It wasn't just the physical pain she was sobbing about. Imagine the hard work and preparation that went into this performance and the realization that it's all for nothing. I imagine that hurt more.

I think people seem to forget that she was PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED. She was hit by two men with a police baton injuring her knee. Their intent was actually to break her leg so she couldn't skate and possibly win against Tonya Harding. She's not a drama queen, she was a victim of an attack. If it were anyone else not in the spot light, people wouldn't act this way. You don't know the reactions of someone who is attacked. Who knows what is going through their mind. People are ignorant.

I remember this happened when I was 9 years old. And the media making fun of her for it, and at the age of 9, I remember clearly thinking…why are people making fun of someone that was attacked? I’d scream “why” too if I got hurt that bad and I thought I couldn’t skate anymore. (If that’s what I loved) I don’t understand how I can understand this at age 9, but adults couldn’t.

The good news was that she managed to recover from this and win a silver medal at the Winter Olympics. But God, I can't imagine how devastating it must've been for her...

Don't forget folks that a knee injury is extraordinarily and exquisitely painful. Plus, every athlete knows that knee injuries are often career ending; she didn't know at that point how badly injured that knee was. Today, surgeons can often repair badly damaged knees but back then a knee injury would have been very serious. Over-react? I don't think so.

The attackers missed her knee and contacted the muscle just above it - that's why she was able to skate again. If they had actually got her on the knee, she would have never competed at the 94 Olympics.

The guy who struck her with a baton was Shane Stant. He was aiming to shatter her knee, but only hurt a tendon and caused extreme bruising. He was standing behind the camera when Nancy came off the ice. The camera came very close to getting him in shot. He waited until the crew switched the camera off to go after Nancy and assault her. He then smashed a glass door to escape. The attack was orchestrated by Jeff Gillooly, husband of rival figure skater Tonya Harding. Harding was later expelled from the sport for her involvement in planning and covering up the attack on her competitor.

if u was lookin for the woman screamin in If Self-Destruction Was an Olympic Event I'd Be Tonya Harding, you got it

_DAMN_ ! That camera man could've caught them, if he didn't turn away.

You put virtually your whole life into that one moment and somebody just takes it away from you like that? She is says "why" but the media twisted it to "why me?" Such a tragedy.

As someone who has dislocated and fractured both their hip and knee, I can immediately relate to the physical part of the pain. However, I am not athletic and I was not attacked, my injury was purely accidental. And even then, I still had the dreading fear of never being able to walk again. I cannot imagine what she must have felt. The fear of maybe not being able to walk and thinking that her career was over. And then there's obviously the fear she felt from being attacked. I am glad she's doing better now.

Muito triste! ainda bem que não quebrou nenhum osso. Obrigado Jaque pela indicação. ❤️

She is crying and freaking out because she is an ATHLETE who is realizing her chances for competing, after a lifetime of hard work, are being ripped out from under her. How would you feel if you were attacked by two thugs and missed your chance at the Worlds/Olympics. have some compassion!

God this is so hard to watch, not only was this poor girl in physical pain, but i can't even imagine how emotionally devastated she was. To commit your life to a sport and to work so hard for it just to have it all taken away. Sucks man

That wasn't just physical pain, that was grief. It's so sad

She was attacked out of nowhere for seemingly no reason, that's the real reason she's screaming "why?" It's just pure confusion. "Why did someone hurt me? What did i ever do to deserve this? Why did this happen?!" It's a fair line of thinking.

Am I missing something? The entre comment section is people defending her reaction against people saying she was a drama queen or over-reacted..... but I don't see any comments saying any of those things.

when you got so much passion and dedication towards something and it's ruined by something, you'll cry....you'll cry!

I was 14 when this happened. I remember it was a huge story. I felt bad for her then, but looking back at it as an adult years later I really feel pain for her. She was physically distraught and emotionally, too. Imagine working so hard at something and then having this happen to you. Damn! She was not being dramatic (for any morons saying so). A busted knee would hurt like a bitch and then the thought of your career possibly being over. Think about that.

If Self-Destruction was an Olympic Event, I’d be Tonya Harding

"A tall white guy with a leather jacket on." Well that narrows down the field.

why would people hate.....she was in real pain

Not just excruciating pain, but also emotionally devastated that she couldn't compete that night that she trained so damn hard for. Makes sense that she's crying as hard as she is.

I was around when this happened and I still remember her saying, "why? why?" so devastated in that voice. So very sad that someone would do that to another human being that is literally NOT HURTING ANYONE, just skating. Truly ridiculous.

