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ALERTS:
Tickets are on sale now for the Artistry on Ice tour, visiting
Taipei, Taiwan on June 8, Guangzhou, China on June 10, Shanghai, China
on June 14, and Beijing, China on June 16.
Tickets are on sale now for All
That Skate, June 21-23 in Seoul, Korea.
Kurt and Geoffrey Tyler are blogging and sending photos from their
travels in Asia for Artistry on Ice and All That Skate. Check out
their messages here.
TV/MEDIA ALERTS: (check local listings)
- 6/21/13 - All That Skate (Friday show) - 11:30PM KST - SBS (Korea)
- 6/22/13 - All That Skate (Friday show) - 9:30AM KST - SBS ESPN (Korea)
- 6/22/13 - Artistry on Ice Taipei - 15:00-16:00 Taipei Time - TVBS (Taiwan)
- 6/22/13 - All That Skate (Friday show) - 10:30PM KST - SBS ESPN (Korea)
- 6/23/13 - All That Skate (Sunday show, live) - 2:30PM KST - SBS ESPN (Korea)
* All ISU competitions feature Kurt Browning as commentator. Check local listings. Time zones may be off.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
New developments: 6/14/13
- Kurt has sent a bunch of photos from Shanghai that are now up on the Kurt's Messages from Asia blog page. Enjoy!
- There are some awesome shots from the Taipei Artistry on Ice show in this Flickr album.
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- I've updated the Messages from Asia 2013 blog with Kurt's latest entry, along with a collection of photos from Geoffrey Tyler. It's show day in Taipei!
- Pictures and article from the press conference for Artistry on Ice are here. More photos (thanks, Sachi!):
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- Kurt has sent his first blog post from his trip to Asia. Read it here!. As he says, he will be skating to Singing in the Rain and a Chinese version of Honey in Artistry on Ice, and Singing in the Rain and a new program to "Who's Got the Pain (When You've Got the Mambo)" (Geoffrey Tyler's idea/choreography) in All That Skate.
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- Information on the full cast of All That Skate has been released, and tickets are on sale. I have heard that tickets sold out within 24 hours. More information at the link above or at the official All That Skate page.
- The Stars on Ice site has a blog entry up written by Kurt: Kurt Browning's Canada Blog
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- My photos from the Toronto Stars on Ice show are now up: Toronto Stars on Ice 2013. Hamilton photos are still to come. Enjoy!
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- Kurt will be performing in the Artistry on Ice tour this June, visiting Taipei on June 8, Guangzhou on June 10, Shanghai on June 14, and Beijing on June 16.
- Kurt will be performing in Yuna Kim's All That Skate show, June 21-23 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea.
- Kurt will be performing in the August 10 Sun Valley on Ice show in Sun Valley, ID.
- The Ice Theatre of New York will be honoring Kurt at their 2013 Benefit Gala and Performance in October: Newsflash: Kurt Browning to be honored at 2013 Ice Theatre Benefit Gala and Performance.
- Kurt will be performing in the Musselman's Family Tribute on Ice show Nov. 3 at Penn State University.
- Kurt was interviewed recently by the Canadian Dad blog: Canadian Spotlight: My Interview With Kurt Browning.
- Kurt was interviewed by the Landmark Report podcast: Insights & Influence with Kurt Browning.
- Great review of the opening Canadian Stars on Ice show in Halifax from the Halifax Chronicle Herald: Skating stars wow Halifax Metro Centre crowd. Another review from a skating blogger: Stars On Ice Canada (Halifax, NS) Review (The Skate Guard)
- Watch a short video clip of Kurt, Scott Moir, and Cyril from CTV Morning Live tossing a football around on the ice: Web Extra: Cyril plays football with skating stars.
- Battle of the Blades is returning to CBC. No word yet whether Kurt will be involved. Read the Toronto Star article: Battle of the Blades returns to CBC-TV.
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- Watch Kurt co-host the Morning Show on Global yesterday and today: April 2 National Edition, and April 3 National Edition. Don't forget to tune in Thursday and Friday as well (9-9:30AM ET/PT, 10-10:30AM AT), as he continues his co-hosting stint!
