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Nancy Kerrigan should have been famous for his talent on the ice alone, but as we all know, his story does not end with a simple Olympic victory or a loss. In 1994, the skater in the figure was in the center of one of theThe biggest sports scandals In history, when it was nailed in the knee in a drill rink just two days before the Olympic tests. His attack, the world learned later, was orchestrated by the ex-husband of the competitor of Kerrigan,Tanya Harding, who would continue to live in infamy as the villain of history. Shortly after "the bullet heard around the world", as it was nicknamed by the tabloid press at the time, Kerrigan recovered and returned to the ice, winning an Olympic silver medal that year.

The following year she married her agent,Jerry Solomonand removed from the competition. The couple now shares three children,Matthieu (23),Brian (15), andNicole Solomon (13) -And Kerrigan says that his average son has nowgreat Olympic dreams From his own! Read it to learn how Brian Solomon breaks in the world of gym and how Kerrigan feels his decision to compete.

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Although Solomon is 15 years old and a secondary sophomore, it is currently classified as a competitive gymnast at the national level - the highest rank of the Junior Junior Gymnastics (USAG) program. According to a recent interview with the live website, Solomon in competition in six events: floor, rings, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar.

The athlete says hestarted practicing gymnastics As a young child and liked the sport to first walk on the carpet. "I probably understood that it was something I wanted to do when I was really small," Solomon said in February. "I had just started and I remember every time I learned a new skill, it was just very fun. I just wanted to keep learning new things," he recalled.

Now the growing star is focused on his future in sport. "My goal is to do it on a university team and I hope even more beyond that," he said.

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With a passion for an Olympic sport and a mother like Nancy Kerrigan, it is not surprising that Solomon hopes to reach Olympic gold. "Brian has already said: 'I want to go to the Olympic Games! '"Kerrigan said in an interview with 2016 withUS Weekly. "But they are so young," she added, referring to her two younger children. "They do not really realize how difficult it's. I think they think:" What is his strength? My mother did it! "

The famous skater says that while his children haveOlympic aspirations Among them, they do not often discuss historical victories. "They saw my medal when I took it or brought it somewhere, I think they think it's cool," said Kerrigan, who recently comparedStars. "I think they are proud of me, but we never really talk about it! They are not like:" wow, mom! "They are happier with their own trophies!"

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With the olympic bronze and silver medals under its belt - and an unfinished company on the ice according to its legendary injury - it would have been easy for Kerrigan to become a sportive "mom mom" to his children. Yet thefigure skater said that it will intentionally abstain to put pressure on them to happen. "If they do not want to do it anymore, I will say," So, do not go. "It's a lot of commitment," she saysUS Weekly. "They must keep it in perspective. So, any time, they need a break, I say," Oh, you do not want to go today? How are you! "

The emblematic athlete added: "They love it. I am here to support them as long as they like it. It's my job to support at this point."

Although Kerrigan's Kids did not follow his traces in a professional ice skating, sheTo Found ways to share his love of sport with his family. In 2016, they played together inTribute of musselman's apple sauce, a two-hour skating special that was broadcast on ABC. However, the hours occupied by his children proved a challenge to repeat the show. "They are so busy - the two youngestto practice Gymnastique, "she explained toUS Weekly. "My Brian son is at the gym six days a week, so he does not have much time to get on the ice and create his number," Kerrigan said.

Kerrigan pressed in practices with her family between their other commitments, but recognized that even teens or hopes are always teenagers at the end of the day. "They will just do their own thing," she said of their time together on the ice. " I try to teach them But they do not want to listen to, "joked in an interview with Parade.

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