| Four Years, and the World Will See! by Peter von Stackelberg The toilet bowl gave it away. It was tastefully placed on one side of the living room, of course, and used as a planter. A pair of aborigine spears... the genuine article from Australia... poke through the greenery, a memento of a recent trip Down Under. It is the toilet bowl that tells you this is the home of a young man just moving out on his own. It could be the home of any university student. But university is not in Browning's plans, at least not for now. He left home at 16 to pursue another goal. That was six years ago, years of full time work. For two years he crammed in high school classes. He tried holding down a part time job but couldn't handle the pace. His social life was non-existent. He had a girlfriend, but the relationship didn't last because of the effort put into pursuing his goal. It will be another four years before Browning, and the world, gets to see whether the gold medal in the 1992 Olympics for men's figure skating will find its way around Kurt Browning's neck. There are many who believe he can do it, that he'll take the place of Brian Orser, Canada's top male figure skater and a national hero because of his performance at the Calgary Olympics. At 22, Browning is already one of Canada's top skaters. This year he took third place in freeskating in the world. Much, much more is expected for him. | |
|
