LYNN — Holding her 1992 Olympic bronze medal, former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan stood in front of members of the Rotary Club of Lynn on Thursday night and explained details about the medals that only an Olympic athlete would know.
The medals, she said, are quite heavy and actually detach from the ribbon. The world saw this happen recently to U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, who broke hers and needed to get it replaced. Kerrigan was also surprised when she discovered that hers could unclip.
“I don’t know if they’re supposed to,” Kerrigan said while simultaneously re-attaching the bronze medal back to the ribbon, “but it really surprised me.”…