The men decided the attack should take place in Massachusetts, where Kerrigan practiced. If Kerrigan missed the competition, that would all but guarantee Harding's place on the Olympic team. Figure Skating Championships, which was scheduled for Jan. Gillooly said damaging Kerrigan's right leg was the best plan, because that is her landing leg, and if she couldn't land, she couldn't skate. ![]() Stant and Gillooly told the FBI that Eckardt suggested killing Kerrigan, but nobody else wanted to go that far. The four men-Gillooly, Eckardt, Smith and Stant-discussed the best way to attack Kerrigan. He and Smith figured they could use the recording against Gillooly if Gillooly turned on them or refused to pay. Eckardt pressed "record" on a tape recorder he had hidden under a paper towel. Gillooly showed up a little while after Stant and Smith arrived. Nationals in Detroit the day after the attack on Nancy Kerrigan.
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