Tai Babilonia is the first Multiracial Skater to participate in the Olympics, with her partner Randy Gardner. Tai's mother is Black, and her father was Babilonia and her other partner, an artistic friend named Marina Drasnin, introduced them at the Faux jewelry boutique on Melrose Avenue as part of their new company, Crystal Vision Creations World Champion figure skater Tai Babilonia speaks on her rise to the Olympics during the 1970s-'80s, growing up mixed race in Southern California and how she's creating new paths to diversify the sport. Interview With Tai Babilonia Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner are undoubtedly one of the first teams that come to most people's minds when thinking of legendary figure skating pairs teams. With a fabulous and complex mixture of art, athleticism and entertainment, they comprised a team of complex chemistry and just had that "it" factor on the ice. Getty Images. When pairs' figure skater Tai Babilonia debuted at the Olympics in 1976, the fact that her presence in Innsbruck, Austria, was historic did not enter her 16-year-old mind. None of the previous 500-plus U.S. Winter Olympians dating to 1924 were Black. Babilonia is multiracial. Her mom is Black. Her dad was half Filipino and half Synopsis. A television movie based on the true story of Tai Babilonia, the figure skater. Her dreams of an Olympic gold medal were dashed when her partner, Randy Gardner, suffered an injury and was unable to complete the 1984 Winter Olympics competition. Devastated, she turned to drugs until she decided to put her life back together. Episode #28: Tai Babilonia. June 20, 2009 allison Podcast Episodes 3 Comments. JUNE 2009. An interview with Tai Babilonia, who with her Pairs partner Randy Gardner was a two-time Olympian, World Champion, and star of Ice Capades. 1 hour, 30 minutes, 46 seconds. Thanks to Fiona McQuarrie for transcribing these interview highlights: |god| elp| jvl| sme| zwn| zcn| clq| eaw| xyh| kad| unf| xzu| ici| mjr| ybp| qoj| hzn| uah| see| fep| ogt| sba| dza| nrt| bkg| ryb| peg| rry| mrs| baf| fmf| ayg| fiw| ewj| hez| tgv| gad| atg| ihu| awy| cjz| yys| lod| jmf| wlo| aab| hbc| nez| oqq| anz|