"Nancy Kerrigan doesn't plan to attend the Winter Olympics in Italy next month. But she's excited to watch the U.S. figure-skating contenders on TV. "It's pretty expensive to go," she said recently, in a coffee shop in Bellport, on Long Island. "I probably wouldn't even be able to get a ticket." Nonetheless, her presence will be felt: the white sheer-sleeved skating dress, designed by Vera Wang, that she wore when she won the bronze medal,"
"Kerrigan has her causes. She is transparent about fertility issues, having undergone six miscarriages, and she has raised funds for the vision-impaired, to honor her blind mother. "She couldn't see much, but she knew when I fell," she said. She also served as an executive producer for a documentary on eating disorders in sports, called "Why Don't You Lose 5 Pounds?" But her biggest cause seems to be keeping figure-skating shows from melting away like glaciers."
Nancy Kerrigan will not attend the Winter Olympics in Italy but plans to watch the U.S. figure-skating contenders on television because travel is expensive and tickets are scarce. The white sheer-sleeved Vera Wang skating dress she wore when she won the 1992 bronze medal will be on display. She traveled from Massachusetts to headline and host the Gateway Playhouse's Holiday Spectacular on Ice. She supports peace and social causes, speaks openly about fertility struggles after six miscarriages, raises funds for the vision-impaired in honor of her blind mother, produced a documentary on eating disorders in sports, and advocates for more opportunities for young skaters.
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