Nancy Kerrigan (USA) - 1993 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate

Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC - 1993 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate - First, a profile on Nancy Kerrigan of the United States, followed by the Free Skate where she had a complete meltdown due to nerves and pressure. She would place a dismal 9th in the Free Skate and end up dropping from 1st to 5th Place overall. Her failure to win a medal here made this the first World Championship since 1969 when a US lady failed to medal at Worlds and the first time since 1964 when the US team failed to win a medal at Worlds. By placing 5th here, the US would only earn 2 berths for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games and the 1994 Worlds.

[@keeganthorpe]

One thing about Nancy; she always wore the best skating dresses. Too bad she rarely put together a clean program.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Keegan Thorpe thats right, it’s beautiful! When she came in, I was like „Wow, so classy and beautiful“. But I was really disappointed with her music and choreo

[@GGE47]

She nailed it in the '94 Olympics and no, Oksana Baiul did not skate near as well in '94 as she did here, and that wasn't even the best as Nancy's '94 performance. Nancy had some combinations that were absolutely perfect including a triple triple. Oksana got better marks in Lillehammer than she did here and didn't skate near as well. Something was rotten in Den, I mean Lillehammer.

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

@@GGE47 ARE YOU NUTS? That ballet performance Oksana did with the white costume, even if didn't pull a single jump, was better than ANYTHING anyone could do at the 94 olimpics. Her pink dress performance was AMAZING too, and she was not a big jumper, but she was (and still) the best in actistic part of te sport... Even today no one match that, we have Yuna Kim that is the perfect ballence since she can jump perfectly and has amazing artistic skill, but the artistic part is ALMOST Oksana's level.

[@GGE47]

@@theoperatripleaxel5417 Technically Nancy skated a much better program and you might as well include her short program, that counts too, and Oksana is way behind. Just too many two foot landings and gets a 5.9 from the Czech judge. Since the both got the same scores in artistry, the commiecrap judges cheated her out of the gold medal in the technical which Nancy skated rings around. Oksana was always weak in combination jumps which she did not even attempt. She still skated better in the '93 World's than the '94 Olympics. As bad as Nancy skated in the Worlds she still won a bronze medal which proves how little competition she had at the World's. '94 olympic committee committed a terrible and unforgivable sin in picking a majority of 5 communist judges who were still fighting the cold war. Since they got the same artistic marks, they most definitely cheated her in the technical merits, which is as open and brash and in our faces as they could get. They were saying ha ha ha America, here it is in your face what we did, now do something about it. I have known the communists to cheat numerous times in different events for decades, but this time they had a majority of 5 low life judges and they took real advantage of it. olympic committee, you are to blame for choosing these 5 commie cheats so shame on your sorry selves. It is not an oversight on my part to not capitalize the olympic committee. They don't deserve it.

[@trcykaufman]

Keegan Thorpe guess they just gave her medals for her outfits? Whatever

[@tyronebranch2946]

Even in her starting position you can tell that she was very nervous.

[@genednomyar3383]

Yes, her face was already red when she began. She really looked upset already at the beginning of the program.

[@nafsi8519]

Her face never matched with the program. No feelings made it souless and stiff. I can't enjoy any performance if the performer has a robotic expression.

[@smurfiennes]

Her arms were like of those North Korean soldier’s marching

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

This was a huge disappointment for her, but kind of understandable when you put it in context. Not only was she feeling the pressure as the American number 1, the favourite and the leader after the short, but she'd also just seen Baiul, Bonaly, Chen and Sato skate pretty much flawlessly. No wonder she went to pieces.

[@porkchop1329]

From the opening pose you could see something was wrong. Eyes darting around & shaky hands. I don't care what anyone says every skater has this type of performance at some point in their career. Love her dress.

[@gilbertlaylay8210]

Who here's feels sorry for that little girl at the very end trying to hand her flowers more than Nancy!? I do!

[@valmacclinchy]

Typical Nancy behavior..

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

I remember this. “I just wanna die.” Nobody told her to have fun and skate with joy. She got too caught up in her own packaging as America’s new “Ice Princess”. They just never let her love her skating. All that privilege showered upon her and she was left doubting she could ever stand upon the pedestal they had already placed her on.

[@GunsNRoses1123]

She was already stressed and in bad mood before she even started, I feel bad for her though.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

She was hyped up so much after Yamaguchi retired. They were calling her the "Ice Queen". She was expected to inherit Yamaguchi's title and go onto win the worlds and then the Olympics. Some people can take that amount of pressure, but Nancy never could.

[@tarakwannabe675]

@@ilovebeinagirl Yeah, finishing second in the '94 Olympics was shameful.

