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Famous Pair Skaters

Read about famous pair skating teams in this section.
Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner - Ice Skating Pair Champions
Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner began skating together in the 1960s. They continue to be figure skating stars.
"Forever Two As One" - Review of Babilonia and Gardner's Story
Since they were young children, Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner have skated together. Together, they've written Forever Two As One. The book takes the reader into the lives of the figure skating legends.
Video Memories of Figure Skating Champion Randy Gardner
This video montage was put together by figure skating champion Randy Gardner. It shows memories of his childhood, his life, and his skating.
Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov - Pair Skating Legends
Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov won two Olympic gold medals in pair skating. They were known for being creative and for being artistic on the ice. Their ballet style of pair skating changed the sport.
Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski - 2007 U.S. Pair Skating Champions
Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski won the 2007 U.S. Pair Skating title. Their win was a surprise win.
Caydee Denny & Jeremy Barrett - 2009 US Pair Skating Silver Medalists
Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett are the 2009 US National Pair Skating Silver Medalists. They rose to the top of the US Figure Skating pair skating scene very quickly.
Gordeeva and Grinkov - Olympic Pair Skating Champions
Russian pair skaters Gordeeva and Grinkov won virtually every competition they entered. They won the Olympics in both 1988 and in 1994. They began skating together as children and married in 1991. Sergei died suddenly in 1995. Ekaterina Gordeeva continues to perform.
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin - Pair Skating Champions
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin are the first and only figure skating pair team to land a throw triple axel.
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker - World Junior Pair Champions
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker won the U.S. National Junior Pair title and the World Junior Pair Championships in 2007.
Photos of Pair Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker are the 2008 United States National Pair Skating Champions. This photo gallery shows off photos of the pair team.
McLaughlin and Brubaker - Video of the 2007 Junior World Champions
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker, the 2007 United States National Junior Pair Skating Champions and 2007 Junior World Pair Skating Champions, are rising pair skating stars. This video shows them receiving their awards at the 2007 Junior World Figure Skating Championships.
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy
German Pair Skaters Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy are the 2008 and 2009 World Pair Skating Champions.
JoJo Starbuck
JoJo Starbuck and her pair skating partner, Kenneth Shelley, won the US pair skating title three times and competed in two Winter Olympic games.
Irina Vorobieva - 1981 World Pair Skating Champion
Russian born, Irina Vorobieva, won the world pair skating title in 1981. She medaled at three different world figure skating championships and participated in international ice skating events multiple times. She also competed in the Olympics.
Roy Wagelein - Olympic Pair Skater
Olympic figure skater, Roy Wagelein was one of the most talented pair skaters in U.S. history. He placed second at three consecutive U.S. National Figure Skating Championships (1966, 1967, and 1968) and qualifed for three world championships. He also competed in the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble, France.
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao - Pair Skating Champions
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao are the first pair skaters from China to win the world pair skating title.

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