Ice Rivals

The story of the two rival figure skaters began in January 1994 in Detroit where Tonya Harding, left, of Portland, Ore., and Nancy Kerrigan of Stoneham, Mass., were competing in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Joe Louis arena. in Detroit, Mich.

Tonya Harding of Portland, Ore., won the Detroit championship. Pictured here as she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 16, 1991, Harding is the first American woman to successfully complete a triple axel in competition at the event.

Nancy Kerrigan did not finish the competition because of injuries she suffered when she was attacked by an assailant Jan. 6, after a practice session at Detroit's Cobo Arena. Here, she is escorted by her brother Michael from her physical therapist's office in Woburn, Mass., on Jan. 13, 1994.

Jeff Gillooly, Harding's then-husband, eventually served time for the attack on Kerrigan. Harding says he threatened her with a gun to help cover up the attack. Gillooly, who has since remarried and changed his surname to Stone, says Harding was making it all up to gain attention.

Harding is followed by media as she walks from an apartment in Beaverton, near Portland, Ore., to her truck on Feb. 6, 1994. Though four co-conspirators went to jail, plea bargaining kept Harding free. She was fined $150,000 and performed 500 hours of community service. She was later stripped of her 1994 national title and banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

Both Harding and Kerrigan competed in the February 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and all eyes were on the contest. Here, Kerrigan performs her free skate program during the Olympic women's figure skating competition at Hamar Olympic Amphitheater in Norway on Feb. 25, 1994.

Harding performs in the women's technical program at Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway, Feb. 23, 1994 in the XVII Winter Olympics.

Tonya Harding cries as she shows the judges the lace problem with her skate during her free-skate program Feb. 25, 1994. Harding was allowed to restart her program. She finished seventh overall.

Kerrigan won a silver medal. Here, medalists in ladies figure skating wave to the crowd Feb. 25, 1994, in Hamar, Norway. From left: Kerrigan of the U.S.; gold medalist Ukrainian Oksana Baiul; and bronze medalist Chen Lu of China.

Kerrigan won several more titles, including world champion, before she quit competing. Here, she skates during a figure skating exhibition at New York's Madison Square Garden Oct. 5, 2001.

Kerrigan leaves The Church of the Covenant in Boston Sept. 9, 1995, with her new husband and her agent Jerry Solomon. The two are now parents of a son.

In January 2004, Kerrigan was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Atlanta. Here, she smiles during the induction ceremony

Harding, meanwhile, divorced Gillooly and, in 1996, married Michael Smith, shown in Portland, Ore., March 17, 1996. When she divorced him three months after their wedding, Smith accused Harding of marrying him only for the money she made selling the story to tabloids.

Harding is handcuffed as she is led by police Capt. Paul Pearce to a police car outside Camas-Washougal Municipal Court in Camas, Wash., May 18, 2000, after she was sentenced to three days in jail, 10 days of community service on a work crew and $822 in fines and court costs for disorderly conduct and malicious michief. Harding pleaded guilty to attacking her boyfriend, Darren Silver on Feb. 22, 2000.

Harding found a second career as a professional boxer. Here, she tries to get up off the mat after falling with opponent Samantha Browning of Mantachie, Miss., during their professional debut bout, Feb. 22, 2003, in Memphis, Tenn. Browning defeated Harding in a split decision.

Harding's most famous match was when she beat Paula Jones, the woman who sued President Clinton, in a celebrity match. Here, she throws a jab at Jones as the two square off during the Celebrity Boxing match at KTLA Studios in Los Angeles on March 7, 2002.

Harding announced in February 2004 on The Early Show that she is seeking reinstatement in the U.S. Figure Skating Association. Here, she skates at New York's Rockefeller Center Ice Rink on Feb. 25, 1999.