In the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were at the top of their game. The competitive nature of the sport, as well as socio-economic factors (as the film argues), created a fierce rivalry between the two, and resulted in a scandal that shocked the world. On January 6, 1994, a few weeks before the start of the Olympics, Kerrigan was hit in the knee by a disguised attacker, in an attempt to eliminate her from the competition. The Price of Gold examines how the determination to win and outside pressures can drive someone to make life-changing decisions.