In January 1994, a day before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Kerrigan's right leg was struck by a baton. The assailant, Shane Stant, was hired by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, to break her right knee. Harding and Kerrigan were set to compete against each other.

Olympian Tonya Harding, known for her role in a 1994 attack on rival Olympic ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, has shared a rare video message after joining X.