[@Ernie1978]

Her reaction to an overwhelmed 15 year-old girl who came from nothing beating her and crying of joy tells you everything you need to know about this woman. She wasn't even that consistent of a skater, anyway.

[@genednomyar3383]

She wasn't reacting to Oksana in any way She was reacting to her disappointment in not skating well, in not being her best version of herself.

[@fertusherring3476]

@@genednomyar3383 Agreed 100%. Her reaction was about her poor skating, nothing else.

[@kimberlygilliam6112]

@@genednomyar3383 She’s talking about how she acted the next year when Oksana beat her at the Olympics. She made fun of her for crying, a young girl who had lost everything and had the skate of her life.

[@Kaboomboo]

@@kimberlygilliam6112 She didn't make fun of her for crying. I think people make too much of that. Someone told her she was late because she was getting her make up done, and she just made a remark that she would just cry it all off anyway. It was just an offhand remark, she wasn't taunting her yeesh.

[@totesgene]

I don't think that's fair. you don't know her. She is disappointed. Anyone would be. She has two World and two Olympic medals over basically a 4-year international career. I'd call that damn well consistent and being able to handle the pressure of major events.

[@mikeg8375]

She looked so sad and bewildered at that meltdown. Its amazing to think that a year later at the Olympics she has the performance of her life in the long program. Somehow in the midst of all that craziness with the assault on her knee - she found inner toughness. She didn't win the gold but she had her best result ever at the Olympics and skated a clean program.

[@user-qu6wi3hu8f]

She should've won. Figure skating is a sport after all.

[@Juice_Lover123]

As much as I was never a Kerrigan fan, this looks really hard to go through. The K&C section was very candid as Kerrigan could never keep her emotions to herself. As the first skater in decades to not give the US a podium finish was likely a huge embarrassment. I can easily see how this program was intended to be iconic and how the last spiral over the chorus section from the title theme was intended to inspire a standing ovation prior to the end of the music. It was all there for her, she just couldn't pick it up. This program never once came together the entire season.

[@mikeg8375]

She really struggled with inconsistency throughout her career. It's really amazing she was able to put it all together at the Olympics a year later.

[@missq4724]

Sorry, I think her attitude was her worse trait. She's just a bad loser. And she just blanked and pushed past the little girl who had collected her flowers at 10:38 in a bad way...

[@melissafigueiraferreira5794]

A pretty face, a slim figure and pretty dresses. And what else? Nothing about her skating is minimally impressive, I don't get all the fuss around her back then... She looks like a doll, but not an athlete. She doesn't even seem to have a nice personality, she looks somewhat snobbish, if you ask me. The USA threw away their most precious gem in figure skating : Tonya Harding. I'm portuguese, fond of this sport, recently into Tonya and Nancy's case and let me tell you: never in my life have I seen a skater as strong, skilled and powerful as Tonya Harding. I don't believe she had the slightest reason to fear this Nancy, let alone throwing away her whole life and all the hardwork and suffering she had to endure in order to get where she was in the early 90's! I don't believe she was guilty of any of that, but regardless, America should have given her a second thought and treasure her. No one in the world will ever beat her. Her talent is unmatched, even today.

[@figureskatingcommentator9162]

Melissa Figueira Ferreira tonya was amazing! Nancy was great too. You should look at Midori Ito, jumped even higher than tonya!

[@melissamajors4925]

Tonya, is that you?

[@melissafigueiraferreira5794]

@@melissamajors4925 Totally. Can't you tell by my resemblance and by the language I speak in my videos? 🙄 Gosh...

[@GGE47]

@@melissafigueiraferreira5794 You are definitely mean as a snake like Tonya.

[@RaymondHng]

Today, we have women figure skaters that can jump quads over Harding's triple axel.

[@kelsey1406]

Let’s be real, if the whole Harding incident didn’t happen, nobody would really know who is was. She was very beautiful, but he programs were not exciting. She had very little passion and her moves were very robotic.

[@valmacclinchy]

Tonya was prettier and a better skater too.

[@pennwoman]

She blew right past that little girl trying to hand her bouquets of flowers.

[@valmacclinchy]

Nancy was a snob.

[@isabelbarroso3381]

Nancy had her skating dresses made by a designer, Vera Wang that is why they looked so nice.

