You got a point there.
Although she only won the Silver in the end, not the Gold, even with the broken kneecaps.
I disagree that Kerrigan would not have done as well without the drama of the assault. Kerrigan and Oksana Baoul were the top two female skaters in the world at that time. Harding was a borderline olympian that had a chance at competing for a medal, but no chance of beating Kerrigan. The judges had pretty much decided by the semi-final round that the gold medal was Oksana’s unless she totally tanked in the finals round. Even though Kerrigan outskated her, the judges saved their highest scores for Oksana.