Who is Debi Thomas son?
Who is Debi Thomas son?
Debi Thomas
Who was the first figure skater to do a backflip?
Bonaly is the first and only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one blade. She turned her back to the judges when she completed her program. Anne Hardy-Thomas, the French judge of the event, was approached by the technical delegate, who told her that Bonaly was insolent and had behaved unacceptably.
Who was the first black skater?
4:51 PMDebi Thomas 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. Her story: Thomas was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and started skating at age 5. She won her first competition at age 9.
Is Nicole Bobek married?
Nicole has never met her father. On January 24, 2017, Bobek married circus performer Pedro Santos Leal in Florida.
Did Debi Thomas become a doctor?
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.
Where is Surya Bonaly today?
She’s now a coach. Bonaly became an American citizen in 2004 and lives in Las Vegas. There, she coaches skating at the Las Vegas Ice Center.