[@wileecoyote671]

This was such a disaster, but a very predictable disaster for so many reasons. First, Nancy didn't skate well at Nationals either. Second, The US team was very weak here with irvin and kwiatkowski. Nancy always skated knowing kristi or tonya would medal if she bombed, but here she was the only hope. After mark mitchell cracked, she was really the only hope for ANY american medal. Third, the program was too hard and too different for Nancy in its construction (only time 3 lutz was early right after her sketchy 3 flip, tough entry into 3sal, didnt alternate hard/less-secure jump then easier/consistent jump like usual, etc etc). Nancy also struck me as a homebody then, so traveling to and performing in an Eastern euro venue may have played in too. Lastly, the worlds before an olympics always has extra pressure with olympic qualifying spots on the line. Honestly, the best thing for her 94 olympics was the attack/injury. It took the pressure off because if she bombed, one could blame the leg or emotional trauma vs just ordinary nerves.

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

This is an excellent analysis. Yes, this program layout was too ambitious for Nancy. Glad she pulled herself together for the 94 Olympics under all that relentless scrutiny.

[@nicholasp1096]

Although Nancy did skate in eastern Europe to medal in 91 and southern Europe in Albertville. I do agree the layout was very challenging, even that spread eagle to lutz incredibly difficult and she struggled with it. Its too bad Harding had slipped and didnt make this world team, it might have made a real difference for the next year.

[@wileecoyote671]

@nicholasp1096 by eastern Europe, I mean a country and crowd that had been under Communist rule until 1989. Czechoslavakia was not as Westernized like Germany or France. There was not a huge American presence in the stands. I remember thinking the arena looked dimmer and the crowd subdued compared to previous Worlds venues. Its just my opinion, I cant say if that actually affected Nancy or the US team as a whole.

[@nicholasp1096]

@@wileecoyote671 Also interesting Kerrigan as part of the world sweep in 91 was under a unified Germany from just the year before. ( Only a few months before actually). I think her Neil Diamond program would have been a better fit for her, this program had too much going on in it, but kudos for her for still keeping in that level. Also she never did or attempted 2 triple lutzs in any of her other programs.

[@wileecoyote671]

@nicholasp1096 very odd about the lutzes, yes. She was confident enough in 3lutz to open her short programs with it (first jump), but never her first jump in any free skate and never planned to repeat except here. Strange.

[@toomuchsauce5599]

What a mess!!😂😂

[@tammycottingham194]

She is not near as good as Tonya!!!

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

In 1993, Tonya was fat and badly out of form. She couldn’t even have managed this performance, let alone contend for a medal.

[@alexanderp7459]

Who cares? She’s great

[@Haileestinger]

@@alexanderp7459Fr Nancy is so good

[@shihlin1]

Sandra Bezic does the commentary here. She had worked on choreography with Kristi Yamaguchi and most of the top skaters. She knew the in's and out's of the skating community and the personalities of the skaters. I'm sure she knew Nancy might not be equipped to handle the pressure. I actually preferred Bezic's commentary compared to Peggy Fleming's, who sometimes sounds like Alice in Wonderland. Looking back you realize how well Yamaguchi handled the pressure and expectations of her.

[@Person-mh6xq]

Agreed! On everything you said.

[@StewNWT]

Sandra Bezic reminds me of a more sophisticated Pam Shriver - total bitch. She said the most backhanded things about so many skaters.

[@maurascafati1987]

I don't like her style. She doesn't give me emotions

[@RamonAlfonsoOMAR]

So slow ,movements very conservative program a paused triple triple toe loop, many mistakes uncomplete jumps and the fact that Nancy was ahead of Marina Kielmann who did a better and difficult performance

[@ronaround74]

Kielmann did beat Kerrigan in the long program though (Kielmann 5th, Kerrigan 9th). Kielmann was only 10th in the short though so she couldn't quite pass Kerrigan overall.

[@juliaangelina1984]

she was always such a poor sport.

[@carltonsmith5494]

She had such a bad attitude.

[@pamelasosin8228]

Nancy is both elegant and skilled and looked wonderful on the ice. This was not her best performance;but what an amazing athlete and representative of the sport of ice skating! She is one of the best in the world.

[@waynehentley4332]

Absurd!!

[@Kreatures100]

Not a champion. Saw her sour face at a Champions on Ice show even there with no competition she cracked and snarked her way through a bad performance. Too much portraiture in her presentation. Oksana felt the music as did Lu.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

The most ironic thing about Nancy's choking at the Worlds is that in addition to all of the obvious bad things, it actually set the stage for her own attack the next year. Because she didn't medal at the worlds, the US only got 2 spots for the Olympic team. This put the pressure on Tonya and her Goon Squad because instead of competing for one of 3 Olympic berths, they were only competing for one of two and thus felt that Nancy had to be eliminated to make sure Tonya would get a spot.

