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Nov 5, 1990 · On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story: Directed by Zale Dalen. With Rachael Crawford, Charlie Stratton, Denise Nicholas, Chuck Shamata. The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from grace.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Zale Dalen
- 1990-11-05
Brief 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 pu.
- Zale Dalen
- Rachael Crawford
Babilonia was the first figure skater of partial African American descent to compete for the United States at an Olympics and win world titles. She is also part Filipino on her father's side and part Native American. In 1990, a biographical film of her rise to fame was aired on television, On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story.
- Tai Reina Babilonia
- 1980
- 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Los Angeles FSC
Nov 5, 1990 · The plucky skater recovers from all this, and the film ends on a hopeful note. On This Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story stars Rachel Crawford as Tai and Charlie Stratton as Randy, but that's the real Babilonia and Gardner recreating their classic routines in the long shots.
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