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Browning to be inducted into World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

(December 7, 2005 - Ottawa, ON) - Four-time world and Canadian champion Kurt Browning will be inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame at the 2006 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships, to be held March 20-26 in Calgary.

Browning, from Caroline, Alta., who was the Canadian and World Senior Men's Champion in 1989, 1990 and 1991, became the first Canadian man to win three consecutive world titles. Performing his memorable 'Casablanca' routine, he added his fourth Canadian and World crown in 1993, the most world titles won by a Canadian singles skater.

Browning made history at the 1988 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he became the first person to successfully complete a quadruple toe loop.

In 1990, Browning was recognized as the top Canadian athlete by being named the recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy. He was also made a member of the Order of Canada in 1990. Browning was the recipient of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year in both 1990 and 1991. He was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and became a member of the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2000.

After retiring from eligible skating in 1994, Browning joined the professional ranks and continues to have a very successful career. In 1998, he was named a recipient of the Jacques Favart Trophy, the highest honour awarded by the ISU.

All-event tickets to the 2006 ISU World Figure Skating Championships are on sale by phone through your local Ticketmaster charge by phone centre or through Calgary Ticketmaster at (403) 777-0000, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or in person at the Pengrowth Saddledome box office.

Skate Canada, the national governing body responsible for the development and administration of figure skating in Canada, is the largest figure skating association in the world. With skating programs for athletes of all ages, offered at 1364 clubs across the country, Skate Canada is an association dedicated to providing every Canadian the opportunity to experience the passion, spirit and triumph of skating. Primarily self-supporting, Skate Canada is able to provide direct athlete funding, which reaches approximately 1 in 7 competitive athletes and 1 in 3 synchronized skating teams each year through various training and performance-related grants.