[@mht4908]

Also, the 3rd American in this worlds, Tonia Kwiatkowski failed to even qualify into the main draw, so the US being left with 2 spots was partially because of her as well. Nancy was definitely one of the scapegoats in this situation tho, having wining the short but placing 9th in the free skate

[@lucindacampbell9754]

But the attack was still so unnecessary. The only American in 1994 close to Tonya's skill level was Michelle Kwan, and she was too young to go to the Olympics. So Tonya would've made it into the top 2 unless she had completely flubbed up. Of course, no one ever accused her "goon squad" of having enough brains to figure that out.

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

@@lucindacampbell9754 I’m not sure the attack on Kerrigan was at all as rational or as clear headed. I think Tonya and her thugs were so consumed with jealousy of Kerrigan that they felt they needed her out the way completely…she was a competitor not just for medals but for endorsements as well. Their plan failed spectacularly obviously as Kerrigan won the silver and the huge contracts.

[@Cmc995]

That’s all salacious soap opera fun and who knows if Tonya actually planned the attack, but it’s also probable she didn’t, she didn’t need Nancy ‘out of the way’ as if they were the only two skaters in the world? They weren’t and neither of them were going to win in ‘94

[@fyugrrgdd3937]

Боже какая она деревянная по сравнению с Баюл

[@Ms.Ussery]

That look was priceless

[@Itstonytime77]

It was a weak contingent the US sent this aside from Kerrigan and then she fell apart and that’s why there were only the 2 spots at the Olympics

[@divineson1681]

Lmao. She's hella wak

[@valerieteti1755]

She looks terrified in her starting pose

[@ENIGMAPOP]

Would someone translate what was being said during kiss n cry?

[@ENIGMAPOP]

9:24 Mary: "It's just hard. You just skated your butt off. Those others were just a bunch of performances." ? I'm still tryna figure out what's being said. lol

[@3Axel1996]

She was also complaining about one of her skates being tied too tight, making her uncomfortable and hurting. Added to her nerves, those made it hard for her to execute her jumps.

[@virginiaviola5097]

I wonder if nearly having it all taken away from her made her a better person and skater later on? Performance nerves a killers, but nobody would ever succeed if they turned up that underprepared.

[@mht4908]

I was never a fan of hers, but this and the Pro-Ams performance were hard to watch. You could tell she was more nervous than usual even in her starting position. It seems like she was too focused on winning the gold after all her strongest competitors (Kristi Yamaguchi, Midori Ito, Tonya Harding) either retired from amateur skating or didn't qualify, she forgot that if she did what she was capable of, she may not necessarily win, but a medal would've been a guarantee

[@shihlin1]

The petulant, temperamental, bratty side of Kerrigan finally surfaces moments after she gets off the ice. Instead of dealing with her mistakes, she turns into a whino. This is what her poor coaches had to put up with day in day out.

[@genednomyar3383]

She dealt with the problems. She overtrained for the next year, and proved she was ready in October of 93 by winning Piruetten. Then after undergoing the injury from the attack at nationals' practice, she had to work twice as hard to recover and be ready for the Olympics, which she did. She accomplished her goal and had the skate of her life.

[@antoniovivero8914]

@@genednomyar3383 👏👏👏👏

[@genednomyar3383]

@@antoniovivero8914 Thank you, Antonio. I'm glad there are still some people who appreciate Nancy Kerrigan and what she accomplished. I loved her skating, and watched her every chance I got.

[@waynehentley4332]

Her reaction was totally understandable. She had just skated terribly! What did you expect to see?

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

She should’ve written a sad entry in her journal and moved the hell in... grace under fire? meh.

[@crispyorsmthnidk5314]

It was a very pretty program

[@victoriagill3337]

I’m afraid I found her a bit wooden and robotic, no feeling from the heart or connection with the music. Always a bit disappointing as much as I wanted to like her

[@ninab8234]

С Оксаной не сравнить.

[@dorismosler3249]

Clunky boring snd windmill arms

[@davidmagia2605]

Que hermosa!!!! 🌻😍 OMG ❤

[@estefaniagarcia2929]

Tonya le ganaba a esta chica pero esta chica es lo que todos quieren en la sociedad y en el mercado ...pero al patinar es nadaaa que ver con tonya no le llega ni a los talones

[@SweetSirenia]

3:26 if you want to skip the fluff

[@ENIGMAPOP]

Did Nancy say something at 4:40? Sounded like "My toe"

[@3Axel1996]

It was her coach, Mary Scotvold, who let out the “Oh, no!”