- since 4/2/13:
- My photos of the San Jose Stars on Ice show are finally up! I'm quite pleased with the quality of these photos. Check them out! San Jose Stars on Ice.
- Javier Fernandez has been added as a guest star to the Toronto Canadian Stars on Ice show, and Kaetlyn Osmond will guest star in the Calgary and Edmonton shows. For more information on the tour, go to the Stars on Ice Tour News page.
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- My photos of the Anaheim Stars on Ice show are finally up! San Jose still to come... Anaheim Stars on Ice.
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- Kurt wrote a lengthy, sweet, and funny blog looking at a typical show day and his 20 years with the US Stars on Ice tour, all at the same time. Read it here: Kurt Browning's Final Blog for U.S. Tour.
- The Q Morning Show has put up the longer audio from their fun interview with Kurt last week. Listen here.
- Kurt will be skating in CPA Valleyfield's 65th annual ice show gala, April 13-14 in Valleyfield, QC. For more information: go here.
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- Kurt was interviewed on You & Me This Morning on WCIU, The U in Chicago, this morning, talking about tonight's Stars on Ice show. Watch the video here.
- Watch Kurt's brief appearance on eTalk CTV here. Click on the March 6 episode, skip to the end of the first 11 minute video (where Kurt shows up in a "Coming up next" bit), watch the commercials, and then the part about "Ice, Sweat and Tears" is towards the beginning of the second video.
- Kurt was interviewed on Portland radio yesterday morning on The Q Morning Show (WJBQ Q97.9).
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- Kurt will be appearing on eTalk CTV tonight, 7PM/10:30PM C, to talk about the upcoming "Ice, Sweat and Tears" documentary.
- Kurt co-hosted the Morning Show on Global TV this morning. Video of the episode is up: The Morning Show: Mar 6.
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- CBC is airing a documentary called "Ice, Sweat and Tears" on March 7 at 9PM that will feature interviews with Kurt, as well as other skaters, coaches, and choreographers, as it follows Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, and Paige Lawrence & Rudi Swiegers in the 2011-2012 season. Read more about it here.
- Kurt, Sinead and John Kerr were interviewed by MikaylaShaynaOnline before the Anaheim Stars on Ice show. Watch the video here.
- Nwi.com talked to Kurt about the upcoming Stars on Ice show in Chicago: Browning's bittersweet goodbye to 'Stars on Ice'. Thanks, Sherry!
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- A cool music video to "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, starring the US Stars on Ice cast: Somebody That I Used To Know
- PJ Kwong did a great extensive interview with Kurt for her new podcast "The Open Kwong Dore", and part 1 is up now! Episode Two: Kurt Browning Part One. Kurt talks about his early years, growing up in Caroline, etc. Check it out!
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- My review of the Langley Holiday Festival on Ice show is now up: Holiday Festival on Ice. My photos are also up here. I was only allowed to shoot warmups, the first three numbers and Kurt, which is why there aren't photos of anyone else. Got a lot of Kurt photos, though!
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- The latest CBC After Skate podcast about the Trophee Eric Bompard is up, with Kurt, Tracy Wilson, and PJ Kwong: CBC After Skate
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- The latest CBC After Skate podcast about the Cup of Russia is up, with Kurt, Tracy Wilson, and PJ Kwong: CBC After Skate.
- Kurt comments on Patrick Chan's Cup of Russia competition and his season thus far for CBC News. Watch the video here: Praise for Patrick.
- since 11/7/12:
- Kurt debuted two new programs at the Holiday Festival on Ice show last night in St. John's, NL. One was to Misty, with Measha Bruggergosman singing live, and the other was his new holiday number Two Figure Skates, about a little boy who desperately wanted figure skates, but got hockey skates instead. Kurt landed a double axel in hockey skates in that number, to his own excitement. The show has been taped for a later TV broadcast. More info to come.
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- The tour schedule and cast have been announced for Kurt's final US Stars on Ice tour. The tour will be visiting six cities in the US, and the cast is Kurt, Dorothy Hamill, Ilia Kulik, Katia Gordeeva, Joannie Rochette, Ryan Bradley, Shawn Sawyer, Sinead & John Kerr. Tickets go on sale in early November. Stars on Ice announcement. Kurt Files' Stars on Ice Tour News.
