Nancy Kerrigan Revealed She Never Got an Apology From Tonya Harding for 1994 Olympics Attack

It’s been more than three decades since Nancy Kerrigan was famously attacked ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics — but several years ago, the figure skater revealed she had still not received an apology from Tonya Harding.

“Does it matter, at this point?” Kerrigan, now 56, told ABC in 2017, according to People, revealing that she never received a “direct” apology from Harding, now 55.

In January 1994, during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Kerrigan was attacked with a police baton by a man who was later identified as Shane Stant. Stant was hired by rival Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, to attack Kerrigan in an effort to prevent her from competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway.

Despite her injury, Kerrigan went on to compete and took home a silver medal at the Olympic Games.

Harding was convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution, a felony. As part of a plea deal, Harding admitted to knowing of the assault plot after the fact, concocting a cover story with Gillooly and Eckardt, and lying to the FBI.

She received three years probation, 500 hours of community service and a $160,000 fine.

Harding was also stripped of her 1994 U.S. Championship title, and banned from participating in U.S. Figure Skating Association events as a skater or coach for life.