its been 20 years since Harding vs. Kerrigan. who was hotter?

[Deberg_1990]

Well?


http://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-hard...errigan_2.html



Here's a timeline of the saga, compiled from reporting by The Oregonian staff and wire services:

February 1991: Tough, athletic Tonya Harding lands the daring triple axel during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The Portlander is the first U.S. woman to do so. She's the national champ.

Jan. 4, 1994: On the way to Detroit for the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Harding tells the press, "Let me tell you, I'm going to go there and kick some butt."

Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan

Jan. 6, 1994: An assailant clubs Nancy Kerrigan, Harding's skating rival, on the right knee with a metal baton as she leaves skating practice in Detroit. The attacker flees without being identified. Kerrigan's injury forces her to drop out of the competition, which Harding wins.

Jan. 9, 1994: Detroit police release composite drawings of man suspected of attacking Kerrigan.

Jan. 10, 1994: Harding returns to Portland escorted by Shawn E. Eckardt, her bodyguard.

Jan. 11, 1994: The FBI begins investigating an allegation that Eckardt and Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, orchestrated the attack on Kerrigan. A Portland minister, Eugene Saunders, tells investigators he's heard of tape of Eckardt, Gillooly and friend Shane M. Stant discussing the "hit."

Jan. 12, 1994: Eckardt confesses to the FBI, implicating Harding, Gillooly, and two of Eckardt's friends, Stant and Derrick B. Smith. Multnomah County authorities arrest Eckardt and Smith, charging them with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault.

Jan. 14, 1994: Stant surrenders to the FBI in Phoenix, Ariz., and is charged with conspiring to assault Kerrigan. His grandmother, Mae Loomis, is cited for menacing after taking a few potshots at a KGW reporter who had gone to her Corbett home for an interview.

Jan. 15, 1994: Figure skating officials meet to decide whether Harding can compete in the Olympics in February.

Jan. 16, 1994: Kerrigan resumes practicing in Boston.

Jan. 18, 1994: Harding separates from Gillooly after meeting with investigators for more than 10 hours. She declares her innocence and wishes Gillooly well. Stant returns to Portland to face charges in the attack on Kerrigan.

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Jan 19, 1994: Gillooly turns himself in after an arrest warrant is issued. Eckardt says Gillooly hatched the plot. Claims surface that Gillooly threatened Harding on several occasions during their marriage. Harding continues to deny her involvement in the attack on Kerrigan.

Jan 21, 1994: For the first time in 10 days, Harding returns to the Clackamas Town Center ice rink for practice. A grand jury continues to hear testimony.

Jan. 22, 1994: Investigators fly to Los Angeles to interview Kerrigan, who's filming a commercial there.

Jan. 23, 1994: Investigators say they have enough evidence to arrest Harding but want to build an airtight case before going forward.

Jan. 26-27, 1994: Gillooly confesses to the FBI, implicating himself, Harding, Eckardt, Smith and Stant. Harding continues training for the Olympics.

Jan. 27, 1994: Harding meets the press and reads a statement admitting she failed to report things she knew about the assault on Kerrigan. "Despite my mistakes and rough edges," she says, "I have done nothing to violate the standards of excellence in sportsmanship that are expected in an Olympic athlete." The U.S. Olympic Committee hisses and boos but does nothing.

Jan. 31, 1994: Gillooly says Harding approved the attack on Kerrigan. Nike pledges $25,000 to help keep Harding in the Olympics.

Feb. 1, 1994: Gillooly pleads guilty to racketeering in exchange for a 24-month sentence. A restaurant owner in Northwest Portland finds Gillooly and Harding's trash in his trash bin and turns it over to the FBI. Gillooly's attorney, Ron Hoevet, accuses Harding of conspiracy and is roundly criticized by other attorneys.

Feb. 2, 1994: Harding falls during practice. Her pickup won't start. The networks and national press go gaga.

Feb. 3, 1994: The trash found in the container reveals notes apparently written by Harding, including the telephone number of Kerrigan's practice arena.

Feb. 5, 1994: The U.S. Figure Skating Association meets to discuss allegations against Harding. The group schedules a disciplinary hearing and gives Harding 30 days to respond to charges that she did something detrimental to the welfare of figure skating.

Feb. 10, 1994: Harding sues the U.S. Olympic Committee to stop it from a planned hearing to discuss whether she should participate in the Olympics.

Feb. 11, 1994: A Clackamas County judge asks attorneys for the USOC and Harding to try to work out a compromise.

Feb. 12, 1994: Harding drops her lawsuit, and the Olympic committee decides to cancel its hearing. Harding will skate in the Olympics.

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Feb. 25, 1994: Kerrigan wins the Olympic silver medal in Norway while Harding, still under investigation by Oregon authorities, finishes eighth. During her first artistic performance, she stops when a skate shoelace breaks. She's allowed to continue, but the magic is gone. Olympic television ratings soar.

March 16, 1994: In Portland, Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution. A judge places her on probation for three years and orders her to pay $160,000 in fines and contributions. She also agrees to resign from the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

March 21, 1994: A Multnomah County grand jury indicts Eckardt, Smith and Stant on charges including racketeering and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault. They plead not guilty.

May 16, 1994: Eckardt pleads guilty to racketeering. Smith and Stant plead guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and are led away in handcuffs to begin their 18-month prison sentences.

April 30, 1994: The NBC docudrama "Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story" debuts to lukewarm ratings. Other networks decide to pass on producing more made-for-television films on the subject.

