]

Nancy definitely wasn’t robbed. Oksana was much better. Nancy didn’t have the sweetness and grace that Oksana did. Nancy just always looks so miserable.

[@bubbariffle5535]

Brave Weirdo can you do her transitions? No? Then to us my friend, they are hard.

[@dawnreliford4930]

Technically speaking she sure did have a better free skate!!!

[@tateurdina]

son programme au niveau des sauts et des combinaisons de sauts est largement supérieur a celui d e oksana

[@ADEAL918]

Dawn Reliford that's the issue. Technically it wasn't even close. You could argue for Oksana being .1 better on the second mark (though I would have given them both 5.9's on this mark--I loved both of their artistry, just in different ways--and their artistic marks overall were identical--6 5.9's and 3 5.8's--just from different judges. GBR, USA, and JPN had Nancy better artistically, POL, CAN, and GER had Oksana better artistically, and CZE, UKR, and CHI had them tied on that mark. The problem was how the devil those last three (CZE, UKR, CHI) could have possibly put Oksana ahead on the first mark. They did, and that's what made the difference. She had one spin that was more difficult than Nancy's (the doughnut-hole camel), but Nancy had that amazing spiral sequence that Oksana didn't come close on, and on the jumps, Nancy beat Oksana 5 completed triples (three in combination including a triple-triple) to 3, (none in combination). They both landed the Lutz, Salchow, and loop, neither landed a flip (Nancy's was doubled, Oksana's was two-footed which means you don't get credit for it as a completed element), and Nancy had the triple toe/triple toe combination, while Oksana didn't complete a triple toe. (First attempt was doubled and if you watch, the one she threw in at the end, it was also two-footed, so should not have been counted.) Nancy should have been at least .2 if not .3 better on the first mark, which should have given her the win even if you give Oksana a .1 edge on the artistic mark.

[@nicstevens6499]

Beautiful!!! I was only 12 at the time... Came across this after the plane crash yesterday.. Sorry for the loss to the entire figure skating community!

[@LennonTheBunny]

Nancy skated a cleaner program than Oksana, yes. Oksana was imperfect and that's what got her the gold. She was more human, more passionate, and raw. Also the fact that Oksana was so young made her more of a novelty, like Tara Lipinski. Nancy was just too prim and proper. Yawn! Where's Tonya Harding's triple axel when you need it?

[@almanook3005]

What a silly argument! Truth is, Oksana received a ton of "poor little orphan" type of publicity. Some of us, who were orphans, cringed at the condescension. Also, the judging came down to the East German male judge, who overlooked Oksana's mistakes, and voted against the American. But, this was a beauty of a performance to watch and thrill to. Thank you, KZbin!

[@LennonTheBunny]

Yes, it boiled down to the German judge who basically made this same argument. Nancy was chosen princess to win, but a bit of a robot. He stated in an interview that Oksana skated with much more feeling. If you watch her short program of "The Swan" it is one of the most breathtaking performances to date. Pure artistry.

[@almanook3005]

What an odd point of view, when it comes to judging. Going out of his way to say Nancy was "chosen princess". In a way, that's throwing a red herring in the mix; so that we won't focus on " the poor little girl". aspect the media was promoting. Maybe it's also because I feel "The Swan" has been overdone in so many competitions.

[@LennonTheBunny]

He didn't say she was chosen princess. I said that he thought she skated with much more feeling. Please re-read my comment. At that point in time, "The Swan" wasn't over done. Today it is, but not when Oksana did it. It's not an odd way of judging. Part of the judging is artistry, and that's where she got the points over Kerrigan.

[@almanook3005]

Nevertheless, it was an odd statement: "Nancy was chosen princess, but a bit of a robot" So that comment should apply to what's there? I agree he didn't say it; but it is only a point of view. I saw many, many competitions in various genres. "The Swan" was done so many times; in beauty competitions, for example. And, of course, the ballet. In my point of view, it's an easy way to get additional points. Well, good luck to both of them; and we are free to keep out own opinions.

[@tochie-ugorji2021]

It looks like she's having the time of her life here!

[@omar505]

It’s the only time I’ve ever seen Nancy skate with her heart and connect with the audience.

[@Daisypetal100]

Nancy skates so beautifully and flawlessly here. Wonderful figure skater.

[@queenredspecial]

Good costume, but rarely has there been a more incipit skater. She is technically good, but no grace, no soul, no feeling. She just waves her arms about.

