<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_Thomas" id="mwARA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Debi Thomas">Debi Thomas</a> became the first African American to win the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Figure_Skating_Championships" id="mwARE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World Figure Skating Championships">World Figure Skating Championships</a>