Straight Outta Stoneham: Famous Faces from Your Hometown

STONEHAM, MA—Nancy Kerrigan, a two-time olympic medalist in figure skating, grew up in Stoneham and graduated from Stoneham High School.

Kerrigan won a bronze medal in 1992 and a silver medal in 1994, but is perhaps most famous for the events of the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Seeing Kerrigan as a threat, fellow competitor Tonya Harding’s husband ordered an attack on Kerrigan in which the attacker struck Kerrigan’s knee with a club-like weapon.

The events have been well documented throughout, but were recently examined in a full-length ESPN 30 for 30 documentary entitled The Price of Gold. It is still unclear as to how much Harding knew of the incident.

Kerrigan has since toured with Champions on Ice for ten years and appeared in many other exhibitions. She established the Nancy Kerrigan Foundation, which helps no-profit organizations that support the vision impaired.

Born in Woburn, Kerrigan currently resides in Lynnfield with husband Jerry Solomon.

Photo via Kerrigan’s IMDB page.