Just days after ESPN announced it would be making a documentary about the incident in which Harding had Kerrigan clubbed in the knee at the 1994 Olympics, NBC revealed that it would be doing a doc about the scandal. The most glaring difference between the two projects: NBC has snagged an exclusive interview with Kerrigan.
NBC’s doc, which was announced Saturday, will be narrated by former pro athlete-turned-veteran sportscaster Mary Carillo, and will look back at the infamous incident --dubbed "the whack heard 'round the world"-- that captured myriad headlines some 20 years earlier. It is scheduled to air in prime-time during the Olympics in Sochi, and will feature interviews with both Kerrigan and Harding.
Carillo, who has not yet sat down with Kerrigan for her interview, is said to have driven the booking process. The doc will focus on the scandal as well as the womens' lives today. Kerrigan has not spoken out about the devastating episode in the two decades since.
ESPN’s installment will include interviews with Harding as well as several people who are close to Kerrigan. The ESPN doc, titled Tonya and Nancy, is expected to chronicle the six weeks of round-the-clock media coverage that followed as the competitors prepared for the winter games.
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