Randy Gardner (figure skater)
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Randy Gardner (born 1958) is a U.S. figure skater, the partner of Tai Babilonia. They began skating together as children, when Babilonia was eight and Gardner ten.[1] Their coach was John Nicks. The pair were five-time gold medalists at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and won the gold medal at the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships. They were medal favorites at the 1980 Olympics but were forced to withdraw due to an injury to Gardner.[2]
Gardner revealed that he is gay in a 2006 interview with Scene magazine.[3] He discovered that he was adopted as an adult after a relative divulged the family secret and he subsequently tracked down his birth mother, with whom he developed a relationship.[4]
Gardner has been featured as a choreographer on the television show "Skating with Celebrities".
In 2008, Babilonia and Gardner announced their retirement from professional figure skating due to a neck injury suffered by Gardner and their advancing ages.[5]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(all with Babilonia)
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 10th
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 10th
- U.S. Championships - 1st
- Olympics - 5th
- World Championships - 5th
- U.S. Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 3rd
- U.S. Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 3rd
- U.S. Championships - 1st
- World Championships - 1st
- U.S. Championships - 1st
[edit] References
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008: Babilonia and Gardner's Bond Survives Off the Ice
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008: Babilonia and Gardner's Bond Survives Off the Ice
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008: Babilonia and Gardner's Bond Survives Off the Ice
- ^ People Magazine, May 26, 2008, Vol. 69, No. 20, p. 159: "Together Forever"
- ^ People Magazine, May 26, 2008, Vol. 69, No. 20, p. 159: "Together Forever"
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