#randygardner

[mixdgrlproblems]

Tai Babilonia is an #American pair skater & entrepreneur. She & #RandyGardner won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships & 5 US Figure Skating Championships. They qualified for the 1976 & 1980 Winter Olympics. Shes one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. When they won Worlds, they were the first Americans to do so in 29 years & no US pair since has won the title. They were favored to win Gold at the 1980 Olympics but had to withdraw due to a last minute injury to Randy. They still had a successful career in spite of, skating for 3 years as special guest stars with the #IceCapades, performing on numerous skating tours, countless tv specials & in the most prestigious venues worldwide, including a special appearance for Queen Elizabeth & White House guests of Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan & Clinton. A tv movie about her life debuted in 1990 & they were inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991. They published a book called Forever Two As One. She even skated with Bruce Jenner on Skating With Celebrities. They retired in 2008. Shes designed skating attire, her own line of chocolates & a collection of one of a kind hand-made crystal jewelry boxes. Outspoken & honest about her struggles with alcoholism, eating disorders & a suicide attempt, shes an advocate/mentor for mental health & people struggling with addiction. “Don’t be afraid to reach out. There are many programs for all addictions & know that you are not alone” Shes the 1st figure skater of partial #AfricanAmerican descent to compete for the US at Olympics & win world titles. Shes also #Filipino & #Hopi #NativeAmerican. “They say Im the 1st black skater to win & I’ll go, no, do your homework. My Filipino dad would say, hey, don’t I count for any part of this? I’m #multiracial & proud of that” “I did see people look at my family with very confused looks on their faces. We definitely stood out among the predominately white skating crowd. Remember, this was the 70s & you didn’t see many #multiethnic families. People put me in whatever ethnic box they wanted. As I got older I understood the impact I had on future skaters of color.” 🇵🇭🇺🇸🏴 #aapiheritagemonth #aapi #mixedgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYvD5pFtGr/?igshid=120hzf8aiz89s

[vickiabelson]

How fun to sit down with a young old friend and catch up after a long pandemic pause. Olympian, Tai Babilonia, is as beautiful, luminescent, gracious, inspiring, perseverant, focused, and fun as she ever was. The World Figure Skating Champion, and 5x U.S. Figure Skating Champion, was as fearless in retelling milestones in her life as she was living them. From great triumphs to heartbreaks, big and small, Tai’s acceptance of her lot, no matter what, no doubt helped carry her from one victory to the next. Her gratitude for her good fortune, her love, and respect for her parents, her brother, and her son are admirable and enviable.

We talked about Tai’s journey on the ice––thank God for Mabel Fairbanks who took a very young Tai and forced her hand into Randy Gardners––beautiful story there bookmarked with the pages being written with loving care, overseen by Tai and Randy to honor her. From the ’76 Olympics to the 5 US Championships, to being only the 2nd Americans to win the World Championship, to the nightmare that ended their Olympic dreams in ’80, starring in the Ice Capades and working feverishly in the years following… the toll it took, the drinking, the bottom, sobriety, back out there, more drinking, her marriage, her beloved son, her engagement to David Brenner, insights there into her and him, two stories - Bill Cosby and Chris Botti, and the strength in her sobriety that stuck, a show at the forum that led to coaching Jack Nicholson’s daughter and then Denzel’s. No name dropper she, this is all just part of her glamorous story. There’s so much humanity, and hard truth here to balance it. 

Conversing with Tai feels like coming home… comfortable, effortless, warm, and affectionate. I loved every second.

Tai Babilonia Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wednesday, 12/21/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3FQm7Tk

[mixdgrlproblems]

Continuing my mixed #Olympian tribute. #TaiBabilonia is an #American pair skater & entrepreneur. She & #RandyGardner won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships & 5 US Figure Skating Championships. They qualified for the 1976 & 1980 Winter Olympics. Shes one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. When they won Worlds, they were the first Americans to do so in 29 years & no pair since has won the title. They were favored to win Gold at the 1980 Olympics but had to withdraw due to Randy's last minute injury. They still had a successful career, skating for 3 years as special guest stars w/ the #IceCapades, performing on skating tours, countless tv specials & in the most prestigious venues worldwide, including a special appearance for Queen Elizabeth & White House guests of Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan & Clinton. A tv movie about her life debuted in 1990 & they were inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991. They published a book called Forever 2 As 1. She even skated with Bruce Jenner on Skating With Celebrities. They retired in 2008. Shes designed skating attire, her own line of chocolates & a collection of one of a kind hand-made crystal jewelry boxes. Outspoken & honest about her struggles with alcoholism, eating disorders & a suicide attempt, shes an advocate/mentor for mental health & people struggling w/ addiction. “Don’t be afraid to reach out. There are programs for all addictions & know that you are not alone” Shes the 1st figure skater of partial #AfricanAmerican descent to compete for the US Olympics & win world titles. Shes also #Filipino & #Hopi #NativeAmerican. “They say Im the 1st black skater to win & I’ll go, no, do your homework. My Filipino dad would say, hey, don’t I count for any part of this? I’m #multiracial & proud of that” "I did see people look at my family with very confused looks. We definitely stood out among the predominately white skating crowd. Remember, this was the 70s & you didn’t see many #multiethnic families. People put me in whatever ethnic box they wanted. As I got older I understood the impact I had on future skaters of color.” 🇵🇭🇺🇸🏴 #mixedgirl #beautytuesday #mixedolympians #olympics (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSH2asGlEZM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[timestiloz]

... A joy to see National, World Champion Pair Skaters and 1980 Winter Olympics competitors - and friends, Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner this weekend ... at a private screening of the new upcoming documentary film "Go Figure: The Randy Gardner Story" - based on his successful one-man stage autobiographical performance. ... This year, the world famous "Tai and Randy" celebrate 50 years skating together as a pair team and lifelong friends. #skating #figureskating #gofigure #taibabilonia #randygardner @tai_babilonia @puppicasso #olympics (at Belmont, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9O6UySAjjk/?igshid=1oilngw7a49o3

[allgyan]

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