- Kurt Browning
Infobox Figure skater
title= Kurt Browning
caption=Browning skates during the 2000 CanadianStars on Ice tour
country= CAN
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1966|6|18
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retired=Kurt Browning CM (born
June 18 ,1966 ) is a Canadian figure skater andchoreographer . He is a four-time World Champion and four-time Canadian national champion.Biography
Born in
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta and raised inCaroline, Alberta , Browning was a four-time Canadian figure skating champion and four-time World Champion. He represented Canada in three Winter Olympics, 1988 (finishing 8th overall), 1992 (6th) and 1994 (5th), and was given the privilege of carrying theCanadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1994 games inLillehammer ,Norway . Browning's other achievements are numerous, including three Canadian Professional Championships, three World Professional Championships, aLou Marsh Trophy for top Canadian Athlete (in 1990),Lionel Conacher Award winner (1990 and 1991),Order of Canada recipient (in 1990), anAmerican Skating World Professional Skater of the Year Award (in 1998), and aGustav Lussi Award from theProfessional Skaters' Association (in 2001). The only trophy that he never won was an Olympic medal. He is also known asWayne Gretzky of figure skating due to his achievements, contributions to the sport and popularity in Canada.On
March 25 ,1988 , at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Browning landed the first quadruple jump ever in competition. [cite news |first= |last= |author= |coauthors= |title=A Quadruple Jump on Ice |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DE123EF935A15750C0A96E948260 |format= |work= |publisher=The New York Times |date=1988-03-26 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ] This accomplishment is listed in theGuinness Book of Records . Browning is also known for his footwork.He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and Canada's Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000. He was honoured with a star on [http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/01_kurt_browning.xml.htm Canada's Walk of Fame] in 2001. He also appeared in the 2006 FOX television program "
Skating with Celebrities ".As a professional skater, Browning has had a long rivalry with
Brian Boitano . At the 2006Ice Wars competition, Browning narrowly defeated Boitano.Browning married
Sonia Rodriguez , a principaldance r with theNational Ballet of Canada , onJune 30 ,1996 . Their first son Gabriel was born onJuly 12 ,2003 and their second son Dillon was born on August 14, 2007Competitive highlights
1985
*Canadian Championships - 2nd1986
*Canadian Championships - 2nd1987
*Canadian Championships - 2nd
*World Championships - 15th1988
*Canadian Championships - 2nd
*Olympics - 8th
*World Championships - 6th1989
*Canadian Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 1st1990
*Canadian Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 1st1991
*Canadian Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 1st1992
*Olympics - 6th
*World Championships - 2nd1993
*Canadian Championships - 1st
*World Championships - 1st1994
*Olympics - 5thReferences
External links
* [http://www.kurtfiles.com/ Kurt Files]
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