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The rise and fall of Debi Thomas, the best African-American figure skater
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.
She became the first African-American athlete to earn a medal in the Winter Olympics when she took the bronze in women’s figure skating in 1988.
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