[@mtoad]

Can you recommend a performance from a similar era that in your opinion has grace, soul and feeling? Usually I'm not that impressed by figure skating, but I thought this was beautiful for the aspects that you say it lacked.

[@meldie2938]

I agree

[@amandarjames7001]

@@mtoad I agree as well. Nancy is & was always the better skater when it came in comparison to th. I find her style of skating very beautiful.

[@nimekupata]

Insulting a woman with more than one olympic metal... sure sports get better in time but to say she has no soul after having just months to heal and winning anyway? REALLY? incipit? lol bad use of an adjective. Just sayin’ people need to give the girl more cred

[@matthewhines9787]

your mother

[@ketamlne3414]

her dress was so beautiful.

[@Ana-xy8pu]

Katasylic designed by Vera Wang! It’s absolutely gorgeous!

[@punkinpatch1856]

Had the opportunity to meet Nancy years ago and saw her skate live on several occasions. I attended the performance right before the 94 games after she recovered from the attack. A beautiful, strong, classy woman who was grace personified on the ice. Wishing her, Jerry and the kids all the best.

[@sandrashinabarger5698]

Incredibly beautiful performance! Amazing to pull off a silver medal while being in so much physical pain, which she hid so well. She deserved the gold.

[@AxlKhan-v1f]

Truth nailed.

[@theshillneckedlizard8364]

What physical pain? She had sustained only bruising in the attack, which had happened over a month before this. Oksana Baiul, by contrast, was skating with twelve stitches in her calf after having it sliced open by a fellow competitor's blade the DAY BEFORE, and had had Olympic-approved painkilling injections just to be able to compete. There's no comparison.

[@theshillneckedlizard8364]

@kirbykipling9515 I clearly stated she suffered bruising. But you are trying to imply that she suffered serious injury. Which she did NOT. Go on and list Nancy's "serious injuries" that had her apparently competing in "so much pain." Go on, list them. I'll wait.

[@theshillneckedlizard8364]

@kirbykipling9515 "had she not sustained any injuries we wouldn't be here". Gotcha.

[@theshillneckedlizard8364]

@kirbykipling9515 "We wouldn't be here" is also in there 😀 So you're arguing that she was injured when she wasn't. I mean, that's what you're saying.

[@deidre354]

People love a comeback story, especially when it's someone who is a victim like she was. She didn't deserve to be injured, she deserved her Olympic moment that she worked hard for. Was this the best routine? No. Did it deserve gold? No, not in comparison to the others. But do we love to see people overcome adversities? Yes, absolutely. That's the only reason people think she deserved the gold, because despite what happened to her, she still did this, and in front of the world. That is inspirational.

[@GGE47]

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!! Nancy Kerrigan outskated Baiul and it wasn't even close. Those 5 commie judges stuck together and made sure Oksana got the gold. She was Ukraine( part of the former Soviet Union) and Nancy was American. There never should have been 5 commie judges on that panel. The Olympic Committee is to blame. Nancy did overcome her adversities and won the gold, but dealing with Communist judges will cheat you every time. Oksana just didn't make the combination jumps like Nancy did. Nancy was spectacular. Oksana was just a cutie pie dancing around to old Broadway tunes. She lacked a lot in the technical part. That is why she lost to Surya Bonaly in the European Championships.

[@Unworshipediety]

It was a hard thing to judge Nancy, Oksana, and even Tanya were all competing against themselves and what they had overcome to get to their moment. Personally, I felt Oksana more than the others, I liked her come from nothing story and how that was expressed out there on the ice. Nancy kinda has this imperial nature about her and could be a little snippy at times, which is why I liked her. But hey, thanks for expressing yourself!

[@susy379]

I think that on the technical part Nancy was way cleaner, but a bit stiff and oksana wasn’t as clean, but had more rhythm and fluidity in her movements.

[@GGE47]

@@susy379 She did not skate as difficult a program. Degree of difficulty is more important, especially when she skates them without any flaws. Oksana just made too many mistakes. That is why Nancy won the short program. Nancy haters always ignore the lack of mistakes and refuse to acknowledge Oksana's obvious mistakes.

[@mayloo2137]

@@susy379 I agree with that. There is more to a program than just the technical part ie jumping. I really haven't watched Nancy Kerrigan before, but she doesn't seem to cover much ice with her jumps. Oksana's in-between skatework seems to be better than Nancy's. And she had more expression too.

