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Mar 25, 2021 · A Breakthrough and Then a Halt. In 1986, Debi Thomas of the United States became the first Black skater to win a singles world championship. It happened seven years after Tai Babilonia, the ...
Aug 18, 2015 · Yannick Bonheur and Vanessa James became the first black Olympic figure skating pair that year.
Feb 11, 2022 · Mabel Fairbanks, a pioneer whose Olympic dreams were dashed by racist exclusion from U.S. Figure Skating in the 1930s, was by far the most successful of the sport’s Black trailblazers.
Feb 13, 2022 · Figure skating has long excluded Black athletes. The disparity can be seen from youth competitions all the way up to Team USA.
Feb 11, 2022 · Mabel Fairbanks, a pioneer whose Olympic dreams were dashed by racist exclusion from U.S. Figure Skating in the 1930s, was by far the most successful of the sport's Black trailblazers.
Feb 15, 2020 · 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.
Nov 3, 2022 · Starr Andrews became the first Black U.S. figure skater in history to win an ISU Grand Prix medal at Skate Canada International (SCI).
