[3][4][5] They were medal favorites at the 1980 Winter Olympics but were forced to withdraw due to an injury to Gardner, which ended their competitive careers.

[1][2][6][5] Babilonia was the first multi racial figure skater to compete for the United States at an Olympics and win a World Title.

[5] In 1990, a biographical film of her rise to fame was aired on television, On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story.

[8] Babilonia appeared in the 2006 Fox television program Skating with Celebrities, partnered with Olympic decathlon gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner.

Babilonia was inspired at the age of six to begin ice skating after watching Peggy Fleming on television.