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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other PP here. I don't know who is faulting Kerrigan, but I do think that she made herself rather unlikable with her lack of personality, and her facial expression (lack of sportsmanship) when she won silver, and marrying her married coach.  I don't think anyone ever expected Kerrigan to get gold (if I recall correctly). I definitely did not see Oksana coming, at the time.  She was just so fun, young, spunky, talented and full of likable personality.  LOVE Oksana, don't know what she has done since (I haven't really looked any of these people up).  PP here. Team Oksana, though! [/quote]

Kerrigan skated beautifully during the Olympics.  She was every much a contender for the gold as Oksana was.

Kerrigan had really been put through it with the attack, her recovery from her injury, the press and just the plain ugliness of what had happened to her.  It was A LOT for her to go through on top of the already intense training that all Olympic athletes go through to be the best in their sport.

Kerrigan really thought that she had earned the gold medal.  A lot of people did. And it was natural to want to see such a harrowing ordeal end with a gold medal.  I think that she was just plain emotionally spent when she stood on the podium and was honored with her silver.[/quote]

In the first jumping pass of her long program, she did a double loop instead of a triple loop. She didn't fall, had a lovely overall presence and programs, and of course her signature spiral. But she didn't have as many triple jumps, as complex spins, or as much overall speed as Oksana. She didn't deserve the gold that night, pure and simple. Yes, Nancy went through a lot. But so did Oksana--she was literally an orphan hanging out at an ice rink in the Ukraine.[/quote]

Yes, I agree that Oksana won fair and square. And I am aware that Oksana did not have an easy life going into the Olympics.  She also had an adorable personality. But Nancy's performances were stunning and I can see how people were disappointed when she didn't win the gold.  People were emotionally wrapped up and invested in Kerrigan.  It was a crazy situation for sure.[/quote]

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