Nancy Kerrigan Husband, Net Worth, Age, Children & Other Facts

The world is full of people whose professional relationships have evolved into something much deeper and personal. Nancy Kerrigan is one of those people since she is married to Jerry Solomon, her former agent. Nancy is an actress and former Olympic figure skater with the titles and accolades to prove it. In the early and mid-90s, she was in her most dazzling audience thanks to her skills on the ice. Her career has seen her win bronze, silver and gold medals.

She also acted on screen and television during and after her professional career.

Biography of Nancy Kerrigan

Nancy who is the only daughter of her parents was born on October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Her parents, Daniel Kerrigan and Brenda Kerrigan, had two boys older than Nancy, Micheal and Mark. The former Olympian comes from an obviously supportive and sports-minded family. While her brothers got into hockey, she focused on figure skating at age six. At the age of eight, she began taking private lessons with her trainer Theresa Martin, while her father, Daniel, piloted the ice resurfacer to the local rink as payment for Nancy’s tuition. A year later, her lessons seemed to be paying off as she had won the Boston Open.

While working on her skating, she attended Stoneham High School, after which she earned a degree in business administration from Emmanuel College in Boston. She continued under the tutelage of Theresa Martin until she was 16. She then joined Denise Morrissey before joining Evy and Mary Scotvold. They remained his coaches for the rest of his competitive career.

In 1987, the young Kerrigan placed fourth in the junior category of the American figure skating championships. She continued to improve over the years, rising through the national ranks. However, she would not really begin to reach the peak she had reached before the “compulsory numbers” aspect of the game was eliminated in 1990. By then, she was already in fourth place in the national rankings.

In 1991, Kerrigan’s prominence continued to grow as she finished third in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships behind teammates Tonya Harding (silver) and Kristi Yamaguchi (gold). She improved on that performance with a second-place finish in the 1992 edition of the tournament. In the same year, she also won the bronze and silver medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships, respectively.

In 1993, Kerrigan became a US champion after current champion Kristi Yamaguchi retired. However, it was the only good that happened to his career that year, as everything went downhill from there. Her disastrous performances saw her fall to fifth place in the world rankings.Meanwhile, before that time, she had good news of her life off the ice. She had signed lucrative contracts with big brands like Evian, Seiko, Reebok, etc.

In order to prepare for the 1994 Winter Olympics, she decided to cancel everything else and just focus on her training. She also hired a sports psychologist to help her deal with the pressure of competition.

The year started on a sour note for Kerrigan. On January 6, 1994, she was attacked with a police baton after a training session. The culprit was Shane Stant, the husband of her rival Tonya Harding. The immediate aftermath of the attack was recorded on tape and he was arrested. Kerrigan was forced to withdraw from the US Championships, but recovered from leg injuries she suffered quickly enough to compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics. Tonya was fined $100,000, accompanied by a probationary period of three years and community service of 500 hours.

The attack has since been individually adapted and broadcast by major networks like ESPN and NBC. It was also made into a movie called I, Tonya.

She won the silver medal in the ladies’ singles skating event at the Olympics. However, she would later lose that title and her gold medal after some controversy involving fellow skater Oksana Baiul and one of the judges, Jan Hoffmann.

Kerrigan resigned from amateur competition at the end of the 1994 Olympics. She continued to appear in Ice Wars and a few other professional competitions. However, she worked more on various ice shows such as Champions on Ice, Broadway on Ice, and the musical Footloose. She also memorably hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1994, which featured musical icon Aretha Franklin. She was also on the Fox television show Skate with the Celebrities (2006), the comedy feature Blade of Glory (2007), andDancing with the Stars (2005).

In 2004, she was made a member of the United States Figure Skater Hall of Fame and was honored in 2008, at the Ice Theater of New York’s annual benefit gala.

Family – Parents, brother, husband, children

Nancy Kerrigan has faced a lot of personal fronts while dealing with the stresses of her career. A year after retiring, she walked down the aisle with her agent, Jerry Solomon, who had already been married three times and has a son from his second marriage. The union produced three children: Matthew (1996), Brian (2005) and Nicole (2008). The former professional skater revealed in early 2017 that the process of getting her three children involved enduring six miscarriages. She admits it put a strain on her marriage.

On January 24, 2010, his father Daniel passed away. His older brother, Mark, was charged with his father’s death. However, Kerrigan and his family were supportive and supportive. The manslaughter charges were eventually dropped and Mark was charged with assault and battery, due to the altercation that occurred between him and his father before his death. He was sentenced to two and a half years with six months suspended.

She also launched a foundation, The Nancy Kerrigan Foundation, to welcome the visually impaired. It was in honor of his mother, Brenda Kerrigan, who was legally blind.

What is Nancy Kerrigan net worth?

Nancy’s career may not be as long as some of her contemporaries. However, in addition to her medals and titles, she signed endorsement contracts that did not earn her a fortune.

Throughout her career, she has represented brands like Evian, Reebok, Campbell’s Soup and Seiko. Also among these was famed designer Vera Wang, who created the skating outfits she wore on the ice; Walt Disney’s $2 million contract and the $9.5 million contract that followed his 1994 attack.

A good number of online sources put the net worth of Nancy Kerrigan at $8 million.