Where Are Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Now? Inside Their Lives 32 Years After Their Infamous Figure Skating Scandal Lindsay Kimble, Victoria Edel, Samantha StutsmanThu, February 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC 0 Nancy Kerrigan in 2017; Tonya Harding in 2018. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ; George Pimentel/WireImage Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were figure skating rivals in the early '90s Kerrigan was attacked with a baton ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics — and Harding was later convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution's investigation into the incident The women have not spoken since the attack ...
Where Are Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Now? Inside Their Lives 32 Years After Their Infamous Figure Skating Scandal
Lindsay Kimble, Victoria Edel, Samantha StutsmanThu, February 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC
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Nancy Kerrigan in 2017; Tonya Harding in 2018.
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Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were figure skating rivals in the early '90s
Kerrigan was attacked with a baton ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics — and Harding was later convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution's investigation into the incident
The women have not spoken since the attack
Nancy Kerrigan's 1994 attack became one of the most shocking moments in sports history.
On Jan. 6, 1994, Kerrigan was brutally struck on the lower right thigh with a metal baton at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships — just seven weeks before the Winter Olympics in Norway.
It was later revealed that fellow American skater Tonya Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, conspired to hire Shane Stant to attack Kerrigan. Despite her injury, Kerrigan famously went on to compete in the 1994 Games, where she nabbed the silver medal.
Though Harding long disputed her involvement, she was eventually convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution's investigation into the incident. She received three years probation, 500 hours of community service and a $160,000 fine — and was ultimately banned from the U.S. Figure Skating Association for life.
Though more than three decades have passed, the ordeal continues to loom large in pop culture — most notably in the 2017 biopic I, Tonya, which starred Margot Robbie as Harding.
So, where are Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding now? Here's everything to know about the former figure skating rivals — and where life has taken them today.
Where is Nancy Kerrigan now?
Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.
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Since the attack, Kerrigan has gotten married, welcomed children and continued working in the figure skating community.
She wed her agent, Jerry Solomon, in 1995. They've since welcomed three kids together: Matthew, Brian and Nicole.
Kerrigan was inducted into the Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004 and has even served as a special correspondent during several Olympic Games. She returned to the spotlight in 2017, competing on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars alongside Artem Chigvintsev, where she made it to week seven in the popular television competition.
Although she enjoyed the experience, Kerrigan told PEOPLE in 2017 that her No. 1 focus will always be her family. "My job is being with my kids after school and asking them how their day was," she said at the time.
In December 2023, Kerrigan released her first children's book, Stronger Than She Thinks. The book follows an 8-year-old aspiring skater named Nancy as she puts in the work and dedication to master her first jump — the axel.
Kerrigan has continued to skate. During the 2025 holiday season, she took part in Holiday Spectacular on Ice at The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, N.Y.
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Where is Tonya Harding now?
Tonya Harding in 1994. AP Photo/Jack Smith
Life immediately post-scandal proved difficult for Harding.
She and Gillooly divorced in 1993, but reconciled by 1994 and later released a sex tape together. She was also arrested twice. In 2000, she was arrested after she hit her partner, Darren Silver, in the face with a hubcap and punched him repeatedly, per The New York Times, and was later sentenced to three days in Clark County jail. Two years later, she received five months of probation for failing a sobriety test after she crashed her pickup truck into a ditch, according to CNN.
That year, she appeared on Fox's Celebrity Boxing, competing against Paula Jones, the former Arkansas state employee who sued former President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment.
In 2010, Harding wed Joseph Jens Price. The couple welcomed a son the next year, according to The Oregonian. Her friend Don Horn told the newspaper at the time, "She's always wanted a baby. She was told she could never have a child ... and guess what? It really is a miracle, and she really is very happy."
Harding has resurfaced in the public eye from time to time. Following the release of I, Tonya in 2017, the athlete decided to openly challenge the incriminating portrayals she faced over the years.
"The media had me convicted of doing something wrong before I had even done anything at all," she told ABC during her 2018 special Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story. "I am always the bad person. Is it a challenge from the Lord to see how far I can be pushed until I break and become nothing? You can't push me that far anymore, because I have been nothing and I have been nothing several times."
Like Kerrigan, Harding competed on Dancing with the Stars, ultimately appearing two seasons later in 2018 alongside Sasha Farber. She came in third place, losing out to Adam Rippon.
The following year, she won season 16 of Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition, earning $25,000 for the charity of her choice, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Harding said she gained many new fans after her return to the spotlight, but remains a busy working mom. "My family and I are doing good," she told PEOPLE in January 2024. "For the past year, I have been working as a custodian for two businesses that are part of one corporation."
As for the 1994 incident, she says, "I'm surprised that anyone is still interested in the incident from 30 years ago, especially considering there are so many problems in our country which concern us all, and I was only charged with hindering prosecution for not coming forward soon enough."
Have Kerrigan and Harding spoken since the incident?
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Andreas Altwein/AP
Harding and Kerrigan have never mended their relationship. Kerrigan told ABC in 2017 that she saw Harding at an event in 1998, but they didn't speak to each other. She also noted that she never received a "direct" apology from Harding.
But, Kerrigan asked, "Does it matter, at this point?"
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