Harding Gets Three Days On Ice

Former figure-skating champion Tonya Harding pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor assault and third-degree malicious mischief charge after she was accused of punching her boyfriend and throwing a hubcap at his head.

Harding was sentenced to three days in jail.

Harding, banned for life from figure skating for her role in a 1994 attack against Nancy Kerrigan, had claimed she hit 28-year-old Darren Silver in self-defense.

Harding entered the plea in Camas-Washougal Municipal Court, where she was arraigned last February.

In addition to the jail time, she was also ordered to pay a $300 fine, plus a $111 city filing fee, and serve 10 days of community service.

Police released a recording of 911 call in February that led to Harding's arrest.

On the tape, a female voice says: "I punched him in the face because he came after me, he put me to the ground."

In the background, a male voice can be heard yelling: "I did not! You are a liar! You are a liar! You are a felon and I have nothing to hide!"

Harding found herself at the center of a storm of media attention during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer because she was a suspect in the attack that January against Kerrigan at the national figure skating championships in Detroit.

Harding later pleaded guilty to covering up for her former husband and his friends after they admitted they plotted to attack Kerrigan and whacked her on her knee during a practice in Detroit.

Harding won the championship and later competed at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.

Harding was banned from amateur skating for life later that year because of her role in the attack.