This is sad - freestyle skier Sarah Burke, the dominant X-Games competitor and leading proponent in getting women's halfpipe skiing into the upcoming Winter Olympics, crashed in training on January 10, suffered a ruptured artery in her brain, and succumbed to her injuries Thursday morning. I admit, I didn't know who she was prior to this news breaking, but this clip gives an idea of who she was:
Very sad for her husband and her family. They've set up a fundraising site to help them deal with the half million dollars in medical bills accrued. Here is a well-written tribute to the trail-blazing skier.
Cheer up! We live in a beautiful world, where tragedies and accidents are possible and occur everyday, but that's no reason to stop living, right? Burke died doing what she loved, and her legacy will continue long into the future: her organs were dispersed to needy recipients after her death, ensuring that she will never be forgotten.
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