Randy Gardner (figure skater)
Randy Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gardner in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Randy Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1958-12-02) December 2, 1958 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Santa Monica FSC Los Angeles FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Randy Gardner (born December 2, 1958) is an American former pair skater. Together with Tai Babilonia, he won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships[1] and five U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1976–1980). The pair qualified for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
Career
Babilonia and Gardner began skating together when Babilonia was eight and Gardner ten.[2] Their first coach was Mabel Fairbanks, and began training with John Nicks in 1971. They won the gold medal as juniors at their first U.S. Nationals in 1973 and as seniors, they came in second place in 1974 and 1975. The pair became five-time U.S. national champions and won the gold medal at the 1979 World Championships.[3][4] They were medal favorites at the 1980 Winter Olympics but were forced to withdraw due to a thigh injury to Gardner,which ended their competitive careers.[2][5][6][4][7]
Babilonia and Gardner toured with the Ice Capades for four years and with Champions on Ice for two years. They performed in many ice shows and competed professionally, earning first place in the World Professional Championships in 1985.[7]
In 2006, Gardner appeared as a choreographer on the reality television series Skating with Celebrities.[8] In 2008, he indicated that he was working on his autobiography which was to be released at the end of the year.[9] It has not been released. In 2008, Babilonia and Gardner announced their retirement from show skating due to a neck injury sustained by Gardner and their advancing ages.[10][6]
Personal life
Gardner discovered in 1998 that he was adopted after a relative divulged the family secret.[2][10] After a five-year search, he found his birth mother who had become pregnant with him at age 17 after being raped by a family friend.[2] In 2006, Gardner revealed that he is gay.[2][11][12]
Competitive highlights
(with Babilonia)
Event | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 5th | WD | |||||
World Championships | 10th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | |
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||
Coupe des Alpes | 3rd | ||||||
WD = Withdrew |
References
- ^ Franco, Joe (1997-07-08). "Tai and Randy, Skating's Dynamic Duo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e Elliott, Helene (March 20, 2008). "Tai and Randy's bond is sure and steady off the ice". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10.
- ^ a b "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Excel Energy Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (January 14, 2013). "A life in skating: An interview with John Nicks". IceNetwork.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Randy Gardner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- ^ Skating with Celebrities (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-08-14
- ^ "Catching up with...Randy Gardner". Lifeskate.com. April 11, 2008.
- ^ a b "Together Forever". People Magazine, Vol. 69, No. 20, p. 159. May 26, 2008.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd (2017-11-08). "Olympian Randy Gardner shares his life as a gay athlete in the 1980s". Outsports. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Go Figure: The Randy Gardner Story | U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfigureskating.org. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
External links
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
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