Fifteen years ago one of the campest of all real-life sporting dramas took place, and in the world of figure skating, no less...
In 1994, someone dramatically took a hammer to the legs of the reigning US figure skating champion, the glamorous Nancy Kerrigan, effectively in an attempt to prevent her from taking part in the Olympics. World media erupted when it turned out to have been a plot involving her bitter rival Tonya Harding, and a legendary real-life soap opera was born!
Read the BBC coverage
Such was its notoriety that the saga was recorded for posterity as a made-for-TV docudrama called Shattered Glory...
But all good stories have to come to an end. Apparently "the victim" Kerrigan turned out to be a real bitch, and "the villain" Harding rose above the blame for the kneecapping incident as her ex-husband and cronies got convicted for it.
The lure of fame, fortune and success eventually took over and were exposed when in 1998, Kerrigan and Harding cashed megabuck cheques to appear together for a US television interview called Breaking the Ice.
So all that is left is the satire...
Bring back Sonja Henie, all is forgiven!
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