Nancy Kerrigan was a famous figure skater in the 90s when figure skating was big (the 90s was a special time) who got her leg cracked by a pipe because sometimes women don’t support all women. They’re making a movie about it. She’s on Dancing With The Stars now, and apparently the contestants become super close with their partners, because she laid some heavy shit on hers.
The Olympic gold medalist, 47, broke down in tears while recalling the past to her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, and to the cameras. “Since I was 10 years old I always wanted three kids before I was 30, sort of like what my mom had done,” she said. “I had six miscarriages in eight years. It was really hard, actually. It almost felt shameful I think because I couldn’t do it on my own.” Kerrigan and her agent husband, Jerry Solomon, had trouble getting pregnant after welcoming their first child, Matthew, now 19, in 1997. “Not long after having Matthew we thought we wanted more kids, but I had a miscarriage. It was pretty awful. You feel guilty and like, ‘What did you do wrong?’ It makes you feel like a failure,” Kerrigan said. “We had a good life, but I had that vision in my head since I was such a small kid.”
This is pretty horrible, but it seems like a really overcomplicated way to get out of learning the tango.
Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #1
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA participates in the awards ceremony of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Kerrigan was the silver medalist in the event. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #2
25 FEB 1994: NANCY KERRIGAN , USA , AND LU CHEN OF CHINA WAIT FOR THE START OF THE MEDAL CEREMONY FOR THE WOMEN's FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION AT THE 1994 WINTER OLYMPICS IN LILLEHAMMER. Mandatory Credit: Chris Cole/ALLSPORT
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #3
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA participates in the awards ceremony of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Kerrigan was the silver medalist in the event. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #4
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA competes in the Free Skate portion of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #5
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA participates in the awards ceremony of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Kerrigan was the silver medalist in the event. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #6
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA competes in the Free Skate portion of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #7
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA competes in the Free Skate portion of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #8
LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 25: Nancy Kerrigan of the USA competes in the Free Skate portion of the Women's Figure Skating singles competition of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 1994 at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Lillehammer, Norway. Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
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Nancy Kerrigan Miscarriages #9
DANCING WITH THE STARS - "Episode 2402" - After showcasing their first dances on last week's exciting season premiere, the celebrities get another chance to impress the judges with a new style of dance, all the while knowing that one of them is going home at the end of the night, based on scores and votes from last Monday, on "Dancing with the Stars," live, MONDAY, MARCH 27 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (Eric McCandless / ABC Via Getty Images)ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV, NANCY KERRIGAN
