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Just one month before the Olympic had also told investigators that Harding
games held in Lillehammer, Norway, was involved in the attack on Kerrigan.
U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was The end results were that Nancy
brutally struck by a man named Shane Kerrigan took second place in the world
Stant while leaving the U.S. Figure Skat­ at the Olympics in figure skating. Tonya
ing Championship practice in Detroit, Harding was able to compete in
Michigan. This 24 year-old was favored Lillehammer and also placed.
to win the National title before being Most students at Ralston went along
clubbed on her right knee. After being with the majority public opinion that
transported to the hospital and released, Tonya Harding had committed a crime
it was decided that Kerrigan would still and should have been punished. Stu­
be able to be on the U.S. Olympic figure dents believed that Harding should not
skating team. have been allowed to compete with the
Soon after this incident, suspicions of U.S. figure skating team. Another major
rival Tonya Harding being involved in concensus of the students was that they
this ordeal began to rise. After Shawn believed that the whole incident was
Eckhardt, Harding'sbodyguardand life­ talked about too often and in turn had
long friend of Harding’s ex-husband Jeff given other countries around the world
Gillooly, was arrested, Harding and negative ideas about the United Slates.
Oillnnlv began to be questioned. Stant WENDY HUNTINGTON

"I think that it's weird how they were
both Americans, and they were
fighting. That's stupid; why can't we
all just get along?" Senior Lisa
Sempek said.

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"It shows there’s a lot of competi­
tiveness and that people would do
almost anything to win," Senior
Chad Fletcher said.
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