 Two of the five regional judges, Peter Carruthers (qv) and  Kristi Yamaguchi (qv), were Olympic medalists. Carruthers won the  pairs silver medal in 1984 with his sister Kitty, while Yamaguchi  won the 1992 ladies gold. Two others, Tai Babilonia (qv) and  Randy Gardner (I) (qv), were the favorites at the 1980 Lake Placid  Olympics before withdrawing due to Randys injury, as discussed in  the movie.