Kurt Browning, was born on June 18,1966 and is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator.
14 Facts About Kurt Browning
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Kurt Browning is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition.
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Kurt Browning is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion.
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Kurt Browning represented Canada in three Winter Olympics, 1988,1992 and 1994, and earned the privilege of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1994 games in Lillehammer, Norway.
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On March 25,1988, at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Kurt Browning landed the first ratified quadruple jump, a toe loop in the competition.
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Kurt Browning has been a regular colour commentator for the CBC at major skating events since 2006.
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Kurt Browning appeared in the 2006 Fox television program Skating with Celebrities.
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Kurt Browning was awarded with a Lou Marsh Trophy for top Canadian Athlete, Lionel Conacher Awards, Order of Canada, an American Skating World Professional Skater of the Year Award, and a Gustav Lussi Award from the Professional Skaters' Association.
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Kurt Browning was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Kurt Browning was honored with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2001.
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Kurt Browning was inducted into World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Kurt Browning received the inaugural ISU Skating Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
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Kurt Browning was born on June 18,1966, in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
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Kurt Browning married Sonia Rodriguez, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, on June 30,1996.