UI.IITED STATËS OLYMP'C COMMITTEE

NgItgE oF HËARtNe

TO: TONYA HARDING

FRoM: UNITED STATES OLyMptC COMMTîltjE (I,SOC)

D^TË ÂNlì T¡MH ôF HF,qf||Ne: t:00 a,ln., Febrlrary 15, 1gg.t

PLÀAF OÃHEÂH|NG: Osto, Norway, SAS perk Horet

HË{ntNG FANEL; USOC GAMES ADMtNtSTt-tAìtVE BOAtìfl

qÀcKGRquND: on Ferbruary s, 1g94, a Hearing panel appokrtecf try your Nerional

Governlng Body (NGB) to lnvostlgate allegattone ln publlc ror;orc¡s thât you wor6 tnvolved

or had knowledge of tho assault on Nancy Korrlgan on January 6, lgg4, dstÊrmlned th6t

"re¡¡sonable grounds exist to bolleve" thal you violaled your NGB,s cæo r,¡f Ethics.

" (a) committed qn act to carry oul a.plan and/or was inrrolvect ln a planto lnjure Nancy Kerrigan; or

(b) knew about a plan to lnjuro Narrcy Kerrignn and eiftrer railo,J toopPoso lt, fall€d to roport [t, or mscls false :i¡q¡of¡tenis about [your]knowfedge concârnlng ¡t."

PUR PosE oF I{ËÀHING: To r:onsider your stafirs as n rnonrbsr of the i f}94 ljrrttor-t

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Cl,lARGËS FfiESENTED: 1. You wlll be asked to answor the dlargo that y'3u

c¡mmlfod au ao,t, rnado a statBmonl. or encagocl in COnduct in cÔtrtleciio¡¡ witit a pla{ì to

hlurð l,lânoy Kefflgan and lh8 subsequent lnvâstlgåtlôr. o1 -hat plan (llro "Ccnrlucl") whlch

violates the USOü Bylaw foqulrôrnônt lhat you conduct yourself "at all timss and in ell

placos as beflts worthy ropresontatives of [yourl eountry and ln canlorrrlty wllh tho

lfâdltlon of the Olyrnplc und Pen American Games." U$Aç*-ËylâWâ, Ch lptor XLll,

Sectlon 1.

Z. you wlll also be aekod to rn$wof tho charge tltat your Conducl vlotstos tho

'lgg4 Olyrnpio W¡nter G¿.nos Cocie ol Corrduct you slgnod otr Jatrunry 0, 1$04' wlriclt

provides ln p'art thât you ebsêrvô and abldo by the Clyrnplc Chartor, the rulÊs and

regula¡ons of your NGB, and that you cotrduct yourself ",.,|n cottlornìlty wtth the tra¡J{tlsns

of the Olyrnpic Games and in such a Ìnar. lêr that ),otj bring aedit snrj honor to yourself,

i,our leårnrnates, your t'Jatlonal Govarnlng Bociy (NGB), tho tJ'rlled Statas Õlyntplc

CômrnltlÊs 0JSOC) arld tho Unlted Statôs of Amsrlca."

3. You wlll also be ueko': to ânswof the cnBrge thal your condust is

dotrlrnental to tho wellsro ol flgure skallng arrd tho tratJltlon ol tlto Olylnpic Gamos, eneJ

viclates your respons¡b¡l¡ty unrler the Genaral Rules of your NGB "to exonipiify tho higha;t

etandartls oi fai¡ness, ethical trehavic¡r anr! genuirte good sportsntarlsllip in atry of {yourl

fslûtlôns wlth othôrs." t¡:üçd-StSlÊSñgUfA-'I!$[Iìq Asso.QtìtlQrlnul€]49(, (ìeneraí trt.rlir

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, ,, ,,14, . YouwillalsoboaskedtoanswerthecharigelhatyourConductv¡:llåtsd.your

obligarlonu under the Unitsd Stator. Flguro ,Skâtlng Tearn /.greernem tü (l) "Avold arìy

ûotiôn or conduct that could roasonalrly be expeotod to slgnilicantly disrupt the U.S.

f¡lgtne Skating,169* or lnlrrfore wlth lntsrnatlonal competlilôn."); (ll) 'Comply wilh the

Ruleç of tho,USFSA, espeolally Glì 1.021: Exernplify thâ h¡flhe.et slandards sf talrnoss,

êthlc0l hoh6vlof and genuino good sportsman6hip, both on and off tha ice."); (iii)

iConduct [yoursell] ln a manner inrlicatlve of roprosantatives ol the'Unltod Statrrs,

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d6monstratlng consideratlon frrr the rlghts, privilegas, and wsltsJe of oitters,"; and (lv)

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"Rôtr,âln {rnm behavior tha! [you know] is unaccoptable...n;

