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Kurt Browning

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File No. 042349  ·  Adjudicated

Kurt Browning

Athlete — Canadian figure skater and sports commentator

Born
1966
Birthplace
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

First person to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest.

The verdict

The first figure skater to land a quadruple jump in competition made his name on Canadian ice and never looked back. Four-time world champion who went on to become the voice of figure skating for CBC, keeping Canadians glued to their screens during every Olympics. Rocky Mountain House's finest export remains as Canadian as they come, eh.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org