Gillian Margaret Wachsman (born September 19, 1966)
[ is an American former ]pair skater
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
. With Todd Waggoner
Todd Eric Waggoner (born December 24, 1965) is an American former pair skater. With Gillian Wachsman, he is the 1985 NHK Trophy champion, 1985 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1986 U.S. national champion. The pair competed at the 1988 Winter O ...
, she is the 1985 NHK Trophy champion, 1985 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1986 U.S. national champion. The pair competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
, placing fifth, and at three World Championships, placing as high as fourth.
Career
Early in her career, Gillian Wachsman competed with Robert Daw. They placed fourth at the 1984 Skate America and won the pewter medal twice at the U.S. Championships.
Wachsman teamed up with Todd Waggoner
Todd Eric Waggoner (born December 24, 1965) is an American former pair skater. With Gillian Wachsman, he is the 1985 NHK Trophy champion, 1985 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1986 U.S. national champion. The pair competed at the 1988 Winter O ...
in the autumn of 1984.[ In their first season together, they took the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships. The following season, the pair won bronze at the ]1985 Skate America
The 1985 Skate America was held at RiverCentre, St. Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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, gold at the 1985 NHK Trophy
The 1985 NHK Trophy was held at the Port Island Sports Center in Kobe on November 21–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing ...
, and then gold at the 1986 U.S. Championships ahead of Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard. They were assigned to their first World Championships and finished seventh. The pair was coached by Pauline Williams.[
After winning silver at the 1988 U.S. Championships, Wachsman/Waggoner were selected to represent the United States at the ]1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
. The pair placed fifth in Calgary
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. Their final amateur competition was the 1988 World Championships where they placed fourth. They retired in order to focus on their educations.[
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Results
With Todd Waggoner
With Robert Daw
References
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1966 births
American female pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters of the United States
Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Living people
Sportspeople from Greenwich, Connecticut
People from Riverside, Connecticut
21st-century American women
20th-century American women