[@dannysimion]

There was something so magical about her performance. I felt like I've seen her in 3 acts in this free skate and we got to see her in three variations with the last segment being my favorite. To me, it was more artistic and i appreciate that aspect. I kept my eyes glued the whole way!

[@genednomyar3383]

Excellent comments, Danny. And it seemed to go by so fast, and that's because it was so wonderful, so exceptional!!!

[@Erin78G]

I have watched this three times in the last three days. I don’t feel like I enjoy skating as much anymore because when I compare to performances like this…her skating went WITH the music. Now when I watch I feel like they are skating while music is playing. Does anyone else see this difference?

[@joburch7583]

I see the difference and I totally agree with you.

[@slater4cc]

Thank you so much for posting this without the commentary. I had so many great memories of watching this performance

[@Daisypetal100]

Beautiful woman; talented figure skater.

[@tammystoa3946]

She's a beautiful dove❤

[@shihlin1]

You have to understand Nancy's previous problems skating in big international competitions and cracking under pressure to appreciate this performance. I'm not a big fan of hers, but she's caught unnecessary flak from trollers since the "I Tonya" movie came out.

[@Tarigio]

It’s sad that before this performance, Nancy always placed because others fell, and the one time she puts on the performance of a lifetime, the gold medal slips away.

[@Patrick.V.]

She deserved everything….! Two faced she is!

[@flightoflightning2505]

@@TarigioShe deserved gold imo. Chen Lu should have been 3rd after the short, Bonaly 2nd and Baiul 4th. Although Lu butchered the 2T combo, it was much less of a deduction than Baiul’s two-footed 3Lz. Furthermore, Baiul should have been 3rd in the FS and Lu 2nd, with Kerrigan capturing the gold.

[@marcusbollinger414]

Beautifully skated. Graceful, smooth, nice energy when needed, expressive and soft where needed, technical exuberance where needed. A wonderful performed competitive skate. Don't know what people are talking about when they criticize this.

[@pamelacossey8604]

Totally agree. Nancy did an amazing job. She was at the top of her game. Wish she had rcvd the gold.

[@phyrruskarimarmalgold3660]

They were deceived by the biased movie I, Tonya that is clearly made to exaggerate Tonya Harding life.

[@julielabelle2907]

A more complete program than Baiul’s

[@pattidale7968]

@@julielabelle2907 how so a more "complete" program than Baiul?? I am American too, but I fail to see your comparison.

[@julielabelle2907]

@@pattidale7968 I’m Ukrainian American

[@elladay7913]

then there is me.. who cant even skate without holding onto the hand railing... 😂😂

[@katieskorner8164]

The year my Baby Girl was born. Watching this brought me to tears. Hormones I thought. Nope, all these years later, still does.

[@fairyangelprincess7093]

that dress she's wearing is so pretty and sparkly

[@octopusgucci4738]

And 15 000$ I think lol

[@angiecastro2457]

@@octopusgucci4738 and ???

[@chrishintz1077]

That was a wow performance. I remember listening in the states on the radio bc of time zone difference. She skated as if she owned the ice. Brilliant. No regrets, surely. Thanks Nancy.

[@PrincessAlix7]

I found Nancy's performance boring. Oksana Baiul was pure magic ~ poetry on ice.

[@sobekmania]

I know her skating isn’t the most artistic, but can I say that her outfit is GORGEOUS! I’d really like to see more outfits like hers nowadays!

[@janemariecox6547]

Her costume was a $20,000 Vera Wang. That's about all she had going for her

[@ub4real160]

it was made by Vera Wang...a famous Bridal Designer....she was a skater also,,,,it would cost a Fortune

[@hayleyv4321]

OMG!!! Who do these people think they are on here!! Unless your an Olympic skater get off this page!! No one could have any idea the horrific amount of training courage and guts it takes to even get there let alone HOW BEAUTIFULLY SHE SKATED!!❤️😍🥰

[@fanc.5711]

Athletic skating without a doubt but not terribly graceful, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and they made very smart style choices with the music and choreography to suit her strengths. Fun to watch imo. Her jumps and spins consistently have a weird wobble

[@prettylady995]

Nancy was the most beautiful elegant graceful skater ever. Her femininity is envied and probably not even recognized by these critics. She doesn’t even take a footstep without it showing. Most athletic females can’t come close to her or wouldn’t even recognize what it is she’s got. Everyone else didn’t have the maturity and grace she did and still don’t. And every single movement and all of the jumps were perfectly executed. Bravo to the ever lasting beauty that she is. Any critic on this site can’t even recognize beauty all they have is evil envy. ❤Love to Nancy

[@BruteStrength99]

Elegance and beauty aren't supposed to be factors in judging. They don't win Olympics.

