Debi Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Debra (Debi) Janine Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | March 25, 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Los Angeles Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) 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 Carmens.