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- Tickets go on sale Wed. Oct. 24, for Kaleidoscope 2012, coming to Charlotte, NC on Nov. 14. Kurt will be skating alongside Evan Lysacek, Sasha Cohen, Nancy Kerrigan, Paul Wylie, and more.
- Kurt's written another great CBC blog about jumping: Figure skaters are airtime addicts.
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- Kurt's posted a bunch of updates to Facebook: Kurt Browning Facebook Page. He's also begun work on his new solo to a song written especially for him by Gord Sinclair of the Tragically Hip. He says "It has no words and is mostly piano. Very haunting, kind of sad."
- Tickets will go on sale Oct. 18 for the Stratford, Sudbury, and Newmarket Celebration on Ice shows.
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- You can catch Kurt's performance of Singing in the Rain from Medal Winners Open on YouTube here.
- Kurt will be skating in Rock The Ice on Feb. 6, 2013 in Peterborough, ON, alongside Jeff Buttle and Elvis Stojko. Tickets go on sale Friday.
- since 10/9/12:
- Kurt will be touring with Stars on Ice in the US, Japan, and Canada tours this season. The Stars on Ice Japan tour schedule has been announced. More information to come.
- Kurt performed a lovely version of Nyah with jumps for the Carnival on Ice show on Saturday evening. He also skated a surprise group number with Takahiko Kozuka and Jeffrey Buttle to "Guitar Concerto", performed live by Tomoyasu Hotei, in the beginning of the second act.
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- Kurt took 2nd place at the Medal Winners Open last night in Saitama, Japan, with a joyful, light program to Singing in the Rain which earned him the highest component scores of the night (including 10's from several judges). Congratulations to Kurt, and to Jeffrey Buttle, who took 1st, and Ilia Kulik, who rounded out the podium in 3rd. For detailed score breakdowns, check out this pdf from the Japanese Skating Federation (you may need to install a font package). Tonight, he will perform Nyah at the Carnival on Ice exhibition, as a favor to Yuka Sato for her mom.
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Exciting news from Kurt on Twitter! "Gord Sinclair [of The Tragically Hip] has written and recorded a new solo for me. It is haunting. Look forward to another Kurt/Hip creation. Antares was in 98".
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- Kurt will be skating in Holiday Festival on Ice, alongside Elvis Stojko, Jeff Buttle, Shawn Sawyer, Joannie Rochette, and Sinead & John Kerr. The show will be in St. John's, NL on Nov. 6, Langley, BC on Dec. 1, and Grand Prairie, AB on Dec. 4.
since 9/9/12:
- Kurt will be skating in the Celebration on Ice tour this December, visiting four cities in Ontario.
- Updated the TV Schedule for the 2012-2013 season with the two events from Japan, and all of the CBC figure skating events (Kurt is a CBC commentator).
since 8/30/12:
- Updated the 2012-13 Pro/Pro-Am Events page with information about the Medal Winners Open, Carnival on Ice, and Japan on Ice, including updated casts, TV airdates, and information for overseas fans.
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- Exciting news! Kurt will be competing in his first competition since the 2006-2007 season this fall! The Medal Winners Open is a free skate only competition that emphasizes artistry over jumps, and is taking place Oct. 5 in Saitama, Japan. He will also be skating in the Carnival on Ice gala the following night. Tickets are on sale now for the Medal Winners Open and will be on sale July 7 for the Carnival on Ice.
since 6/26/12:
- Kurt will be on Canada AM tomorrow morning (Wed June 27) at 8:05AM giving golf tips to Jeff Hutcheson. This seems to be part of their coverage of Anne Murray's Charity Golf Classic, which took place today.
since 6/21/12:
- Kurt's interview on FAN590 this morning can be listened to or downloaded from (right click and save) here.