[@trashcant69]

I Love how well balanced this Programm is

[@diademerouge]

Yes, bland balances well with vanilla.

[@sharieglenn344]

God bless Ms Nancy Kerrigan and to all of the Ice Skaters we love y'all congrats!!!!

[@cynthiaburley8776]

Our family has always admired and adored Nancy and always felt she should of won the GOLD But we are VERY OPINIONATED!

[@AishiBhattacharyaOfficial]

That spin at the end😍♥️😍

[@jyotipradhan2600]

Blackis black music

[@GGE47]

It made Oksana's spin look like a beginner.

[@angiecastro2457]

@@GGE47 👏🏻👏🏻

[@coreyadkins8775]

Great job. Excellent glamorous design of costume. Believes Nancy & staff pushed the styling of costumes beyond her years.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Vera Wang, the designer, was a former figure skater herself and understood what a skating costume needed

[@jasonpayne1240]

I’m not crying...you’re crying...I saw this live on TV and all these years later it still inspires me to be my best...to do my best and not give up EVER!!!Thanks Nancy! 🇺🇸

[@paulmcelroy81]

I was routing for her so much but she got beat by a better skater on the night. Oksana was magical and deserved top spot!

[@belartful]

Oksana doesn't have the same maturity as Kerrigan..or overall greatness..

[@paulmcelroy81]

@@belartful girl please. Nancy was a robot that night. No emotion

[@annehancock6734]

@@paulmcelroy81 Well that is your opinion. I watched all the skaters that night, and I think Nancy was the best, and it was later discovered Oksana two footed several of her jumps as well. Some people just seem to be obsessed with the whole Nancy/ Tonya thing. To this day, nasty Tonya supporters literally flood any video on KZbin about Nancy with hateful, cruel, comments about her. Not saying your one of them, but there are plenty of them, and it is despicable.

[@angiecastro2457]

@@paulmcelroy81 Robots no smile, Nancy felt and smiled at each of her elements. You are blind!!!

[@genednomyar3383]

@paulmcelroy81 Nancy started skating this long program with incredible peace, which turned into joy as she continued and became total elation at the end of the skate.

[@sahpire75]

beautiful angel of 1994!

[@linzzzanity]

whoever designed her costume is a legend. It stands the test of time.

[@LWOPP]

Vera Wang, who subsequently designed many beautiful costumes for Michelle Kwan.

[@jamesr1703]

She showed her true colors on the podium and with the comments that she made prior.

[@JohnSmith-zr1pi]

I remember watching this and had chills, her jumps were text book perfect and she looks so ready. Classic at its best!

[@jjh2456]

John Smith except for the flip in the beginning

[@genednomyar3383]

Jose, it was a great double flip of wonderful quality; it just wasn't a triple.

[@JohnSmith-zr1pi]

Exactly

[@mikeg8375]

​@jjh2456 The flip at the beginning was a double but it didn't look popped open. There was really no criticism to it other than the fact it wasn't a triple. But it was certainly not an ugly double.

[@michaellazzeri2069]

Gorgeous woman-----------beautiful skater, she showed heart & class to come back as she did ! Well done, Nancy .Kerrigan, the entire country was cheering for you ! -----------MJL, 76 y/o

[@JoM-f7q]

Still is!

[@stacyann825]

Fun fact: the women's skating finals ranks #6 on the most watched sporting event list!

[@ryanpepper8188]

This was a gold medal 🥇 winning performance! Bravo, Nancy! ⛸

[@ScottyFang]

I remember my sister being in *love* with Nancy Kerrigan, growing up, and to this day I still don’t see any reason for her popularity

[@opalap504]

Music background was a Neil Diamond's medley The first song is "Play Me" from Diamond's album "Moods". The second one is "Headed for the future" from Diamond's homonym album. The third one is "Dear father" from Diamond's JLS soundtrack album. The last one, unfortunately, I can't recognize. Kind regards!

[@zoesilver6560]

This has to be one of the most graceful looking sports it’s crazy 😧

[@jojopemb2218]

It’s literally like watching a swan. Even all these years later. Absolutely amazing!

[@andreafks]

The outfit tho! She's amazing for doing that after such an important injury.

