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Whistler ski star Sarah Burke seriously injured in crash
ANDREA WOO AND GARY KINGSTON, VANCOUVER SUN
Pioneering Whistler halfpipe freestyle skier Sarah Burke is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Park City, Utah, on Tuesday.
Burke, 29, was training on Park City Mountain Resort’s “Eagle Superpipe” early afternoon when she sustained her injury, said Andy Miller, the resort’s communications manager.
“Park City Mountain Resort mountain patrol stabilized her at the scene and then transported her to base patrol,” Miller said. “From there, she was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City.”
The 22-foot superpipe hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics’ men’s and women’s snowboard halfpipe events and the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships halfpipe competition.
It is the same one where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was critically injured during training on Dec. 31, 2009. Pearce suffered traumatic brain injuries but has since recovered and returned to riding on snow last month.
Kelley Korbin, a spokesperson for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, said the exact nature of Burke’s injuries are not yet known, but noted they were “very serious.”
One report said medical staff at the superpipe had to insert a breathing tube before Burke was airlifted.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, Burke’s husband, skier Rory Bushfield, of Squamish, and mother were looking to arrange travel to Salt Lake City.
“Sarah is a very, very strong human and she will be fine,” Bushfield said.
Burke, a native of Midland, Ont., is a pioneer in women’s freestyle skiing and a trailblazer in getting women’s ski superpipe into the X Games, at which she is a four-time winner, and now the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
If healthy, she is expected to contend for a gold medal.
A few weeks before the 2010 Olympics, while she was still struggling to get her sport included, Burke conceded in an interview with The Associated Press that it was frustrating to be on the outside looking in.
“I think we’re all doing this, first off, because we love it and want to be the best,” Burke said. “But I also think it would’ve been a great opportunity, huge for myself and for skiing and for everyone, if we could’ve gotten into the Olympics. It’s sad. I mean, I’m super lucky to be where I am, but that would’ve been pretty awesome.”
Burke was named 2007’s Best Female Action Sports Athlete at that year’s ESPY Awards.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wh...njured+crash/5975071/story.html#ixzz1j6ytyJEL
Whistler ski star Sarah Burke seriously injured in crash
ANDREA WOO AND GARY KINGSTON, VANCOUVER SUN
Pioneering Whistler halfpipe freestyle skier Sarah Burke is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Park City, Utah, on Tuesday.
Burke, 29, was training on Park City Mountain Resort’s “Eagle Superpipe” early afternoon when she sustained her injury, said Andy Miller, the resort’s communications manager.
“Park City Mountain Resort mountain patrol stabilized her at the scene and then transported her to base patrol,” Miller said. “From there, she was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City.”
The 22-foot superpipe hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics’ men’s and women’s snowboard halfpipe events and the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships halfpipe competition.
It is the same one where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was critically injured during training on Dec. 31, 2009. Pearce suffered traumatic brain injuries but has since recovered and returned to riding on snow last month.
Kelley Korbin, a spokesperson for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, said the exact nature of Burke’s injuries are not yet known, but noted they were “very serious.”
One report said medical staff at the superpipe had to insert a breathing tube before Burke was airlifted.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, Burke’s husband, skier Rory Bushfield, of Squamish, and mother were looking to arrange travel to Salt Lake City.
“Sarah is a very, very strong human and she will be fine,” Bushfield said.
Burke, a native of Midland, Ont., is a pioneer in women’s freestyle skiing and a trailblazer in getting women’s ski superpipe into the X Games, at which she is a four-time winner, and now the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
If healthy, she is expected to contend for a gold medal.
A few weeks before the 2010 Olympics, while she was still struggling to get her sport included, Burke conceded in an interview with The Associated Press that it was frustrating to be on the outside looking in.
“I think we’re all doing this, first off, because we love it and want to be the best,” Burke said. “But I also think it would’ve been a great opportunity, huge for myself and for skiing and for everyone, if we could’ve gotten into the Olympics. It’s sad. I mean, I’m super lucky to be where I am, but that would’ve been pretty awesome.”
Burke was named 2007’s Best Female Action Sports Athlete at that year’s ESPY Awards.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wh...njured+crash/5975071/story.html#ixzz1j6ytyJEL
