God bless Debbie

GREAT PERFORMANCE Debi Thomas. 😂👏

IMHO, THIS was THE VERY BEST short program and costume in US Olympic figure skating history. Get it Debi. You knocked them on their derrieres with this one. Witt's face looked like, double, double, toil and trouble. Debi wiped the smugness out of her and across that blue showgirl plumage. However, Kat fired back with a long program for the ages, the best in overall history, when it counted most. Carry on....🎉❤🎉❤

When i was younger i always said her outfots either gave her luck or bad luck. It was either this outfit which she always skated better vs the other eed sequined one which i disliked when i was younger that gave her so much trouble.

Debbie Thomas just has a very good way of interviewing and she’s very calm and polite and I really like her it’s it’s just odd that she ended up living in a trailer if you seen that and like being completely broke

Unbelievable. Breathtaking. 👍👍👍👍👍

She skates at my rink in Orlando. She is amazingly humble and very sweet. It’s an honor to know her and to skate on the same ice as her! God bless!

5.8/5.8 forThomas. 5.7/5.9 for Witt in my book. And Thomas as the winner of SP.

Love Her..One of my Favorite Skaters.💥

It’s hard to stop watching this because her technique on all her elements was exquisite, absolutely textbook. The 5.7’s for technical merit were a joke.

OM GOD! I first became a Figure Skating fan in 1992, so I did not see this at the time. What a spectacular performance! I am now following her on Face Book, under my real name, Dave Smith. I am posting this, there right NOW! ❤🤍💙

前十字靭帯断裂の大怪我から復帰できたフィギュアスケーターは高橋選手しかあの当時はいなかったと聞きます。しかもオリンピックでメダル獲得できるまでの選手は他にいるのでしょうか？ それだけでも凄いのにいまだに現役で世界のトップと戦えるスケーターでいるなんて、、、 本当になんて選手なんでしょう？

Underscore. He was not at all pleased with the scores of the judges. You want to believe that it was in their best judgment. Clearly---not

久々に見たけど、カートがダイスケの髪に嫉妬してるというやりとりにやっぱり笑ってしまうｗ

久しぶりに未来ちゃんが見たくなったので視聴しました。 全てが懐かしいね。(｀・ω・´)ゞ

flutz. only a triple toe loop whereas other girls like kwan bonaly and markova did a triple loop or flip.

i would have put her 3rd in the short behind kwan and markova but my gosh 5th place from the russian judge????LOOOOOOL

Gorgeous

I also love this Performance. So exciting, exhilarating! She seemed confident, in control and happy. I wonder if selecting Carmen for the long program was a mistake. Wrong program for Debi. I also don't think the 2 skaters skating to the exact same music, Carmen, was a good idea. Made it all about comparing to each other versus each performance on its own merits. I wish Debi's after skating life had turned out better for her. Fate was not kind. But it's going back to moments like this performance that reflect a glorious time for her.

Without a kid's body and weight, Tara couldn't do anything. The ISU raised the age limit to 17 NOW, which means Tara and the Russian girls all should go to the kid's Olympics.

To me, that was a lovely layback spin she did here. Nice continuous speed throughout with beautiful arm and arch on her back. Free leg was ok but probably could just be a little better(if one is going to be nitpicking). Also, the transition and the in-between movements are first-class, which sadly gradually became much less in her post 2000(imo) programs in general. Regardless, this is definitely at least in the top 3 of her best SP of all time!

Linda apresentação!

It’s a matter of opinion. I think Michelle did better than Tara.

That wouldn't cut it in the 90's. She's not as good I thought she was. Her jumps aren't very good. Katarina wouldn't even have been able to compete in the 90's either.

Kristi Yamaguchi’s coach was in the stands!

After Debi's skate while the judges were compiling scores, I suddenly remembered Katarina Witt rink side. Witt is reknown for lingering rink side during her opponents' skates, usually with the intention to intimidate them. No other top skater lingers around rink side after their skate except for Witt. She's done it at every major competition against Debi. And ABC's Olympic telecast did not disappoint me, showing Katarina several times after Debi's skate. They must be onto something too about Witt, same what I've suspected all along. HA, Ha, Ha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

What people now think first thing about Debi is her mental unstable state now living bankrupt in a roach-infested trailer controlled by a violent older white man who is supposedly her husband. Anybody who doesn't know what I'm talking about should check out Iyanla and her "Fix My Life" episode with Debi. SMH. You feel nothing but being sorry for Debi.

I think had Debi been afforded the opportunity to train full time like the other skaters, her results would have been much better. To go to college at Stanford pre-med AND train for the Olympics ?? Uh, I don't think so. Today, it would be unheard of for an Olympian to go to school AND train for the Olympics at the same time. The academics would take a back seat. As a result of cramming too much into a packed schedule, Debi was stretched too thin. Her coach, Alex McGowan, also didn't prepare Debi mentally to deal with competing at the Olympic level, something Katarina Witt and her team did do. Again, it was Debi's packed schedule that precluded her from dealing with the Olympics on many levels.

I didn't realize she was coached by Gene Wilder 3:15

This music is meh

That was great. As a former skater myself and a dance instructor those music cuts were terrible.

The judges were obviously on crack or something. A 5.6 for technical merit. Her technique is superior to Tara's, even though Tara did harder jumps, Michelle's technique was so much better and Tara couldn't even touch her artistry. Her skating was on a different plain than any skater of her time, including Sloppyskaya.

WOW.. That was such a fantastic program. Very exciting. I've been watching skating since 1976, but this is one great program. Great music selection and wonderful footwork at the end.

Great combination. Perfect double axle

I need this song in my hype list

For a short woman Miss Kwan has long limbs.

This program is genius - prolly one of the greatest womens long programs of ALL TIME. if you've ever listened to the hot mess of a symphonic poem that the original composition is and how lori nichol and lenore kay pieced together this amazing edit with lion of the desert you'll realize how brilliant it is.

Du bist toll liebe Debby. Dein Trainer hingegen ist unmöglich und unrealistisch.

What's the story behind this Taj Mahal program supposed to be? I've always thought it was a much more boring copy of Salome.

33 years ago today. I come back to visit this performance often. The exhilaration of this, juxtaposed with the anguish of the Long Program was hard for me to take then( still?). I truly believed in Debi. Thanks for this moment, Debi. For me, but much more for you. Im glad you had/have it, and I hope it means something to you. You were of the highest quality.

Strange how Katarina's music was "a ragbag of Broadway tunes" yet Debi's was "energizing", when in fact it would have been rejected by the producers of detective John Shaft.

Does anyone know who they are talking about that died?

It is a shame how she's being erased from skating history, even when discussing important diverse skaters, because of her current issues. She's still the first African-American of ANY sport to win a Winter Olympic medal! DO NO FORGET DEBI!

もう～何度見ても惹きつけられる演技💗 海外の解説者の方々もスケートの試合…というよりスケーターだけでない氷上のダンサーの舞台として心を奪われてるコメントになってるのが感じられます！💕🤗💕

Amazing!

She is also one of the few ladies to carry speed out of the double toe in the combinations. Her combination at the 1995 Worlds Short Program (which she won) is spectacular. Flutz, schmutz. Lol.

Her spins were strong here. This is why she is the most decorated US skater. Nobody can beat Kwan in her prime.

Gorgeous

Her 1987 long program at the World's was better than this one....even though she places 2nd...

If the judging was correct then Debi would've won the SP at this competition. Katerina's was charming, but her combination was easier and a bit squeaked out on the 2loop part. Debi's combination was sublime. Also Kat didn't have very good extensions like Debi did.