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Professional Skier Sarah Burke Suffers Serious Brain Damage

Sarah Burke, a professional skier, is at Salt Lake City’s University Hospital in critical condition suffering from serious head injuries in a crash during a training run at the Park City Mountain Resort.

The CEO of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, Peter Judge, told the Toronto Globe and Mail that Burke was in a coma. Her publicist said that she remains at the hospital and is still alive. The 29-year-old skier suffered serious injury after making a landing at the bottom of the superpipe.

"She landed a trick down in the bottom end of the pipe, and kind of bounced, from her feet to her head," Judge said. "It wasn’t anything that looked like a catastrophic fall, so I’m a bit mystified."

The ski patrol members at the resort were able to stabilize Burke before bringing her to University Hospital by a medical helicopter.

Burke is considered a pioneer in her sport. She was injured on the same superpipe that snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a brain injury.

Davis Law Group is sending prayers to Burke and her family during this time.

 

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