[@RAFAAMARILLAS]

She just fell apart! 😕

[@SuperDocctor]

This bad condition of Nancy Kerrigan was the sign to judges in future !

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

Not really. The 94 Olympics was by far her best international performance across both the short and long programs.

[@GGE47]

@@FlabbyTitmuss She even outskated Oksana the next year. The judging was rigged with a majority of communist judges. I will never back down from that since they always do that.

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

She looks jsut like Ana Paula Arosio.

[@bjl301]

Feel sorry for her...poor girl(

[@hayleyv4321]

I’m so SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE’S OPINION!! That’s ALL IT IS NO FACTS! Stuff it!! Is all l have to say!😡

[@ronnieconner5908]

She collapsed, sad but shows everyone has bad performances at one time or another. She's overall an elegant, pretty gal but the skating is what's being judged!

[@karalynne7616]

Ohhh now I see why she was also a poor sport when she lost to Oksana at the '94 Olympics! She was already miffed & jealous here & her negative attitude never did her any favors. Well-deserved by Oksana! 👏🥇

[@GGE47]

You are a poor excuse for a human being. So quick to judge and think you are so much better than Nancy.

[@metsdudenj]

I knew she was having a skate issue the way she looked down at her skate a few times

[@heikebohne8864]

She reminds Me of Katarina Witt. ⛸️⛸️ 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@heatherratliff1813]

Sad.... 😭

[@mrsmacca126]

What a 💁‍♀️

[@fyugrrgdd3937]

Провалила все из своего гонору,по скромнее надо себя вести

[@hellish694]

🤫

[@mrsmacca126]

YAWN.

[@kimwaddell4218]

My favorite skater of all time

[@ericacooper336]

She always reminded me of Katherine Hepburn.

[@garycooper9207]

How? Kerrigan is arrogant and sore looser

[@FlabbyTitmuss]

She definitely had that old money, East coast look which is ironic as the Kerrigans were not at all wealthy.

[@loidaokeeffe521]

Nancy skated a great program

[@waynehentley4332]

Visit an optician?🤔😪

[@wendyfiolek5914]

That was so horrible of her to ignore the little girl with the flowers. What a sore loser she was. She thought she was better than she actually was. Her skating never impressed me.

[@ytyt3922]

She wasn’t a sore loser here. She was upset with herself. Surely you understand the difference?

[@biscuitcase83]

@@ytyt3922 She was bratty, she brushed past that poor girl with a scowl on her stuck up face

[@genednomyar3383]

@@biscuitcase83 I couldn't hear what she said to the little girl, but maybe it was, "Give them to someone else. I don't deserve them." Not the best action, but understandable in the moment.

[@biscuitcase83]

@@genednomyar3383 No it isn't at all understandable Her attitude stank Skaters deal with disappointment and heartbreak all the time, they shouldn't behave that way. It's not as bad as Bonaly taking off her medal at the 1994 Worlds but it's still soir conduct and childish

[@Donaspet]

Did she brush by and ignore that little girl at the end of the video who had flowers for her?

[@Hunny1au]

Yes the bitch did.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

wooooow. you know that little girl was probably waiting, giddy with excitement, just to have the chance to see nancy and homegirl couldn't even be bothered to stop. class act, that nancy kerrigan.

[@angie121667]

Poor little girl.

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

what minute in the video?

[@theartoffigureskating2315]

That poor girl! I feel so bad for her.

[@ntiadicted]

The fact that the british judge gave both Oksana and Nancy 5.8 for artistic impression is a joke. And she also gave Oksana only 5.5 for technical, and only 0.2 lower for Nancy. That makes it even a bigger joke.

[@figureskatingcommentator9162]

To be honest I never got the baiul hype

[@slsl5243]

Me neither. Every time I watch her performances, it's a bit of struggle to enjoy: Very overwrought and unpolished. Feels junior-ish to me. I don't think judges should be going concessions/leniency in points for injuries either, as they apparently did for OB. I don't think NK was an incredible phenom or anything, but I often think she outranked OB when it counted (94 Olys). OB was lovely to look at (and commentators would often comment upon this, "waiflike" or "doe-eyed") which I think tended to distract viewers from the reality of her abilities.

[@3Axel1996]

Knee Bashing incident took place that the 1994 US Nationals. Here, it was just the pressure of being the favorite; and by this time of the competition, she was probably told that she was the last hope for the US team to win the only medal at these Worlds (US has not ever medaled at Worlds since 1969 entering these Worlds). She choked, pure and simple.

[@ewanoxborrow1024]

3Axel1996 the pressure would have been there too from the US medal sweep in 91, when Yamaguchi, Harding and Kerrigan swept the podium for the first time ever

[@heatherratliff1813]

But Kristi Yamaguchi of United States won the gold medal twice in 91 and 92 at world championships.

