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Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany 's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens .
Apr 2, 2014 · Debi Thomas was the first African American to win the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and a medal in Winter Olympics competition.
Nov 18, 2020 · Debi Thomas, an Olympic bronze medalist in figure skating, considered the best Black figure skater of her generation, went from extreme highs to extreme lows. The life of an athlete can be short and bittersweet.
Oct 11, 2023 · Debi Thomas, a 1988 Olympic figure skating bronze medalist, was back on the ice in competition this past weekend at age 56. Thomas placed second in an eight-woman field at the world figure & fancy skating championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Feb 15, 2020 · Debi Thomas was one of the most popular female sports stars of the 1980s when she made Olympic history as the first black athlete to ever win a medal at the Winter Games.
Aug 18, 2015 · A 1989 profile on Debi Thomas in the Los Angeles Times also suggested that the expense of ice skating training was an obstacle Thomas and her family had to overcome: In figure skating, the...
Debi Thomas is a trailblazer in figure skating. Debi is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion.
Debi Thomas grew up skating at the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. She was the first skater of African descent to reach the top ranks of international skating. In 1985 she placed second at the US Nationals, moving up to first place in 1986, when she also won the World Championships.
Biography. Debi Thomas, M.D., grew up wanting to be a champion figure skater and a doctor, and she has succeeded as both. In 1988, she won the bronze Olympic medal and in 1997 she graduated from Northwestern University Medical School.
Debi Thomas grew up skating at the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. She was the first skater of African descent to reach the top ranks of international skating. In 1985 she placed second at the US Nationals, moving up to first place in 1986, when she also won the World Championships.
