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Extracted from MacLean keeps clutching and holding on to obstruction theory
| Source: |
The Globe and Mail |
| Date: |
November 5, 2007 |
| Author: |
William Houston |
Busy weekend
Kurt Browning's analysis was limited mainly to U.S. television before
his work for the CBC at Skate Canada over the weekend. Browning, the
four-time world champion, has provided commentary on 10 skating
telecasts aired on ABC and ESPN2 over the past two years.
In 2006, he was in the CBC studio for analysis of the Olympic figure
skating events at Turin, although he prefers to use the term "studio
deconstruction" because of his sharp criticism of Russian Evgeny
Plushenko, who won the gold medal despite, in Browning's view,
delivering a weak artistic performance.
"For some reason, it just really bothered me the way he won the
Olympics," Browning said. "I think what I said was valid, and people
seemed to respond to it."
Analyzing the men's competition at Skate Canada was only half of
Browning's weekend schedule. At the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, he's
rehearsing a Peter Pan musical in which, for the first time, he acts,
sings and dances.
He flew to Quebec City on Friday night, provided commentary for the
men's event, returned to Toronto on Saturday to rehearse and flew back
to Quebec on Saturday night for TV work on Sunday.
Browning is still doing ice shows and will also provide TV commentary
on the CBC's skating coverage this season.
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