[@malvavisco10]

Wow she actually chose some good music for once, instead of the usual elevator robot stuff.

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Yeah and without the misses this would have actually been a pretty good program. Not like the short program even if she skated better as the music was just awful, cheap, leftover trash. I think maybe the bad choice of music was part of making her seem boring.

[@redbeardnc6684]

Nancy was a lovely skater - I just wish she could have learned how to handle media attention better. I admire her realness, but being in the public spotlight requires a bit of a poker face.

[@Iwatchstuff1000]

@Patrick In all fairness why shouldn’t she have profited from it? She was the one attacked. Im a massive fan of Harding’s jumps and power btw

[@sarah-106]

For worlds championships this sucks

[@michellewilcome2064]

Sarah? Could you do better?

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

Put yourself in that position. At that point it was all mental.

[@alreem9891]

9:52 "i just wanna die" lmaooo what

[@michellewilcome2064]

Wow. Easy for you all to criticize and make fun. Have any of you ever had that kind of pressure? I bet not.

[@jantellit123]

She placed behind Baiul because her speed, flow across the ice, her line, body positions, her choreography & her use of the music were not as good as Baiul's. Oksana's had more power & refinement to her skating overall. Loading the jumps is used when you lack the skill in the artistic elements which are vital during the free skate back then.

[@stevebbuk9557]

How the GB judge awarded her 5.8 with those leaden limbs beats me.

[@vistaprime]

a bit like Gracie Gold so good and bad. Good, her maturity and good technique. the bad, find her robotic and a genuine emotional connection to the music is lacking.

[@brybry3633]

When she ignored that lil' girl with flowers. Hmpfy

[@angie121667]

Spoiled brat

[@Tfontaine209]

I always saw thru her...she was an overrated skater and thought her sh@t didn't stink.

[@skatergirl4921]

Sadly, Nancy was never a lady off ice. It was a skill she had to learn over time.

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

+skatergirl She didn't learn it well enough as she's a husband-stealing homewrecker..

[@TressBraga]

Tonya was way better than this pathetic excuse for an "athlete". What a bitch to her coaches!

[@marcblunk542]

skatergirl neither was Tonya....

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@alice hatterz Spotted the adulterer . . .

[@2345678902345671]

Watching this, makes you wonder why Tonya thought she was a threat. They were on the same level artisticly, Tonya was a better technician. Nancy was prettier with better costumes.

[@robjuddas3650]

Nancy didnt usually skate this bad. In 94 she did a lot of 5 triple programs while Tonya had not done a single program with more than 4 triples since 91. At that stage of her career Tonya was not skating better technically, and she certainly was not considered by the judges on the same level artistically either.

[@robjuddas3650]

And as bad at this skate was it was still better than the performances Tonya usually gave around now- look at her skates at 92 Skate Canada and 93 U.S Nationals online if you dont believe me. And this was Nancy at her worst.

[@chriscoyne9717]

Rob Juddas Nancy had a lot of weak performances and wether Tonya landed triples or not her other moves were still better looking, spins, death drop, Ina Bauer etc but to each their own I guess

[@sbe79]

Tonya at her best was miles better than Nancy. Tonya made feminine choreography look like really hard work but Nancy made fluidity look like hard work. Tonya was completely undone by 1993 and was in no shape to compete. But if you see her performances at the 94 Nationals, had Nancy competed Tonya would have given her a serious run for her money. No Triple Axel but it was a 5 triple program. Tonya's spins were no match for Nancy's slow clunky ones. So few people mention Tonya's spinning but she really was among the absolute best in that category in this era. The power behind Tonya's jumps were something Nancy could not rival. Instead, Nancy attacked with expensive costuming (like, seriously, Vera Wang? This supposed "poor working class girl" was wearing Wang at every event?), expensive choreographers and brand-name expensive music. She threw money at whatever she couldn't pull off naturally and where Tonya had the largest deficits: effects that could be bought with cash. A lot of people bought the story that the Kerrigan family was not much better off financially than Hardings, but the fact is: Stoneham is an expensive town as an exclusive suburb of Boston. It *always* has been. It has never been a "poor" area.

[@USA-qm2bk]

Rob Juddas false. 94 nationals tonya did every triple except that axel

[@annemurphy8248]

I loved the choreography here and the program was exquisite. Too bad she didn't put it all together because this was much more beautiful than her 94 Neil Diamond.

