Browning, Sato Stun Field
Kurt Browning and Yuka Sato each won their first World Professional Figure Skating Championships in stunning fashion by upsetting the usually unbeatable.
Browning beat Brian Boitano, a six-time winner of the event. Viktor Petrenko of Ukraine was third, followed by Paul Wylie.
Japan’s Sato won both the technical and free skate programs in edging 1992 Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. She established her superiority in the technical routine with precise spins and four solid triple jumps, then finished with superb footwork.
Nancy Kerrigan finished fourth.