Canadian Freestyle Skier Sarah Burke

Sarah Burke (September 3, 1982 - January 19, 2012) was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada and grew up in Midland. She later resided in Squamish, British Columbia. On September 25, 2010, Sarah Burke married fellow freeskier Rory Bushfield in Pemberton, British Columbia. She was the first-ever female skier to win the gold medal in the halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.

Sarah was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favorite in the event. She was the first skier to win an ESPY award for 'Finest Female Action Sports Athlete' (2007).

On January 10, 2012, Burke was seriously injured while training on the Park City Mountain Resort Eagle superpipe in Park City, Utah. This is the same superpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was seriously injured in 2009. Onlookers reported that Burke had completed a trick fairly well yet fell onto her head, and the accident did not appear to be very severe. Moments later, however, she went into cardiac arrest while still on the ski slope, making her chance of survival extremely low. She was resuscitated and airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she was reported to have been placed in an induced coma.

Sarah died on Thursday, nine days after she was severely injured at the bottom of a routine training run in Utah. She suffered the injury, characterized by a freestyle ski official as a "freak accident," while training at the Eagle Superpipe at Park City Mountain Resort. In accordance with her wishes, Sarah tissues were donated to save the lives of others, her family said in a statement. The family has also been asked about donations to assist cover medical costs associated with the emergency hospital stay.

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The Resume

Born on September 2, 1982 - Died on January 19, 2012
Born in Midland, Ontario,
Canada Freestyle skier
Won one gold medal (2005) in halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Won 3 gold medals (2007-2009) and one silver medal (2005) in Superpipe at the X Games

Sarah History

She shares her name with a Real World housemate.
She likes watching cheesy films. She suffered a torn MCL (2003).
She enjoys knitting in her spare time.

Sarah Achievement

She grew up in a family of skiers.
She is considered one of the Best Canadian skiers.
She was the first-ever female skier to win the gold medal in the halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.
She ranked #91 for FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women (2006).
She was the first skier to win an ESPY award for 'Best Female Action Sports Athlete' (2007).
Her death after a training accident led to the safety of freestyling skiing being questioned.

Sarah was an motivation to numerous and a pioneer in women's snow sports, serving as muse and team rider for Roxy through the last 6 years. She was, and will restart to be known for her passion and commitment to the sport of skiing, breathing new life into a legacy that will prevail with us for many years to come.