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Death of a dream - but Elvis lives on

Source: Vancouver Sun
Date: February 18, 1994
Author: Pat Hickey

HAMAR - Elvis lives but Kurt's dream is dead after a bittersweet day at the Olympics on Thursday.

While teammate Elvis Stojko turned in a near-flawless performance to place second in the men's technical program, Browning saw his chances of a medal evaporate.

The four-time world champion from Caroline, Alta., fell on a triple jump and turned a double Axel into a single. He finished 12th.

"The longer I skated (after the fall), the more I realized what had happened and I just lost my concentration," Browning said, tears running down his cheeks.

"It's really gone this time. I know a lot of people are sad in Canada - sorry."

There was little to choose between Stojko and Russian Alexei Urmanov.

The second-place finish puts Stojko in a good position to win the gold medal (Saturday, 10 a.m.)

"I couldn't be happier," Stojko said. "I enjoyed every second out there."

In hockey, the United States tied Team Canada 3-3 when New York Rangers draft pick Todd Marchant scored with 28 seconds to play in the third period. The result left Canada tied with Sweden for first place in Group B with a 2-0-1 record. Canada plays Slovakia Saturday (6 a.m.)

Meanwhile, in the day's installment of As the Rink Turns, American skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, the central figures in a story of assault, deceit and lawsuits, shared the ice3 for a training session that attracted more than 500 reporters.

The women didn't speak to each other.