What happened to debbie thomas

Debi Thomas, M.D., grew up wanting to be a champion figure skater and a doctor, and she has succeeded as both. In , she won the bronze Olympic medal and in she graduated from Northwestern University Medical School.

When she was 5 years old, Debi Thomas told her mother that she wanted be a doctor and a champion figure skater when she grew up.

Debi thomas Debi Thomas started ice skating at an early age. She became the first African American to win a non-novice title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and in she was the first Black.

As a female African-American sports star of the s, Debi won numerous awards. She was crowned World Figure Skating champion in , and twice won the U.S. National Figure Skating Champion title. She later captured World Professional Figure Skating titles in , , and , and entertained audiences for four years with the Discover Card "Stars on Ice" show.

She pursued the other half of her dream as she completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Martin Luther King, Jr./Charles R.

Drew University Medical Center in Los Angeles. She said her path had not always been easy.

Who is Debi Thomas? Debi Thomas was born on 25 March , in Poughkeepsie, New York State USA, and was a professional figure skater before becoming a physician. She is best known from being a two time US national champion, and the Olympic bronze medalist in figure skating.

While gaining her elite ranking in skating, she stubbornly maintained her commitment to her educational goals, completing high school and enrolling at Stanford University to obtain a degree in engineering. At the time, her skating coach did not encourage her academic studies. She later told a reporter that she had daily run-ins with her coach over the proper balance between skating and school.

Despite the demands of training and competing, she stuck to her plan.

Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, ) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the World champion, the Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens.

In , Thomas graduated from Stanford University with an engineering degree, and in she graduated from Northwestern University Medical School. While completing her residency in orthopedics, she thought about another dream. Some day she would apply to the astronaut training program, having visited the NASA Space Center in Houston and the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with astronaut and former skater Jan Davis.

She might also use her engineering and medical background to develop arthroscopy tools and/or prosthetic devices and joints.

Debi thomas biography figure skater Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, ) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the World champion, the Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens.

Dr. Thomas married sports attorney Chris Bequette in , and in , just weeks after receiving her medical degree, she and her husband welcomed their first child, Christopher Jules Bequette II.

Dr. Thomas has worked with the Women's Sports Foundation, and has always helped children's charities. She served on the advisory board of Athletes Against Drugs and the U.S.

Olympic Committee Sports Medicine Advisory Board.