Former figure skater Debi Thomas carved her name into Winter Olympics history but faced many challenges in retirement. She became the first black athlete to claim a medal at the Winter Olympics, ...
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Debi Thomas, the best African-American figure skater in the history of the sport, couldn't find her figure skates. She looked around the darkened trailer, perched along a river in a town so broke even ...
LAKE PLACID — During Debi Thomas’ figure skating career, she broke boundaries and shattered records. Thomas won the 1986 World champion and won bronze 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming the first-ever ...
It was 1988 when crowds watched figure skater Debi Thomas jump and spin her way to becoming the first Black woman to win a medal at an Olympic winter games. But nearly 40 years later, the sport has ...
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