On the ice, a question: Where are the Black figure skaters?
BEIJING (AP) — Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa...
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BEIJING (AP) — Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa...
Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa James had seen Black Girl Magic on the ice. It was on display at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, when French skater Surya Bonaly leapt into the air, kicked into a backflip and landed on one leg. The thrilling move…
Canada's Vanessa James is the only Black figure skater competing for any nation in Beijing
Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa James had seen Black Girl Magic on the ice. It was on display at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, when French skater Surya Bonaly leapt into the air, kicked into a backflip and landed on one leg.
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