The comment section 99% of people defending her from the people saying she is over-reacting. 0% of people saying she is over-reacting. 1% of me explaining the comment section.

_if self-destruction was an olympic event i'd be tonya harding_

Brings me to tears thinking about her emotions In this moment being so raw and vulnerable.

That "help me..!" is so heartbreaking to hear. Poor woman :(

That's FUCKED UP. I can't even imagine how devastated she must've been. I'm an athlete as well and this hurts me to watch.

I’ve never had my knee broken, but I’ve twisted my ankle pretty bad. I was running and I accidentally landed on my left foot wrong, which led to it rolling sideways and and I fell on the floor. The pain was really intense. I screamed and fell to the ground. I couldn’t talk because of how badly it hurt. I felt super nauseous and almost passed out. I can’t imagine how having your knee broken would feel. Idk why anyone would’ve made fun of her for this, especially because injuries can be career ending to athletes. Poor Nancy. I’m glad she recovered.

I bet the camera operator was yelling out 'why' also after this. Why did he stop the camera just before.

Don't laugh at the way she sounded. I hit my wrist on playground equipment when I was a kid and I heard sounds come out of me I never heard before or since. As much as I tried, I couldn't make those sounds stop for several minutes.

If Self-destruction was an Olimpic Event, I'd be Tonya Harding

if self destruction was a olympic event, i’d be tonya harding

I can only imagine the emotional pain of knowing you trained so hard for this moment then it’s just all...shattered

Here after just seeing "I, Tonya".

I remember this happened. Tanya Harding should be ashamed of herself.

Her father carrying her in his arms breaks my heart 😢 also she was just a kid 😭

She was on the floor literally right behind those blue curtains; the attacker/s must have been RIGHT THERE?!

OK a few things here the idiots in the comments section don't seem to get: 1) Hitting your knee hurts like fuck at the best of times, this was an attempt to cripple her so would have been a fucking hard hit. 2) Nightsticks hurt like fuck 3) She is crying why because she has no idea if her leg is broken or not or to what extent and is convinced her career is over and she is no longer able to do the thing she loves. It's not just pain, it's heartbreak.

God I can only imagine how much that hurt. I had back injury young and my back is never the same after that. This could have been the ending of her career that she worked for so hard.

I could never believe people were so cruel, making fun of her for this. She was attacked, out of nowhere. She was in pain. But people just kept making jokes, imitating her and the media played it every second they could. It's no wonder she doesn't really like talking about this time in her life.

She overreacted!!!!!! There, now all the comments can make sense.

For anyone who says she overreacted you need to GROW UP. When someone shatters your knee cap and you’re about to go to the olympics you have the right to be upset. I bet you get more upset when someone cuts you off in traffic.

When you need to go out of your way to injure your competition, you’ve already lost.

0:33 I know South Park used this clip in one of their episodes, but that aside, it's been 30 years since that accident. Good god... 😢

Wow. Just wow. The pain you can hear from her cry is absolutely devastating.

Unless you are an athlete who has dedicated EVERYYTHING to your sport you have no room to talk about her crying. From the age of 5 I began my Olympic training in alpine skiing. I was born in Squamish, BC and essentially spent every day in winter skiing, my summers training and/or skiing up on the mountains. I dedictated 11 long years to skiing. Competed in 4 international events and 7 within Canada. It was my life. I lost a good portion of my childhood training specifically for the Olympics. When I was 16 I was involved in a terrible accident in North Vancouver which permanently damaged both of my knees. I can no longer ski the way I did. I literally lost 11 years of my life working towards a dream I never got to accomplish. For us athletes, losing the thing we have dedicated our lives to is one of the most depressing things. I have never been the same since. I am 23 now and though it's been 7 years I always look back and wonder how different my life would have been had I not been involved in that accident. It hurts and until you know that pain, shut up.

I watched a documentary about Nancy and Tonya and it's heartbreaking to watch her cry after the attack. This was a BEAUTIFUL figure skater who had put in SO much effort and hard-work, only to have it torn away so easily? Not to mention the pain! My older sister heavily damaged her knee internally and the amount of pain she experienced was intense - I can't even imagine the pain poor Nancy felt.

“if self destruction was an olympic event i would be tonya harding”

ay thats where sb got the sample

I personally don’t believe Tonya knew it was going to happen or had any involvements in the actual attack

i’m not even an athlete & this was completely heartbreaking to watch her sobbing. she worked so hard & dedicated her whole life for the Olympics & it was ripped away. wow.

Quinta misteriosa.

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Oh my God, my heart really breaks for her, I get her when she's saying"Why?! Why?!" again and again, it's really senseless why someone should take her health and all her dreams away just like that so brutally when she did nothing but work hard for them.

