On this day in 1994, Nancy Kerrigan of Stoneham was practicing for the U.S Figure Skating championships. As she left the ice and stopped to speak to a reporter, a man assaulted her with a club. Forced to drop out of the competition, Kerrigan recovered in time to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. A media frenzy followed Kerrigan and teammate Tonya Harding to the games, on the ice and off. Kerrigan's assailant had confessed and told police that he was part of a plot involving Harding, her bodyguard, and her husband. Since Harding had not been formally charged with a crime, she was allowed to compete although she did not skate well. Kerrigan turned in a nearly flawless performance but came in second to young Ukrainian Oksana Baiul.