3. The Price of the Gold
Site Score: 8, IMDb Score: 10 Overall Score: 18
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Year: 2014
Nancy Kerrigan was one of the participants in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit in 1994. She was one of the favorites for a gold medal and the news of her being attacked and injured right before the competition came as a great shock to the skating community. Her injury wasn’t life threatening but was serious enough to stop her from participating in the event. Her main rival, Tonya Harding, ended up winning the championship. The investigation revealed a bizarre plot worthy of a Hollywood B movie: the attacker was hired by Harding’s ex-husband and she knew of the plan to disable her competition. The details of one of the greatest sports scandals in US history are revealed in ESPN’s 30 for 30 episode The Price of the Gold.