“Break a leg”

I really don’t understand why people laugh at this? I mean someone got hurt.

The “WHY” heard across the world…….

I remember watching this as it unfolded. I felt bad for Nancy then and I still do seeing her pain. I'm so happy she was able to rise above it.

"It's on the TV, it wasn't a letter! They broke her fuckin' knee!" -as they now say in the movie.

Any $b fans who knew the sample immediately without having to look it up/ask in the comments?

I do ballet, I once got into an accident and my big toe probably broke. I remember my reaction being like hers, I wasn't that expressive, but I was into a lot of pain and I couldn't breathe.

Idk how ppl can make fun of something so serious, imagine putting in so much hard work for something Nd then seeing it all getting shattered in a moment, how insensitive it is of ppl who made fun of her reaction, idk if you'll have ever worked hard for something or know struggle or ambition. I hit my knee cap with the wall beside my bed, Nd I was crying for half an hour straight. It's real pain.

I remember this happening. I've never seen this footage and honestly I can feel the absolute devastation and pain in her voice. It makes me want to cry.

Quinta misteriosa , alguém ?

"If self destruction was an Olympic event I'd be tonya harding."

I find myself coming to this video every once in a while. I seem to think something different every time.

Can't believe it's been 25 years since this happened. Man I feel old.

Thank goodness they caught them in the end. This type of stuff was unheard of. I was 8 and didn't watch figure skating until this happened. My brother played hockey however.

If Self-Destruction Was an Olympic Event, I'd Be Tonya Harding

The entire comment section is *filled* with people defending her reaction even though there aren't *any* opposing it,what r y'all defending then?

Jealousy... This is so sad.

I've heard that " why, why, why " sound bite a thousand times, never knew where it came from

it broke my heart to hear her crying wow-

These people saying she overreacted.XD I t would be so funny to see how they would react if someone broke their knee with a pipe. I bet some of the dudes would cry like 6 year olds.

She was very lucky I was smashed on my knee by a bat and fell on the ice on the street destroyed my kneecap and all ligaments in my leg.im in a wheelchair for life since I was in my 30's, now I'm 43. Could not be fixed with surgery. Glad Nancy was able to recover. What was done to her was terrible. People don't realize what a bad injury it is.

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Thats so sad. It's a sick world we live but we must remain positive.

Poor baby. That's sad. Good for her for overcoming that incident though. Truly inspiring.

Alguém aqui pela Jaque Guerreiro?? 🇧🇷

The 90s was just WILD !!!!!!!!!

After years..I still find this so upsetting..that two men came and assaulted her with police batons. To take away this one performance, that she dedicated her entire life to, for it to be in 8 minutes. Just stolen!

A lot of black people had no idea that figure skating was so gangster until this incident. We were sitting back saying to one another, “are you serious?”

Seeing her in pain hurts my heart.

Bro how can anyone judge her for her reaction after being assaulted and having bones broken, and her getting to miss out on a possible championship? She was heartbroken. Anyone who judges someone’s reaction ability when they’ve been traumatized is seriously lacking worldly experience and completely unable to sympathize.

Who’s here after watching the new Suicide Boys Album

Was a teenager when this happened and had sympathy for her. Only looking back now after time has passed do i realize what a bizarre event this was.

I remember this being all over the news in early 1994

for people saying she was a drama queen, she got on the knee she's an olympic ice skater JUMPS make most of her career, she was terrified she thought her dream was over. Its like being a pianist and having someone shut a door on your hand.

Looks like this will cause a long term of suffering

You can see the attacker walk right past the camera, in a black blurry flash right @0:24

"We're back live here on Monday night raw. And if you're just joining us, a heinous attack has taken place backstage against Nancy Kerrigan."

I can understand that. That’s pure bewilderment and frustration. Very sad.

But how was he able to escape that fast if the attack was committed right behind the curtain? That's insane

Me watching it today realising it's January 6 2024... 😮

i never liked nancy kerrigan, and its okay if you didn't either, but you don't have to call her a drama queen. she was injured. you would cry too -- and don't say you wouldn't.

Im not sure people realize what its like to train for YEARS for what boils down to a FEW minutes.. that can define your life. Its intense.. the smallest mistake, and you dont get to try again for YEARS... and for this to be something entirely out of her control, entirely unexpected, must have been a shock well beyond physical pain.

I was today years old when I learned where the $B edit came from

Good thing Nancy recovered to compete the winter games in Lilehammer 1994 and get the silver medal. I can’t imagine how devastating. in my opinion I’m very furious about two attackers this was unforgivable.