[@octopusgucci4738]

It costs like 15000$

[@robynvann735]

This was a gold metal performance. Beautifully skated flawless performance 2022

[@stephanierivers2118]

This was perfection! I remember watching it live back in 94. We were all holding our breath that year because of what was happening and watching Nancy perform this routine at the Olympics was just the best! This is what Olympic moments are made of. I think the entire country was excited for her and to this day I still cry tears of happiness watching how proud she was of her performance. Just the best. Nancy Kerrigan is our Olympic icon! She should have won Gold. I also had the pleasure of meeting her back in 2017 and she is truly a warm hearted and kind person.

[@catiecatherine9978]

Not an icon and she was not the best there. I too was excited to see her skate and hoping for her to win. She was not the gold skater there and she showed such poor sportsmanship towards a kid that fought all odds to win. She was a total wench with her attitude and dirty looks towards a kid that was like 8 years younger than her. I thought Nancy was classy.. till then.

[@dorotayp2031]

No nie! Oksana była lepsza! Lepiej wyszkolona baletowo i miała ciekawszy program.Nancyvpojechala pięknie ale nudno!

[@bombdottcom111]

For being bashed hard soon before this, that was impressive!

[@freddiemercury4evr]

She had a bruised knee, from which she recovered. Many people don't recall that Oksana Baiul skated with far worse injuries, and rightfully won the Gold.

[@GGE47]

@@freddiemercury4evr Wrong, Oksana made too many errors.Nancy was near perfection.

[@eamonnmorris5331]

It's a performance to look back on and say "THIS is what I brought! ... no matter what!"

[@aishwaryamhatre9053]

Winning an Olympic medal despite her painful past was a big achievement on its own:)

[@msmarycrawley4303]

I love Nancy.. I feel sorry that all people can do is send her hate because they watched a movie. She will always be the real victim no matter what Hollywood tries to say. This is unforgettable performance from a legendary figure skater, and you’re watching pure art.

[@unknownperson2596]

LMAO WHAT?!

[@lar.8168]

I'm sorry, but she is so slow and stiff and the routine was empty. Imagine her going against Evgenia or even Zagitova

[@izzykiechel1712]

Anne C nancy has no emotion and poor technical skills theres nothing special or good about her i would rather watch paint dry than watch her skate while evgenia has real emotion, tells a story with her skating, is graceful, and has good technical ability

[@alexsdb9712]

Zagitova? Junior-like. Not a woman and refined yet.

[@gunaymuradova4633]

Not better than Evgenia or Zagitova?? She has proper lutz. Her skating skills are better. Evgenia and Zagitova try to cover up their lack of SS with transitions. But now Evgenia has less transitions because of her body and choreographer, you can see real her

[@gunaymuradova4633]

@Anne C i am not even saying anything bad anout Nancy. Are you okay?

[@lilianbazbaz1171]

Lol I was thinking the same thing trusova was probably doing this at 7

[@Angel-xe2tl]

Normally Im not a fan of light costumes due to it blending it in with the ice. But I LOVE this one.

[@jogman262]

She skated to Neil Diamond music. How lovely was that.

[@britneysprsfan1forever415]

What a glamorous and beautiful sport!😗😘 Also Kerrigan looks stunning!😘

[@Robertashine]

I still can't believe she didn't win. It was perfection on ice and she worked so hard. In my heart she did win.

[@concretetype6133]

Beautiful Graceful Nancy. America’s Sweetheart

[@stacyann825]

Oh ya! She was sleeping with her very-married manager!!!

[@stacyann825]

Oh ya! She was sleeping with her very-married manager!!!

[@ИринаХлюпина-ь1щ]

Сама нежность ,женственность

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

Flawless, she should have had the gold 🇨🇦

[@bethroesch2156]

The skate of her life!!! Flawless

[@carolinechrista1504]

It wasn't flawless, she doubled her first jump which should have been a triple.

[@corawaller-jacobs8007]

I do agree that it was the skate of her life... she struggled so frequently in her long programs. I still prefer Oksana’s unique artistry, but I definitely can see why Nancy was disappointed.

[@bethroesch2156]

@@corawaller-jacobs8007 that's where Oksana got Nancy, the artistic aspect.