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YôU wlll also lre asked to answor tho charge that your Condut't VlolÊtgd your

obltgrtgon urrder the Uni¡od Stat€s Flguro SPoting Oharnpionqlrips and Qua.llfVirrO Events

Agreernerrt of Compgtitors Regardlng Personal Conduct dated Deceinbor 2, 1993, to

oon'oúø yôurself 'rtloth on-and-off the ice, ln a mannår tllÊt wltl rellecf favorably upon ,...

the sport of flgura skatlng, and lhat ls consislent with tlte trltr¡h standards cf tlto sport'"

. .' Z- you wlll also tr6 asl(ocl to answsr tho charge.tha.t yÕur Çonducl violirtotJ a

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sseks to cÍGato ri v/ay ol llfe tl¿1.çed on . . . the edtlcallonnl v¡¡lt.lo of c¡r.rorj exarlplû Êtìd

rospecl lor unlvsrsal fr.¡nrjarnental othlcal princi¡rlos". f:urtcjarnt-'ntal Prlnctplo lrlo, 2, ,OC

ôharler at p, 10.

tJnder U3O? Bylaw, Chaplor KXXIX g 3, "-lhe decision of tho Ádmlnl$tretìve BÇûrd

shall be final."

AC¡"IÛN THAT MAY IIE TAKEN:

Ths USOr) ûarnes Adrninistrative Board mty ttke, but ls not rostrlctod to, lhe

followlng possible c.liscipllnary actlorl:

Expttlslon lrom tha tearn. Sent home lmmediately regarcllecs of lvhothsr or

not your compðtltlon has takon plac,e;

FuncJing dented lor USOC Allìl€tlc Supporl Prograttts fr:r vriricii yor-t rnny be

t¡llglblo;

RostrlctÊd to you¡ -pom;

Roqulred to rsturn your US/r uniform,;

Roquired to prorform a c-Ërlrdln taek(s), suclt a$ forn¡ll lrtltléìtì ancllot or¿r!

npoloÐy;

Danled the privilege to nìrìrclì ln oprlrìlnç ¿ncl/or Closln¡r Cerornorrlos;

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stNl lì.Y - B-E¿ :il:ì4/ili i '/ l!ci ,j-

Athlst*' Vlllrgr vlrltor pdvllr0ül rûvokod;

I .ommlndation to your NQË the los$ of pñVll.Cô to prrtlclpata ln futu¡o

Olymplo, Prn Amrrlcsn ûns/or World Unlvrrulty Gürnrt ¡a wall ac Ll'6'

ölympto Fr¡tlvala.

cot*Ducï OF T¡{ã HEARINÊ1 Ar rho hcrr{ng you fnsy ¡hs| why you ohould fìot b0

d¡sütplin9d. YOu ¡nay rpFmr rrlih or wlthout I r.pr68ðrìtallvr, who mey Þe sn rttornly,

Thr A,,iminletfatlva Horfd rnay appolnt I prraon(o) to prment cvldrnc¿ suppodinl the

ohflt'ttt rgalnst you at ther haarlng, lnd tô challsngc by ox¡mtnltlon und ethsr

approFñAt8 ftllnt evldsncc preOentod by you. goth you {nd tho pnrûntar of the

svldr¡noð ahall ba glvrn r rossonabtc oppor{unity to prcmnt or¿t andlorlYdlton ovldrncr,

snçl to prgsrnt suçü flcrtuel or legrl rfalms r¡ deslrsÚ. Tle ruta¡ al rYldlncs thrll not

Þo 0trictly añlqrcÊdi lnelo¡d, rutl¡ af ovldsnct grnrtally acorptrrl tn uomlnl¡tntlvo

procö¡dlngs lhrtl be appllo¡bls.

I¡IÅKE-UP OF TtlE ADI{I;N|8TRåTIVE BOARÞ;

Tha compoolilon of the Admlnlctr.atlve Bqsrd lt ül follswð: tho duly c,lðÊlsc{ silÞ¡rÈ

õf tho u8oc, toüüthsr wlth thc chf tf of Mletlqn, th6 ohälr of tha Gsmse, Proparatlon and

$ervicas Comm[ttro, thr chnlr af tt1â Athleiea.Adúltory Councll ¡nd guch othora ae thl

irfestd8nr mry tppotnt, Hçwov0l, tha Freaìdont fslorvsn thr flght lo d6ÊlgnÉtt e pnnrl

ol ths Mombnra o/ tht Boâid to harr, raport rld ¡€cornlÌì'¡nr1 iÒ tho full i'¿lntlnlstratlvo

Bosrd on partlaular mattom. lj:;ìbir i

lJnlt¡ti fitõtrl CIlyrnplo Ëommltlse

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