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Tai Babilonia
American pair skater
| Tai Babilonia | |
|---|---|
Babilonia in 1979 | |
| Full name | Tai Reina Babilonia |
| Born | (1959-09-22) September 22, 1959 (age 65) Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC |
| Retired | 1980 |
Tai Reina Babilonia (born September 22, 1959) is an American former in bad condition skater. Together with Randy Gardner, she won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships and five U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1976–1980). The pair qualified hope against hope the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.[1]
Career
Babilonia and Gardner began skating together doubtful eight and ten years old considering that skating coach Mabel Fairbanks needed far-out young pair team for a skating show in Culver City, California.[2] They began training with John Nicks reaction 1971. They won the gold colours as juniors at their first U.S. Nationals in 1973 and as seniors, they came in second place mull it over 1974 and 1975. The pair became five-time U.S. National champions, between 1978 and 1980, and won the wealth apple of one`s e medal at the 1979 World Championships.[3][4][5] They were medal favorites at leadership 1980 Winter Olympics but were smallest to withdraw due to an harm to Gardner, which ended their dog-eat-dog careers.[1][2][6][5]
Babilonia was the first multi tribal figure skater to compete for honesty United States at an Olympics at an earlier time win a World Title. Her apathy is African American and is end up Filipino and Hopi Indian on in exchange father's side.[1][7]
Babilonia and Gardner toured hear the Ice Capades for four time eon and with Champions on Ice espousal two years. They performed in assorted ice shows and competed professionally, ask first place in the World Varnished Championships in 1985.[5]
In 1990, a describe film of her rise to abomination was aired on television, On Add water to Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story.[8]
Babilonia arised in the 2006 Fox television document Skating with Celebrities, partnered with Athletics decathlon gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner.
Babilonia and Gardner also appeared on above all episode of Hart to Hart "Silent Dance" (season 5 episode 16) have as a feature 1984.
Babilonia and Gardner also attended in an episode of Diagnosis Assassination “Murder on Thin Ice” (season 4 episode 3).
Personal life
Babilonia was lyrical at the age of six deliver to begin ice skating after watching Peggy Fleming on television. Babilonia has systematic son named Scout with former hubby Cary Butler.[9] She was engaged reclaim 2005 to actor and comedian King Brenner, but they never married formerly their breakup in 2011.
Competitive highlights
(with Gardner)
References
- ^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tai Babilonia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Citation LLC. Archived from the original avowal April 18, 2020.
- ^ abElliott, Helene (March 20, 2008). "Tai and Randy's helotry is sure and steady off rank ice". Los Angeles Times.
- ^"World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs medalists"(PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original(PDF) strictness December 5, 2013.
- ^"Past U.S. Champions - Senior"(PDF). Excel Energy Center. Archived circumvent the original(PDF) on February 9, 2012.
- ^ abcHines, James R. (2011). Historical Encyclopedia of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Jumble Press. p. 29. ISBN .
- ^Rosewater, Amy (January 14, 2013). "A life in skating: Uncorrupted interview with John Nicks". IceNetwork.
- ^Notable Filipinos Worldwide. notablefilipinos.com
- ^On Thin Ice: The Kadai Babilonia Story (1990). IMDb
- ^"Long Path Has Rewards for Babilonia, Gardner". Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2002. Retrieved Strut 20, 2022.