- Hang Con has put up a fun album of backstage photos from Artistry on Ice on Facebook, including several photos of Kurt.
since 6/20/12:
- Tune in to FAN590 at 8:40AM ET tomorrow morning (Thursday) to hear Kurt talk about his participation in the Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic.
since 6/19/12:
- Kurt will be once again participating in Hockey Night in Barrie, the charity hockey event in support of the SVH and the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre. It takes place at 6:30PM, Aug. 16, 2012 at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, ON. Tickets are on sale now.
- Kurt has sent one last note at the conclusion of the Artistry on Ice tour, thanking everyone for their birthday wishes and support. Read it on the Kurt Browning's messages from Artistry on Ice page.
since 6/18/12:
- Kurt Browning will be awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal this year. The medal was created to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, and honors Canadian citizens and permanent residents "who made a significant contribution to their fellow countrymen, their community, or to Canada over the previous sixty years." For more information on this award, visit the Wikipedia page. Congratulations, Kurt!
- It's Kurt's 46th birthday today! If you're on Facebook and would like to leave him a birthday wish, do so in a comment here!
- Cast photos from Artistry on Ice: Photo 1 and Photo 2
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- Kurt has sent a bunch more updates, including a photo with Lu Chen and Denis Petrov, who visited him in China with their two children. Check them out on the Kurt Browning's messages from Artistry on Ice page.
- Kurt will be participating in two charity golf events after he returns from China. The Canada's Walk of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic takes place June 20 at the Eagle's Nest Golf Club in Maple, ON, and benefits the Canada's Walk of Fame Emerging Artists Program and the Unison Benevolent Fund. The Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic takes place June 26 at the Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, ON, and benefits Colon Cancer Canada.
- Kurt recently choreographed an exhibition program for Yuzuru Hanyu, who debuted it at Dreams on Ice this week. The program is to "Hello, I Love You (Adam Freeland Fabric Mix)".
since 6/14/12:
- Here are a series of random photos from Artistry on Ice (thanks, Sachi!):
- Kurt photos from Artistry on Ice Beijing
- Press conference photo of Kurt, Jeffrey Buttle, Evgeni Plushenko, and Johnny Weir
- Press conference photo of Kurt, Jeffrey Buttle, Evgeni Plushenko, and Johnny Weir
- Press conference photo of Kurt, Jeffrey Buttle, Evgeni Plushenko, Johnny Weir, and Edvin Marton
- Kurt photo after press conference
- Kurt and Jeffrey Buttle apparently Tebowing at the Beijing airport (Kurt's explanation: "As far as the Football Prayer goes I was down on my knee doing 'something'?? & Jeff joined me for fun")
- I've added another couple updates from Kurt to the Kurt's messages from Artistry on Ice page. Bunch of photos and a little blog this time.
- Kurt did one last blog for the 2012 Stars on Ice tour on his way to China: Stars on Ice Skater Blog
- Two years ago, Kurt did some tongue-in-cheek videos for "Survivormantracker", a YouTube spoof on a survival show. For some reason, they just put up another short video with Kurt: Kurt Browning survives on Survivormantracker. Here are the previous two videos: Kurt Browning with Survivormantracker and Kurt Browning and Survivormantracker on Thin Ice.
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- Kurt has sent a few new updates to his Facebook page. The show in Taipei went well, and Kurt skated to "I'm Yours" and "Feeling Good". He even wrote "I'm Yours" in Chinese on the back of his shirt for the first number (there's a photo on Facebook).
- I am collecting all of Kurt's posts and photos from Taiwan and China here on the Kurt Files since Facebook is blocked in China. I will keep updating as he sends more.
- A fan (thanks, Sachi!) sent a camera phone photo of the Artistry on Ice runlist from the Taipei show. I did my best to translate, and the program listing can be found here. Any corrections would be appreciated!
since 6/7/12:
- Kurt is in Taiwan for the Artistry on Ice tour, and has been sending photos and updates to his Facebook page.
- Some articles (all in Chinese) with photos from Taiwan (thanks, Sachi!). You can try to translate them via Google Translate:
- Kurt recently judged challenge 4 of the Young Artists' Showcase. Check out his reviews here: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Created a 2012-2013 Events Page. No Kurt events yet, but I've added information on the Celebration on Ice tour, Ice Champions LIVE, and the two Disson shows that have been announced thus far.
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