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Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships.
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Debi Thomas
American figure skater (born 1967)
Debra Janine Thomas 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held ever since with only four interruptions. A…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)