For those of you who have visited my blog, it is evident
that I like to keep things exciting and light hearted. However I would like to take today’s post to
recognize the life and legacy of skier Sarah Burke.
Sarah Burke (born in Barrie Ontario) was a Vancouver
Freestyle skier, who has been acknowledged as a pioneer in the sport. She was a four time X Games winner in women’s
half pipe, and she achieved five wins on the World Cup circuit, as well as won
the 2005 World Championship in Finland.
She worked very hard at her craft and is credited for having Freestyle sking
added to the 2014 Winter Games in Russia.
She was working toward the goal of competing in the 2014 Games
in freestyle skiing where she was considered a favourite for the gold medal;
this would be the first time it would ever be an official Olympic event thanks
to her. However, Sarah will not get the
honour of competing in next Olympic Games.
After suffering a serious head injury during a training session last
week, Sarah ruptured her vertebral artery which pushed her into cardiac arrest. She remained in a coma until her death
yesterday, Thursday January 19.
Sarah was a trailblazer for women in sport and skiers in
general. She lived life the fullest and
because of her passion for the sport and hard work, freestyle skiing is now an
Olympic sport. She will never be
forgotten; a truly beautiful person inside and out. Thank you for recognizing her with me today.
Sarah Burke: September
3, 1982 – January 19, 2012
This was wonderfully written. I never knew this much about her, the media should cover more about this tragic event...
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post of a young women who had a vision and her life was cut way to short, she will be remembered in the 2014 olympics when the event will first be introduced.
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