Brooklyn museum dedicated to Tonya and Nancy so popular it needs more space
Tonya Harding
A quirky little Brooklyn museum focused on the saga of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan has won the “gold” that eluded the Winter Games hopefuls — as it has grown so popular in recent weeks that it has been forced to move into an Olympic-sized new space.
The pair debuted the gallery after watching ESPN’s 2014 “30 for 30” documentary “The Price of Gold” — which chronicles the clash between Kerrigan  sweetheart of the skating scene  and  Harding    her  troubled  working-class rival.
 Harding  became a tabloid fixture when  her  ex-husband hired someone to bash in Kerrigan’s right knee ahead of the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships.
Kerrigan recovered in time to compete while  Harding   despite not being charged with a crime  saw  her  career and reputation destroyed.
“What we both ended up taking from [the documentary] was this shock that there hasn’t already been a movie made showing what  Tonya Harding  had to go through. This was the first time we were seeing it and we thought  well   she ’s still alive. It’s time for people to rethink this ” said Harkins.
“ Tonya  said  she ’s heard of [the museum]   she  thinks it’s cool  but  she ’s not coming  which is totally fine ” Harkins said. “And then somebody from Nancy’s agency came and said they thought it was absurd but fun.”
A quirky little Brooklyn museum focused on the saga of [TGT] and Nancy Kerrigan has won the “gold” that eluded the Winter Games hopefuls — as it has grown so popular in recent weeks that it has been forced to move into an Olympic-sized new space.
The pair debuted the gallery after watching ESPN’s 2014 “30 for 30” documentary “The Price of Gold” — which chronicles the clash between Kerrigan  sweetheart of the skating scene  and  Harding    her  troubled  working-class rival.
 Harding  became a tabloid fixture when  her  ex-husband hired someone to bash in Kerrigan’s right knee ahead of the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships.
Kerrigan recovered in time to compete while  Harding   despite not being charged with a crime  saw  her  career and reputation destroyed.
“What we both ended up taking from [the documentary] was this shock that there hasn’t already been a movie made showing what  [TGT]  had to go through. This was the first time we were seeing it and we thought  well   she ’s still alive. It’s time for people to rethink this ” said Harkins.
“ Tonya  said  she ’s heard of [the museum]   she  thinks it’s cool  but  she ’s not coming  which is totally fine ” Harkins said. “And then somebody from Nancy’s agency came and said they thought it was absurd but fun.”