While the International Olympic Committee clamped down on the athletes who wanted to wear helmet stickers in memory of Canadian freestyle skiing pioneer Sarah Burke, they allowed a moving tribute to her before the start of the women's freestyle skiing Tribute to Sarah Burke at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi Late freestyle skier Sarah Burke, … Read more
Maddie Bowman became not only the winner in half-pipe skiing at Sochi Olympics, but also the youngest American to win a gold medal during the 2014 Games; however, history was made on Thursday as Sarah Burke was Some athletes were quite upset when Olympic officials barred from sporting memorial stickers on their helmets in honor … Read more
The skiing community was brokenhearted when Canadian X Games star Sarah Burke died of a brain injury in January of 2012, and on Feb. 20 they honored her memory at the Sochi Olympic Games with a beautiful tribute that In one of the most emotional moments of the Winter Olympics, the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe … Read more
The late freestyle skier Sarah Burke will be honoured Saturday as part of this year's National Flag of Canada Day. Sarah's inspired us on snow and off snow,” Bowman said. “I think she would have been very proud of how all the girls rode tonight. "I sure hope I and everyone else made her proud … Read more
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Sarah Burke's parents looked up the hill and saw the halfpipe workers making one last trip down in the formation of a heart. They looked the other direction and saw the scoreboard: Maddie Bowman of the United States Maddie Bowman became not only the winner in half-pipe skiing at Sochi … Read more
When the first-ever Olympic women's halfpipe skiing event gets underway in Sochi next week, the family of the late freestyle skiing star Sarah Burke will be watching proudly from the stands. Olympic snowboarders who wanted to pay tribute to fellow Olympian Sarah Burke during competition have been told they can't due to IOC rules. They … Read more