Last week, ESPN announced its lineup for a new slate of 30 for 30 movies in the fall. They included Tonya and Nancy, a look back at what happened 20 years ago. The release said:
Now two decades later, Tonya and Nancy takes a fresh look through revealing new interviews with the Harding and Kerrigan camps at a unique worldwide spectacle.
Well, one of those interviews won’t be with Nancy Kerrigan.
NBC has won the Nancy battle. Saturday, the network announced that Kerrigan will speak exclusively to Mary Carillo for an NBC documentary on the sorted affair.
Here’s a possible reason for the exclusive. Richard Deitsch at SI.com reports Kerrigan could be part of NBC’s Olympic coverage from Sochi.
Deitsch writes:
An NBC Sports spokesperson told SI.com on Saturday that Kerrigan is not being paid for her interview with Carillo. But when asked if Kerrigan was being considered for an on-air gig for the Sochi Games, the spokesperson said, “Nancy is among many former Winter Olympic athletes under consideration for an on-air role in Sochi.”
As for ESPN, the network says it is proceeding with its documentary with or without an interview from Kerrigan.