Sarah Burke
Freestyle skiing, Award Winner
1982 – 2012
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Who was Sarah Burke?
Sarah Jean Burke was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a four-time Winter X Games gold medallist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favourite in the event. Burke died following a training accident in Utah.
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- Born
- Sep 3, 1982
Barrie - Also known as
- Бёрк, Сара
- Spouses
- Rory Bushfield
(2010/09/25 - 2012/01/19)
- Rory Bushfield
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Midland Secondary School
- Lived in
- Barrie
- Died
- Jan 19, 2012
Provo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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