[@snopesshop1903]

She’s not a very talented skater. The tonya affair probably saved her

[@ytyt3922]

Mrs. OlLady nobody gets to that level without talent. Impossible.

[@hasick]

I'll never forget this beautiful outfit. It's stunning

[@Pila426]

Since this was shown on tape delay in the United States, I wonder if NBC did two puff pieces-one for if Nancy had won or at least had earned a medal and another for if she did not do well. The puff piece seemed intended to prepare the audience for Nancy's performance.

[@Dylvente]

As did the commentary early on in the performance. When Bezic said "not a good sign" after a fairly minor mistake on the first jump, it was as though she sensed what was about to happen.

[@Pila426]

Dylvente Agreed.

[@alexidgboy2008]

Oh yes NBC was known for this... Pressure pressure pressure that's all they ever said. Yawn this was by far my least favorite skating season too! The rink was dark and dingy! Yuck!

[@shihlin1]

@@DylventeBezic the choreographer had worked with Kristi Yamaguchi and most of the top skaters. She knew the in's and out's of the skating community and the personalities of the skaters. I'm sure she knew Nancy might not be equipped to handle the pressure. I actually preferred Bezic's commentary compared to Peggy Fleming's, who sometimes sounds like Alice in Wonderland. Looking back you now realize how well Yamaguchi handled the pressure and expectations of her.

[@Dylvente]

@@shihlin1 I agree with you about Bezic's commentary. As for Kristi, I think she is among the best ever. Unlike her main rivals at the time, she almost never bombed.

[@jmahrky]

if i need a good laugh i just watch this program haha!!

[@austindevine3883]

Honestly I think part of her problem for the 92-93 season was this program she never seemed truly comfortable with it. It probably seemed like a great idea at the time to have Nancy skate to Beauty and the Beast but it never really seemed to click with her.

[@genednomyar3383]

I agree. I think the best performance of it came with her debut of it at the '92 Skate America. It kind of went downhill from there. Also, she felt over comitted to things outside her skating.

[@mht4908]

I think this music was like a curse to her. She fumbled/fell several times in almost all performances involving this track. I’m not a Nancy fan at all, but I feel sorry for her here, and especially the 1993 pro ams

[@patriciarowe3431]

Did anyone catch her leaving at the end???? While stepping down a little girl brought her flowers and she walked and pushed right by the child. Kerrigan is a poor loser and needs to grow up.

[@kikilee3241]

@@lila2986 it's almost at the complete end. The little girl is in the bottom left screen

[@dbulc5171]

Aww the poor little girl. Nancy has always been a sore loser.

[@skaterboy-cz9wj]

Beautiful dresses and expensive - worth more than $10,000 US. She choked it happens. I much preferred the little orphan waif from the Ukraine. She had a joy. Nancy was teh grande dame - she the looks, the money, the team between her and talent. She just never pulled it together.

[@snopesshop1903]

Her physical beauty outweighed her skating beauty

[@virginiaviola5097]

Mrs. OlLady she was America’s answer to Katarina Witt, but without the skill or personality.

[@divineson1681]

She not even that beautiful. Very typical white girl.

[@Littlemissdirtbag]

I guess if you think a horses face on a human is beautiful?

[@ilovebeinagirl]

@@Littlemissdirtbag I don't know if it's possible to have your teeth shortened, but if it is, that would've done her a world of good....

[@joccskates4497]

@@ilovebeinagirl tonya looked way better

[@mattg.812]

That was craptacular.

[@juve3030]

Matt G. 🤣

[@showglowshowglow488]

Matt G. LMAO

[@snopesshop1903]

Matt G. Too busy doing commercials and not practicing

[@snopesshop1903]

She’s a terrible skater! I never knew!

[@EEDiazL]

Never really understood the spin rules of the 80's and early 90's. Some of the spins were only 2 rotation long yet they still counted as full spins?!

[@snowballwannabe3161]

+Incredible Mann That may be the reason behind Michelle Kwan's hideous and conformist "lay-neck spin", since she came out from the early 90's.

[@3Axel1996]

2 revolutions per position in a combination spin, and I think in a solo spin with no changes of foot or position, the spin must have a minimum of 3 revolutions. Best example to see this is Chen Lu's 1996 Worlds LP. Bezic choreographed it to give Chen Lu the minimum number of revolutions per position, per spin needed to meet the requirements at the time (the 90s). But this was only for the LPs/FSs.

[@L.Spencer]

She was being very candid, we usually don't get to see that. She had a huge let down and didn't know how to deal with it. I'd like to know how she got through it. That's a huge part of figure skating is dealing with the losses. I remember Michelle Kwan went through a bad year and had to refind her joy and love for the sport.