[@ADEAL918]

@@bethroesch2156 that’s only true because CBS’s coverage played up 9th judge Jan Hoffmann from Germany as the deciding vote, and yes, in his case it came down to a broken tie with Nancy having a .1 technical edge and Oksana having a .1 artistic edge, and the artistic mark is the tie-breaker. But overall, Oksana did not win on artistry and that’s what makes this decision such a travesty. Artistry is purely a matter of personal taste so I can at least understand those who say Oksana was much better in that area. I don’t agree, I found them both breathtaking artistically. But there was a HUGE difference technically, and Nancy should have had that edge. Artistically they got the same marks overall-six 5.9’s and three 5.8’s. But distributed differently. Three preferred Nancy artistically (Britain, U.S., and Japan), three preferred Oksana artistically (Poland, Canada, and Germany), and three had them tied artistically (Czech Republic, Ukraine, and China). The problem was that those latter three actually put Oksana ahead TECHNICALLY, and there’s ZERO defense for that.

[@elizabethburrell4756]

@@ADEAL918 Bingo. Nancy jumps and combinations were superior and clean. VS no triple combo.

[@youdeservetobehappynow7584]

Beautiful and her dress was perfect. Graceful

[@jc6594]

Happy 50th Birthday Nancy Kerrigan

[@kriplkrapl7309]

there's nothing unforgettable in THIS skating.Average,and judges confirm it.

[@alexsdb9712]

Ladies 1994 Olympics Free Skate ranking: 1. Kerrigan or Chen, 2. Chen or Kerrigan, 3. Sato, 4. Szewczenko, 5. Bonaly I watched this then and now, and tragedy or not, Nancy skated for herself, as if skating alone on a pond. It was pure joy, regalness, savouring and determination coming from her.

[@hazeleyees]

Its wild that in the beginning of 94 we had Tonya vs Nancy. Then in June OJ. Wild year 94 was!

[@JogaOhio]

How this didn't win gold I'll never get. Passion, power, and the only successful triple triple combination. Nancy was hurt by all the media of the attack for the german judge to give her 5.8 for both tech and artistic he knew he could set it up for Oksana who went in to be a drunk.

[@zeljkajeramaz3175]

JogaOhio she didn't win because she lacked emotion. Are you suggesting that Oksana was drunk while skating on the Olympics? Kerrigan is Katarina Witt wannabe but she was never even close to her. She was expecting a gold for two reasons: she is from the US so it makes her better than anybody else and she was attacked so she would get some sympathy points... pathetic. Her reaction to Oksana winning was the most repulsive thing I have ever seen. Also her behaviour during the Ukranian national anthem ... I was spechless. I guess that's what sleeping with a married man while being underage is doing to ones personality.

[@Inessence4]

One small correction. Nancy was 24 here. Definitely not underage to sleep with anyone.

[@freddiemercury4evr]

@@baba-t4q1k yes, Oksana skated with injuries and rightfully won the Gold.

[@epiphannytaylor3211]

The way she holds her body is so strange. Like her poses are weird looking I don't know if it's our hands or what but it's weird. And the way she holds her mouth. But I think she did do a better job

[@rubyred2874]

I loved it!

[@AlphaPoe]

Gold medal performance. Nancy deserved the gold. Breathtaking 👍🏻❤️

[@blue3381]

Totally agree. This was tremendous.

[@janemariecox6547]

No she didn't

[@ignacedhont9816]

Yes she deserved gold. But you obviously didn't see Oksana perform..

[@arckocsog253]

I'm watching this performance 24 years later for the first time. Flawless. Beautiful dress and music, too.

[@craigharrison5406]

How did she not win gold for that performance??

[@mothermovementa]

Oxana baiul

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@- Anthony Pffft. Kerrigan had all the artistry of a shopfront mannequin. She took forever to set up a jump, and her spins were also of a lower difficulty level than Baiul's. She doubled her planned triple lutz and she barely hung on to the flip. About the only thing Kerrigan had going for her was a pretty Vera Wang dress.

[@amischair]

This routine still gives me chills all these years later. ❤️

[@scorpioxf]

She really rose above.

[@sergiocamberos5606]

By far the best dress of the night and a beautiful skating, I love Oksana, but Nancy was better.

[@AncientSecretz]

Beautiful lady and boy what a skater.

[@twilightblue8566]

I was so proud of Nancy's exquisite performance with no mistakes (that I could see) after all of her hard work coming back from her injury. At the time, the judges preferred the flashier and more flamboyant Oksana though. It was sad to see Nancy's reactions then and later on. I wish she had appreciated her silver medal more.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

To be fair, there wasn't much of an injury to come back from - she sustained a bruise to her thigh, no more. She was back on the ice within three days and doing full back to back runthroughs of her routine within a week. The biggest injury was probably psychological but she overcame that well. I'm not saying that the attack was OK, of course it wasn't, but the way the press made out that she'd limped onto the ice from her hospital bed to take the silver medal was greatly exaggerated.

