Wednesday, January 7, 2015

ESPN 30 for 30: Price of Gold



I remember the Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding scandal, ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.  While a very graceful, athletic sport turned into a criminal investigation and media circus, I see how sad and unfortunate it all was.  People in general seem prone to simplify complex issues and polarize controversial incidents: So Kerrigan was the angelic victim, and Harding the feisty villain.  But interestingly not many saw another stark difference between the two: that of social class.  That is, behind the scenes, it was have vs have not, a contest that no doubt gets played out in America on a daily basis.  There is no diminishing Harding's involvement, especially in the aftermath of the attack, but I thought she competed with great determination without the sort of financing, facility and focus that Kerrigan had.

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