7/1/2023 0 Comments Skate odyssey hours![]() ![]() WATCH: The music behind Browning's iconic performances:ĭuration 6:18 Kurt Browning looks back at the music behind his most iconic performances. I've witnessed first-hand the difficulty of getting anywhere quickly in an ice rink when in Kurt's company. He is adored by his fans who flock to see him wherever he goes. I'm ready and I've worked so hard off the ice to be prepared on the ice so that I can have the space in my skating to enjoy the moment."īrowning has performed to "Brick House" by the Commodores, been Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain", the beloved Rag-Gidon the clown with the red nose, and a cowboy at Christmas to honour his late father, Dewey. "I'm still doing the back flip but it's more of a back flop lately," he says with a laugh. "I don't want the audience to drive six hours, pay for parking, a hotel, and tickets and not get my best chance of skating well that night. He'll soon turn 57 and this weekend, after nearly a 1,000 shows all over the world, he performs for the final time at the appropriately named Giant Center in Hershey Pa. Scott Russell had a chance to visit and speak with this iconic athlete as he prepared to step away. Now that the 'Stars on Ice' part of my life is wrapping up I'm starting to realize - and I always thought I knew it to be true - how lucky I've been."īrowning has been world champion four times, skated at three Olympic Winter Games and carried the Canadian flag into the opening ceremony at Lillehammer in 1994. But it's as a professional showman and headliner with Stars on Ice over the past 30 years that he may best be remembered.ĭuration 5:47 The Canadian icon performs for the final time with Stars on Ice. "It's a good message because life is short, and I've fit a lot into my career. "I'm very happy," Kurt says motioning to two handwritten words, "Be Happy," which appear on a card he's stuck onto his signature pork pie hat. He remains that way to this day. I am a fan and I can hardly believe that this sportsman, who I idolize, is my friend. ![]() Kurt is one of those characters who grabs your attention the first time you see him, as I did when, as a 21-year-old, he skated to "Grand Canyon Suite," and attempted the "Quad" at the Calgary Olympics in 1988. Now, as we sit on the couch in his living room, surrounded by his memories, and with his little dog Rocky perched between us, one of the greatest performers in the history of the sport is doing the lion's share of the speaking.Īs it has always been, I find myself under his spell. When we worked together broadcasting figure skating, Kurt Browning used to affectionately refer to me as, "The Talking Dog." ![]()
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