[@erinundra]

Oksana won because she was the better competitor. Nancy's performance was lovely, but her attitude to Oksana was terrible. I'm glad she lost.

[@light147147]

4:28 LOVE IT!!!!

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

That was so beautiful and moving. I didn't want to blink.

[@so_cal_mom]

She is such a beautiful skater.

[@Danny-wy8kz]

Honestly for me,she was better at executing technical contents than Oksana here.Oksana had more jump passes,speed,flow,expression though. But I still can’t find which lady was more suitable for gold medal. It totally depends on member of judges,I guess.

[@rebekahw8822]

Having seen she rolled her eyes at Tonya, I just feel uncomfortable with her big nostrils

[@sierrajade63]

I never liked her,she skated well but I just didn't care for her. She seemed snobby.

[@Dalatiidae]

@Ricky Roma you're the type of person to be on 14andthisisdeep

[@octaviouswillingham8458]

Well people do change over time. She was a young lady here and today she seems much changed.

[@naturalbby1722]

Octaviius Willingham have u watched her interviews

[@octaviouswillingham8458]

@@naturalbby1722 I have...I have seen the change. When younger she did seem spoiled and snobbish. When she married and became a mother she seemed drastically changed. Even the last interview a couple of years back with she and Tonya, she seemed to have let it go and complimented Tonya on her family and new life. She has also complimented Oksana saying her performance was "stunning" and that she was amazing. In time many of us mature.

[@naturalbby1722]

Octaviius Willingham well in a 2017 interview she didn’t seem to want to have anything to do with Tonya

[@shihlin1]

If you watch this program again, you will notice Nancy even pulls off a triple-triple jump combination. In 94 this was practically unheard of. She def found a zone to skate her best between the whack and the Lillehammer Olympics. She only had about 6 weeks to recup and recover not to mention do rehab sev times a day to rebuild strength. Nobody ever talks about the incredible odds she was up against. Nobody would blame her if she didn't medal bc of the physical and emotional damage she went thru after the U.S. Nationals in Detroit. I will give her a big thumbs up for conquering so many different types of demons just to make it this far

[@stacyann825]

The orthopedic surgeon who worked on her and is still the OAC Figure Skating doctor worked at Salem Hospital. I was an OR x-ray tech and had worked with him many times. His picture was in ALL the magazines and tabloids, so we plastered the walls with them and when he walked in started cheering and clapping and saying "We're not worthy!". He was so embarrassed his face was beet red! He's such a nice guy and an excellent surgeon!!

[@tabithaSabella]

Hi Nancy. Sending a hug your way. You look beautiful by the way

[@evelynbyrd2871]

Nancy was amazing too

[@nimekupata]

She won bronze in 1992, had only eight months to heal because of a goon, and people say she looks stiff?! She makes it look effortless! That’s is exactly what every sport strives for that has artistic elements. Movie needs to be done about her, not just a parody. You gotta have heart and lots of good mojo to stand in your power after being attacked. Love her! ❤️

[@Dalatiidae]

She mostly did back crossovers to gain speed for jumps, her program was a bunch of spins, crossovers and jumps. No artistry whatsoever

[@donnalombardo1135]

@@Dalatiidae could u do better

[@TheWesBradshaw]

I am such an Oksana fan but I always still wonder and believe that 94 was Nancy's gold!

[@icecoldbruh]

That ending was superb

[@reinaldorios2518]

That was no silver....give me a break...that was GOLD any day of the week. Way to go Nancy...world-class skater!!! Goose bumps type performance!!!

[@arelichagoya1446]

Alabansas al señor para el Señor

[@dianacassinelli9467]

Reinaldo Rios too stiff

[@rickram1961]

Nancy Kerrigan was certainly robbed of the gold medal for this skate of a lifetime!

[@donnalombardo1135]

Especially after what she had gone through

[@scottishpride6473]

She should have won the Gold Medal for sure

[@dbreiden83080]

It was very close. It’s weird a lot of people just didn’t like her. I was having this conversation just the other day with my sister her and I were both big figure skating fans back in the day. She was very critical of her personality, and felt she was a very cold skater. No emotions. Oksana she felt had a more joyous performance and deserve to win. Personally I disagree.