June 21, 1994: Harding manages wrestler Art Barr, "The American Love Machine," for one night.

June 30, 1994: Harding is stripped of her 1994 national figure skating title and banned for life from the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

July 11, 1994: Eckardt is sentenced to 18 months in prison.

July 13, 1994: Gillooly is sentenced to two years in jail and fined $100,000 for racketeering.

Aug. 1994: Pictures taken from the video of Tonya and Jeff Gillooly's wedding night appear in the 25th anniversary issue of Penthouse magazine.

Sept. 12, 1994: Gillooly enters the Oregon SUMMIT prison boot camp program.

Oct. 7, 1994: The Tonya Harding Fan Club, which grew to nearly 2,000 members during this Olympic year, begins disbanding. A disagreement between Harding and some officers of the fan club over disbursement of the money in the fan club account had flared on several occasions, including once at the bank where the account is based.

Nov. 3, 1994: Portland artist Deforrest unveils 60 silk-screen prints of Tonya Harding and charges $5,000 a pop.

Dec. 24, 1994: Harding skates as Mrs. Santa Claus at Clackamas Town Center during her first public skating performance since the Olympics.

March 14, 1995: The former Jeff Gillooly, who since has changed his name to Jeff Stone, is released from Oregon SUMMIT prison boot camp program north of Coos Bay. In an interview with The Oregonian, Stone said he'd changed and was remorseful for the attack on Kerrigan. He said the boot camp made him realize his greed and manipulative nature were at the root of his crime.

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July 21, 1995: Shane Stant, Kerrigan's assailant, is released from the Santiam Correctional Institution after serving 14 months.

July 25, 1995: Derrick Smith, who drove the getaway car in the attack, leaves the South Fork Forest prison camp near the Oregon Coast after serving 18 months.

Sept. 22, 1995: Shawn Eckardt gets out of the Oregon State Penitentiary 109 days early for good behavior; he was to have served 18 months for his part in planning the attack. He died, apparently of natural causes, in December 2007 at age 40.

Feb. 1996: Harding tells police she was abducted at knifepoint in Oregon by a bushy-haired man who was never caught.

Oct. 1996: Harding calls 9-1-1 and gives mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after a customer collapses in a Milwaukie tavern.

Feb. 1997: During a two-minute performance preceding a Reno Renegades hockey game, Harding is subjected to booing, catcalls, and thrown batons.

Oct. 1997: Harding's pickup is apparently stolen from the Vancouver Mall parking lot.

Feb. 1998: Fox Broadcasting airs the first-ever face-to-face interview between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.

Feb. 1999: Harding says the way has been cleared for her return to skating, but United States Figure Skating Association officials say her status has not changed.

Oct. 18-19, 1999: Harding plans makes her professional skating debut in the ESPN Professional Skating Championships in Huntington, W.Va., She places second and expects that such a strong showing will lead to offers from ice shows or TV skating specials. Nothing materializes.

March 13, 2002: Harding puts up her dukes against former presidential pal Paula Jones on Fox's "Celebrity Boxing." Harding thumps her and dollar signs flash in boxing promoters' eyes.

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Feb. 22, 2003: After months of training, Harding makes her pro boxing debut, fighting Samantha Browning, a Mississippi housecleaner whose only previous fights had been the barroom variety. They're a warm-up act for the night's main event, pitting Mike Tyson against Clifford Etienne at The Pyramid arena in Memphis, Tenn.
Tyson wins with a powerhouse punch, knocking out Etienne in 49 seconds. Harding loses her sweaty, sloppy match by split decision.

May 2006: A writer and composer collaborate to craft "Tonya & Nancy: The Opera," and it makes its debut at Zero Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Those involved dream it might make it to Broadway one day.

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Feb. 22, 2008: Don Horn of Portland's Triangle Productions believes he and his crew can improve upon the original and they open a three-week run of "Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera" at the World Trade Center Auditorium. Who's in the audience on opening night? A smiling, clapping Harding.

June 23, 2010: Harding, 39, marries, Joseph Jens Price, 42, in Clark County, Wash. (She later told Inside Edition it was she who proposed: "It was at his birthday party. I got down on one knee and asked him to marry me." When asked what he wanted people to know about her, Price replied, "She's kind, she's loving, she's a little rough around the edges. She's a redneck, but she's my redneck.")


Feb. 19, 2011: Harding gives birth to a baby boy. Her friend Don Horn says, "She's always wanted a baby. She was told she could never have a child . . . and guess what? It really is a miracle, and she really is very happy."

Today: She reportedly lives in Central Oregon with her husband and son

[Mr. Laz]

Who is Hotter with no pics?


Thread fail.

[Dayze]

I actually think it would be cool to hang out and drink beers with Harding for some reason.

[ptlyon]

WHY ME???

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

Who is Hotter with no pics?


Thread fail.

We dont need no stinking peektures... Kerrigan in a landslide.

[Jakemall]

Originally Posted by scott free

We dont need no stinking peektures... Kerrigan in a landslide.

No Doubt.

[Dave Lane]

Not even close

[Rausch]

Harding back then.

She's ghastly now...

tl;dr

[BigCatDaddy]

Nancy stole my heart.

[Bowser]

[BlackHelicopters]

Need wedding night pics.

[rico]

Originally Posted by Phobia

tl;dr

WHY!!!!!???!?!?

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Dayze

I actually think it would be cool to hang out and drink beers with Harding for some reason.

It’s all fun and games until she cracks your shin with a pipe.

[TimBone]

Neither.