Olympic Anxiety is Finally Being Addressed, Thanks to Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles
July 29, 2021 at 10:09PM It was the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Canadian world champion figure skater Kurt Browning was poised to take home a gold medal. But during his televised performance, he shockingly fell on his triple flip. Nerves set in, and as the performance went on, he failed to execute his double Axel. Once he completed his rocky performance, Browning bowed to the audience, and the camera closed in on his face seemingly mouthing the word âunbelievable.â A live taping of the event shows a disappointed Browning sitting next to his coach after the skate, saying, âI need a hug,â while an Olympics commentator voices over the clip with, âDisaster doesnât begin to describe what happened to Kurt Browning.â Despite his devastating loss, the athlete carried on to do press, in which a reporter brought up his performance…
