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Canadian figure skater is second as American captures English event

Source: The Toronto Star
Date: October 9, 1987

RICHMOND, England (CP) - Paul Wylie of the United States fell once but held on to win the men's singles gold medal at the St. Ivel figure skating competition yesterday despite a brilliant long program by Canada's Kurt Browning.

Wylie, a political science student at Harvard University, fell on a difficult triple axel but scored well for artistry.

He finished with 4.2 penalty points, while Browning had 5.0 and East Germany's Heiko Fischer, the leader after the compulsory and short program, fell to third, also with 5.0.

Browning, from Rocky Mountain House, Alta., flawlessly pulled off seven triple-jumps in the 4 1/2 minute routine and let two others open up to doubles. His score was hurt by a poor short program on Wednesday.

Maja Ussova and Alexandr Zhulin of the Soviet Union easily won the ice dance event with 2.0 points, with Sharon Jones and Paul Askham of Britain second with 5.0.

Joanne Borlase of Willowdale, Ont., and Martin Smith of Woodstock, Ont., finished sixth in their first international competition as a duo.

Canada's Denise Benning and Lyndon Johnston won the gold medal in the pairs competition on Wednesday, while Patricia Schmidt was fourth in the women's singles.