Sarah Burke

Sarah Burke

PRO SKIER
Marital Status: Married Resides In: Whistler, CAN
Participant since: 1987 Age: 30
Competitor since: 2000 Height: 5'6"
Nickname(s): Weight: 130 lbs
Country: CAN

Maybe the best female park skier ever, Sarah has six WX SuperPipe medals: 4 gold, 2 silver. She has the most SuperPipe gold of any skier, male or female. Won at every major contest, including the U.S. Open, European Open, World Skiing Invitational and FIS World Championships. She also became the first skier to win an ESPY; she was awarded "Female Action Sports Athlete of the Year" in '07. The first female to land a 720, 900, 1080 and alley-oop flatspin 540 (pipe) in competition. Also the first woman to attempt a 1260, doing so in WX 2010 Slopestyle (she crashed). Reclaimed her WX SuperPipe crown in 2011 and then went on to double down by winning WX Europe.

Sarah Burke Foundation launches

Nearly a year after her death, a foundation forms in Sarah Burke's honor

Story | Jan 08, 2013

Ontario town renames street Sarah Burke Way

Sarah Burke's hometown renamed the street where she grew up in honor of the Canadian skiing star who died in January

Story | Jul 07, 2012

Burke added to Canada's Olympic Hall of Fame

The late Sarah Burke will be added to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame

Story | Jun 12, 2012

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