Barbara Ann Underhill is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Paul Martini

Paul Martini

Paul Lloyd Martini is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion...

, she is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion

Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...

, the 1984 World champion

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

, and the 1978 World Junior champion

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

. They represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:WomenWomen's 4 x 5 km relay...

, where they placed 9th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenWomen- Figure skating:Men...

, where they placed 7th.

Post-skating

Underhill worked for 16 years as a skating commentator until 2006. She then began working with hockey players to develop their speed and power, taking advantage of her background in figure skating and also using Dartfish software. She initially worked with the Guelph Storm

Guelph Storm

The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:...

, of which her husband is a part owner, and then began working with the NHL teams New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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, Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 and Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...

. Underhill was named in the 2011 edition of The Hockey News

The Hockey News

The Hockey News, commonly abbreviated to THN, is a North American ice hockey magazine published by Transcontinental. The Hockey News was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Bill Côté, and has since been the most recognized hockey publication in North America...

's list of the 100 most influential people in ice hockey due to her power skating coaching.

Underhill also appeared on CBC TV's Battle of the Blades

Battle of the Blades

Battle of the Blades is a Canadian figure skating reality show and competition that airs on CBC Television. It was first broadcast before a live audience at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens. With Maple Leaf Gardens under renovation however, the show was filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios in season two...

.

Personal life

Underhill married Rick Gaetz, with whom she has two sons, Matthew and Scott, all of whom are involved in hockey. She also had twin girls, Sam and Stephanie but lost Stephanie in an accident.

Competitive highlights

(with Martini)

Event	1977-78	1978-79	1979-80	1980-81	1981-82	1982-83	1983-84
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...			9th				7th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		11th	11th	7th	4th	3rd	1st
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...	1st
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	1st J.	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...					1st
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....				1st		1st
Prize of Moscow News Prize of Moscow News The Prize of Moscow News , also known as the Moscow Skate, Nouvelles de Moscou, and the Moscow News Trophy, was an international, senior-level figure skating competition held in the former Soviet Union from 1966 to 1990...			5th
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....		1st
Ennia Challenge Cup		5th			1st
Coupe des Alpes		1st

• J = Junior level

External links

• Stephanie Gaetz Keepsafe Foundation - Organization in memory of her late daughter
• Pairs on Ice: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini