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The Biggest Olympic Feuds and Rivalries Over the Years


Many feuds and rivalries have sparked at the Olympics over the years including Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan and more

JEROME DELAY/AFP via Getty Images The 1988 Winter Olympics saw the birth of the rivalry between Witt and Thomas which was ultimately dubbed The Battle of the Carmens. In March 1994, Harding ultimately pled guilty to the charge of “conspiracy to hinder prosecution” as more evidence came forward connecting her to the crime. Russian ice dancing partners Maia Usova and Alexander Zhulin, who were married in real life at the time, faced off against rivals Oksana Grishuk and Sasha Platov.

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