Unintentional but still savage…
Both are friends from their days as American Figure Skaters. Kristi Yamaguchi meant well but nonetheless she sent out a poorly worded tweet to Nancy Kerrigan before her Dancing With the Stars Appearance…
So excited for you @NancyAKerrigan ! Can't wait to see you grace that ballroom floor, break a leg! 💃🏻#DWTS
— Kristi Yamaguchi (@kristiyamaguchi) March 20, 2017
Kerrigan does not talk much about the infamous incident which nearly ended her 1994 Winter Olympics. She handled the tweet with the same grace she showed on the ice.
Just was looking at this, I am adjusting to new contacts…#oops! Thank you @kristiyamaguchi for the advise! It definitely is helping! #dwts https://t.co/UPeeSFZ1xG
— Nancy Kerrigan (@NancyAKerrigan) March 22, 2017
A quick history lesson for our younger crowd, in 1994 Figure Skating was extremely popular in America, (the Knicks were in the Finals at this time, so that long ago). Nancy Kerrigan was a graceful figure skater who became the darling of America. Prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics she was attacked by a man who took a pipe to her leg and nearly shattered her chances at a medal. It was and still is a big thing. The man was later revealed to be linked to her rival Tonya Harding. We still don’t know who ordered the hit however Kerrigan recovered and took home a silver medal.
Twitter had plenty to say about the cringe worthy tweet. Flip the pages to check out the reactions…