A Coaching Injury: August was unfortunately not a good month for Brian as he experienced his worst injury to date. While stepping out onto the ice while coaching Yu-Na, he slipped, smashing his wrist into the edge of the rink. And it seems that it's always the freak accidents that are the worst and it was no idfferent in Brian's case as he shattered his right wrist. The damage was so severe that it required surgery to repair - including two metal plates, multiple screws and a bone graft from his hip to repair. Thankfully the surgery went very well and while painful, is on the mend. A full recovery is expected and the only change is Brian has an added item to his skate bag - an x-ray and doctor's letter for the airport metal detectors. He's back on the ice coaching and will be off in two weeks for Superstars on Ice in Korea, though he will be choreographing only, not skating. At this time he still plans to skate in Skate for the Heart in October.
Brian says farewell to touring!
04/28/07: In an emotional journey across Canada, Brian said good-bye to the touring portion of his skating career. After 19 years on the road Brian decided it was time to give up that part of performing. From here out it will be the occassional show or appearance that doesn't require a multi-week commitment. As a full-time coach to Yu-Na Kim, his responsibilities at the Cricket Club, he won't have the time for anything so large scale anymore.
On this past Canadian Stars on Ice tour Brian got a full night of skating with two solos and six group numbers! His first number was to "Night and Day" by Michael Bolton and was a fun light-hearted number with lots of intricate steps. His second number was a brilliant combination of Neil Diamond's "I Believe in Happy Endings" and his classic "Story of My Life." The program starts as a sentimental performance about endings with that classic long edgy style that is so very Brian. As the song fades, the lights go dark and a video montage begins that features highlights from Brian's amateur and professional career. As the piece comes to an end it shows Brian skating to "Story of My Life" and picks up with the choreography as the lights come up and he skates the final two minutes of the program. While each night the audiences gave Brian standing ovations, at the opening in Halifax and the closing in Victoria, the audience stood at the end of the video clips and gave a continuous standing ovation as Brian skated the entire second half of the program. In Hamilton the cast (shown at right) came out to stand as the end of Brian's second number as well. Check out the 2007 Photo Gallery for over 250 photos from three stops of the tour including Victoria!
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