Gillian Margaret Wachsman (born September 19, 1966) is an American former pair skater. With Todd Waggoner, she is the 1985

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champion, 1985

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bronze medalist, and 1986 U.S. national champion. The pair competed at the

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, placing fifth, and at three

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, placing as high as fourth.

Career

Early in her career, Gillian Wachsman competed with Robert Daw. They placed fourth at the 1984

and won the pewter medal twice at the U.S. Championships. Wachsman teamed up with Todd Waggoner 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, gold at the 1985 NHK Trophy, and then gold at the 1986 U.S. Championships ahead of Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard. They were assigned to their first

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

. The pair placed fifth in

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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.

Results

With Todd Waggoner

With Robert Daw

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wachsman, Gillian 1966 births American female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for the United States Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Greenwich, Connecticut People from Riverside, Connecticut Sportspeople from Fairfield County, Connecticut 20th-century American sportswomen