Canadian freestyle skier seriously hurt on superpipe
By Sheena McFarland and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune
A pioneer in women’s freestyle skiing has been seriously injured in Park City.
Sarah Burke, a Canadian freestyle skier who’s a four-time gold medalist in ski superpipe at the Winter X Games, sustained “serious” injuries while training in the Eagle Superpipe at Park City Mountain Resort Tuesday, said Andy Miller, communications director for the resort.
The Park City Mountain Resort mountain patrol stabilized her at the scene before transporting her to Base Patrol, where she was airlifted to the University of Utah hospital in Salt Lake City.
Further details were not immediately available.
The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association is “wishing her a speedy and full recovery,” according to Margo Christiansen, the communications director for USSA.