Kurt Browning (CAN) - 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, Men's Free Skate

[@galileocan]

So fast. So smooth. Always #1

[@Yosetime]

Kurt is just amazing on the ice! Beautiful all the way around!!

[@jja8750]

Fabulous! I always loved this program most of all. Great music, interesting choreography, speed & flow, and I loved that Triple Sal/Triple Loop. Just a great skate.

[@spottedreptile2671]

He was such a free spirit on the ice. Loved his style. Such a shame he never got an Olympic gold.

[@officeaddict33]

In 1990 you started to wonder if he was losing his edge. He knew Stojko was getting noticed as a master technician and Kurt wasn't winning everything anymore and starting to show inconsistency. And then he comes out and does this performance. Scott Hamilton was right when he said Kurt is a "big game skater." I thought the 1992 Olympics was a lock for him.

[@smoothALOE]

I agree that the music selection was not up to par for Browning, but this was an amazing program! His technical abilities and artistic talents were both at their peaks here. He was literally unbeatable.

[@openroad8888]

The program was amazing. A lot of his elements, split jumps, etc you dont see today. I wonder how her would do with this program at worlds today. Medal?

[@garysimmons1485]

Nowhere near the podium nowadays.

[@officeaddict33]

I liked it. I think it suited his personality well and built toward the end to a glorious finish. Until the end of the 91 season he skated to "light," perky music.

[@jjh2456]

The only thing I will criticize here is he never got low on his sit spin. However, he was pushing the boundaries technically with putting the loop on the back end of those 3/3 combos.

[@Yosetime]

Watching this in 2022, things sure have changed in Odessa! Now independent from Russia. This is the year that the USSR fell. The Iron Curtain was no more. Only Russia was left. Now Odessa, along with the rest of Ukraine, is full of bombed out buildings. I wonder what Victor thought of all that. To this day, Kurt Browning is still a national treasure here in Canada!

[@signorinakitty]

ke sogno pattinare su una pista all'aperto in un paesino tranquillo, senza smog, confusione e pericoli. dev'essere meraviglioso avere una pista tutta per sè. kissà se mai potrò realizzare, ovviamente in un'altra vita, questo sogno tanto desiderato! kurt è un altro di quei pattinatori fantastici, bravissimi ad immdesimarsi nei pezzi ke presentano

[@TonyWheeler]

I don't think there was a limit on combination jumps attempted pre-IJS. The three triple toes should have been in violation of the Zayak rule, though, as I think that went into place in 1983?

[@fitgraphisva]

Tony Wheeler...I was thinking the exact same thing. There should have been a major deduction. But I still love me some Kurt talent.

[@kristen9489]

I miss the Kurt Browning mullet

[@vistaprime]

he had three triple toe loops in this program. how did the triple flip -triple toe count?

[@barkingtree88]

Back then if a triple was on the second half of a combination, it counted as its own element, as triple-triples were more rare to see; therefore it was still within the rule.

[@officeaddict33]

Maybe the judges were as dumbfounded at his performance as we the spectators were ....lol. Maybe they didn't notice all the triple toes.

[@jja8750]

What music is this? I find it hypnotic. Never heard of it before. It almost sounds nautical/sea-like.

[@skatingcritic1]

It's "The Sons of Italy" by Henry Mancini. Here's a link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnfXgodve7mhoqM

[@e2theeyepie]

I hate to be a Debbie Downer for this pretty stupendous performance, but didn't he violate the Zayak Rule not once, but twice? 1) 3 triple toe loops (axel combo, bailed quad attempt, flip combo) 2) 4 jump combos (axel/toe, flip/toe, axel/loop, salchow/loop) Considering the strength of Petrenko's program, maybe the judges should've been more "proper" in giving deductions to Browning, therefore making the ordinals waaaaaay closer...?

[@tyboogie1982]

e2theeyepie The old system it was different.

[@FinnTheSkitty]

Don't think Zayak rule as it is now existed back then.

[@csilvey]

Terrible music choice just like 1990 and 1989, ick. The jumping was fantastic. The second axel combo was really nice.

[@XoXoXo-wq4yg]

He broke a couple rules here. 3 triple toes and 4 jump combinations. Here’s his program....... Triple axel - triple toe Triple toe Triple flip - triple toe Triple axel - double loop Triple Salchow - triple loop Double axel Double axel

[@ronaround74]

I don't think there was a limit on the number of jump combinations back then, but you're right about the three triple toes!

[@rowbom]

I believe that Brownings program had 2 triple axles and 1 double axle.

[@keithvnumber1]

I've never liked him. He's like Dana Carveys effiminate heterosexual character. The gayest straight guy out there.

[@keithvnumber1]

That's not why tho.

[@xxxx-iu4kd]

What a vacuous comment.

[@keithvnumber1]

@@xxxx-iu4kd aww thanks

[@xxxx-iu4kd]

@@keithvnumber1 yw bro 😎