[@chriscoyne9717]

7:31 what was that supposed to be? Couldn't hold on to an Ina Bauer I guess

[@showglowshowglow488]

Chris Coyne Lmao...Good catch👍🏻

[@redbeardnc6684]

Maybe she got a bit behind with all the problems and so there wasn't quite enough time to hold out an Ina Bauer, yet too long to really throw in a different shorter dance element...

[@Sandalwoodsunshine]

She threw in a triple for points

[@tylerchandler1207]

I don't know why everyone is saying she is whining...she isn't...she is saying she screwed up big time and lost it..the title...because she knew she can skate better than that...u people need to learn how to listen...u all get real...

[@GGE47]

By this time,they have already formed a bitch opinion about Nancy Kerrigan and nothing will change them. They need to be treated the same way in their lives and talked about as well. They need to know what it feels like, especially when your intentions were good, or is there any good intentions in them ? They are so gossipy and are easily fooled,so gullible. Every time she looks left, she's a bitch, every time she looks right, she's a bitch.

[@marcblunk542]

I can't like this comment enough.

[@wendyfiolek5914]

Give me a break. She was whining.

[@ytyt3922]

Wendy Fiolek being sad about something is not “whining”

[@ilovebeinagirl]

I remember watching the fluff piece back in 93 and knowing she was going to do poorly simply by the negative spin they used with it.

[@CamilleNadia]

This was so heartbreaking to watch. Given her tendency to fall apart in the long program, I was afraid it was coming, but I had no idea it would be this bad.

[@shericewhite6418]

Homegirl imploded.

[@demisonice]

Another hot mess of a performance. She is NOT a natural jumper.

[@barkingtree88]

Yeah but 5th place still would have been enough if one of the other skaters had placed somewhere around there. Had they sent Tonya Harding or Nicole Bobek that year, they might have been okay!!

[@seanphillips9523]

I assume this means to get 3 Olympics spots which in those days you had to medal to get that for your nation at the next Olympics.

[@CamilleNadia]

It's freaky how everything the announcers said seemed to preview what was going to happen. Right after she blew the Lutz, they asked, "Can she skate well enough to medal?", just in time for her to blow another jump.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

I always thought they recorded their commentaries after the fact b/c the spin on everything--the fluff in the beginning where her parents and coaches were doubting her--seemed like NBC already knew she had lost when it was edited together.

[@metsdudenj]

I worked in skating television and the commentary always was recorded after the performance. Very rarely was it live.

[@abbeyszumloz9338]

I believe the only true time it is live is for the olympics, if I am correct. I only know this because in 2014 at Sochi a commentator accidentally said Yuna Kim would be the Champion but it turned out to be Adelina

[@aracelichely2954]

Abbey Szumloz I'm sorry but he didn't say it "accidentally" he said that because with fair judgment Yuna should have been the champion, that's why he was so sure saying "it's gonna be gold" he knew what he was talking about, too bad Sochi biased the competition and bribe the judges so their only skater left (since Yulia fell and was left behind) had the first gold medal in history, full of shame and dirt but they don't care aparently. Well anyways what I like more about this girl (Nancy) were her dresses ^^

[@abbeyszumloz9338]

xue 717 I was using the 2014 olympics as an example lol

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

Her dress though is timeless. Beautiful...

[@intldawn]

Nancy never looked particularly relaxed before a performance but she looked really stressed to me here. It's clear the pressure got to her. What a shame. Poor thing. Also, you don't always notice all the cameras that are around the skaters but you could see all the cameras pointing right at her, right in her face as she came off the ice. You get used to it at that level but man. Almost looks like paparazzi in the kiss and cry. How awkward

[@e2theeyepie]

Her facial expression in her starting pose totally said it all -- complete deer in the headlights

[@garygary7550]

Terrified. Paralyzed. Her walked to the ice was really bad body language. She needed a sport psychologist this season. Billie Jean King said it best: pressure is a privilege. And she needed media training for her Kiss and Cry as she waited to get her scores.

[@Dylvente]

Yes, I agree about the music. Her best choice ever. She never performed the program to her best ability, though. I don't know if this is just projecting, but I think I'd find the music hard to skate to. It's so dramatic and tells you just where the jumps must be...would put a lot of pressure on you, I'd think.

[@user-cy4cp5kf4c]

She wore all the best costumes etc..but could never outskate Tonya.

[@AuntStina]

This was the year where at U.S. Nationals if you could just stay in an upright position on the ice, you received a good score. I don’t know what was wrong that year.

[@vistaprime]

she wouldn't even take the flowers from the little girl. figures.