HAMAR, Norway -- She traveled the spectrum from devastation to delight, gaining fame in a classic tale of good overcoming evil.
And it's far from over for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
She paraded before thousands of cheering fans at Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Sunday, under a blizzard of red-white-and-blue confetti, then described her Olympic silver medal performance as "flawless." Oksana Baiul of Ukraine won the gold medal.
"I know the judges are supposed to deduct for errors, and I'm not quite sure they did that because I was flawless," Kerrigan said after the parade. "Oksana, although she's a great skater and real nice to watch . . . did have a couple of mistakes."
Revlon today will announce that Kerrigan has been added to its roster of celebrity spokespeople.
Then it's on to Stoneham, Mass., for a full-scale hometown welcome, followed by a week of rehearsals for her role as host of NBC's Saturday Night Live on March 12.
Kerrigan stands on the brink of becoming one of the all-time highest-paid athletes to come out of the Olympics. Before the Games, some estimated a gold medal would have been worth $ 10 million over the course of her adult life.
But the public's near-obsession with Kerrigan's recovery from a Jan. 6 attack in Detroit has changed everything. Kerrigan, 24, has the potential to achieve that $ 10 million figure right away.
Apparently, marketing strategists aren't worried about the color of the medal. She'd already scored several endorsement and promotional deals after winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Games.
"Nancy Kerrigan is America's sweetheart," says agent Michael Rosenberg, who represents Baiul. "Her performance was courageous . . . fabulous. She is going to do fine."
Kerrigan is not likely to try to reverse her Olympic result against Baiul at the World Championships March 22-27. But they will be reunited April 11 in Orlando, first stop on the 60-city Campbell's Soups Tour of Olympic and World Champions.