[@JoM-f7q]

One cannot be loose and floppy in such a competition.

[@JoM-f7q]

She has a great smile and beautiful teeth.

[@mothermovementa]

Init

[@ddivincenzo1194]

Oksana skated better.

[@victoriaindigo]

That long drawn out self reverent expression on her face at the beginning lol, I'm so glad she got Silver

[@andresuston7692]

Someone made the mistake of telling her she looked like Katherine Hepburn and she ran with it. 😃

[@genednomyar3383]

To me it was a look of peace, concentration, and gratitude; a look that said the moment was finally here to simply leave everything else behind and skate, which she did, with joy!!!

[@L1623VP]

Love her or hate her, Nancy was the winner that night. Her performance was FAR more sophisticated and MUCH cleaner than Baiul's skate, which was full of two-foot landings, facial mugging and only one combo that was thrown in at the very end, not to mention her pink flamingo costume with ponytail scrunchie. How anyone could think Baiul deserved the gold is incredible. Nancy's was the skate of the night. Nancy's ONLY mistake, and it wasn't even a mistake since it was in the free program, was to double a planned triple flip. That's it. She had zero deductions. Baiul, on the other hand, had the sympathy vote of the judges. The media was setting her up to win days before the competition, calling her the "Orphan from Odessa". If they said it once, they said it 1,000 times, and how Victor Petrenko was her "father figure". The press was bound and determined to make her the "feel good" story of the 94 games. "Orphan Wins Olympic Gold for Dead Parents; Father figure won gold in 1992!" The mantra was all over the news and newspapers. Such a crime. Some people dislike Nancy because she expressed her upset at being robbed after the Olympics. Who wouldn't? You spend your whole life for 4 minutes on the ice, give a flawless performance and end up with sliver...I would have been pissed, too. She KNEW she'd won, and so did everyone else who understands skating. Nancy was the epitome of sophistication. She was the first skater to show you could be elegant on the ice and shunned the typical gaudy gold lamae, sequins, puffy sleeves and feathers that filled ladies skating. In the years to come, ALL the ladies would emulate her classic style from Michelle Kwan to Kim Yuna. In fact, you could take this skate and perform it today with the same costume 24 years later, and it wouldn't look out of place. It's timeless. You can't say that about Baiul's LP, which looked dated just a couple years after the 94 games.

[@kcreagan9799]

I thought it looked dated then (Oksana)!

[@Kaboomboo]

Eh I think Nancy was better technically. Oksana was better artistically. Oksana didn't even have a combination

[@skaterboy-cz9wj]

@@Kaboomboo She did have a combo which may have won her ogm - literally a last second double axel double toe out of nowhere.

[@mm-xk5wi]

GOLD in my eyes forever!💖🎉✊👐

[@mikeg4576]

Nancy should have won this on the basis of the technical mark. Even if you give Oksana .1 edge in the artistic mark, Nancy should have been .2 ahead in the technical mark. She did a triple-triple combination, and one other triple sal double toe combination. Oksana only did one combination in the whole performance, and it was the double axel double toe at the end which was very sloppy... She also two-footed two of her landings (flip and the final triple toe). I might have even given Chen Lu a higher technical mark than Oksana, she did two triple lutzes. What i still cannot understand is that the judges from The Czech republic, Ukraine, and China gave Oksana higher technical marks. At least Hoffman who cast the deciding vote to Oksana did so on the basis of the artistic mark. Love her or hate her (and not defending her conduct after the competition ended) Nancy had a legitimate beef here.

[@dbreiden83080]

There was a thought and I think there may be some merit to it that she was being partially blamed for all of the media attention and controversy with the whole Tonya Harding fiasco. That obviously makes very little sense because it’s not as if Nancy Kerrigan brought any of that on herself, yet some seem to blame her to an extent.

[@mikeg4576]

@@dbreiden83080 I think you're probably on to something there. Victim blaming is definitely a thing and some of that may have applied here.

[@monabiehl6213]

I don't see where the artistic was lacking. Nancy skated with so much emotion and enthusiasm.

[@mikeg4576]

@@monabiehl6213 i personally agree. I was just making the point that even if you like Oksana's artistry better, Nancy still should have won... Nancy skated her heart out.

[@maoribrotha53]

People only started bad mouthing this routine after I, Tonya came out….

[@Propfellax]

Literally lmao

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

That was the performance of the night, IMO.