Tai Babilonia wears a gold half-moon charm around her neck, given to her by Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. The only time it ever came off was at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; she will never take it off again.
That year, an injury to her skating partner, Randy Gardner, caused them to withdraw from the Olympic competition. The two, dubbed "America's sweethearts," by the press and fans, saw their dreams of Olympic gold disappear.
These days, the figure skating legend has traded in her skates for a combination of different hats: mom, Ashlander, author, journalist and designer of skating apparel for women.
The Tai Collection is the culmination of a 10-year dream for Babilonia and has come into fruition over the past two years. The clothing line, distributed by Bear Hill Sports, is available on
www.taibabilonia.com. Babilonia said the collection fills a need not available in other skating and dance apparel.
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