Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating's ranks to become World Champions in 1979.They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal.For our series Mixed!Stories of Mixed Race Californians, co-hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos spoke to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure.
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