RIP Sarah Burke

jblaski · 2012-01-19 15:50:17

Well, my Twitter wall just blew up with the news. A part of me is really hoping that it's just false news. But I don't think it is. I never had a chance to meet her in person, but she was definitely someone that the ski industry will sorely miss and certainly never forget. I'll post more details as soon as they come.

jdubbs.

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This. Man sounds wonderful. Still cant really wrap my mind around the fact that she is gone. +vibes for family

Jan 19 2012 8:00PM

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TheAtomicPunk

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I can't believe she's gone....

PC should do something to commemorate her...maybe name the pipe after her?

Jan 19 2012 9:07PM

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geteducated

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devastating. sure she was a wonderful person. feel bad for rory. i'm glad that even in death she wanted her physical self to be altruistic.

Jan 19 2012 9:17PM

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Marty Reid is an announcer that does Indy Racind and I am sure some other stuff... anyways he said this a few months ago when Dan Wheldon was killed in a wreck and it came back to me. Its perfect, may not exactly go with this but this line really gets me.

"Many people ask me why I always sign off 'Till we meet again.' Because goodbye is always so final. Goodbye, Dan Wheldon." - Marty Reid

Goodbye Sarah Burke.

Jan 19 2012 9:23PM

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I couldn't believe it when I heard. She totally changed the women's skiing game. Just read an article in the newest Powder, written before the accident, that predicted her winning the next three olympics. She had great things in her future, its so sad that her career has been cut short.

SIP Sarah, you'll be missed

Jan 19 2012 9:36PM

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Rip sarah you will be missed!

Jan 19 2012 9:39PM

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Rip Sarah, ski in peace

Jan 19 2012 9:41PM

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another legend is gone =( RIP SARAH

Jan 19 2012 9:41PM

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That is well written bro.

SIP to a beautiful woman and an awesome skier. I remember hearing her voice on Inspired radio last year I think.

Jan 19 2012 9:48PM

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It's devastating to see pioneers like her leave this world. At least her suffering is over. She now rest and skis in peace. She will be missed by all.

She pushed this sport to a new level, especially for women. She was an icon of this sport. Her attitude on the slopes was not something to be ignored neither. And her smile. Never shall I forget that smile.

RIP&SIP Sarah Burke

Jan 19 2012 10:00PM

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Anathema

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i love the way this is getting so much coverage in the news and on tsn and whatnot. and they're paying her such a beautiful tribute. gives me chills..

once again, im sorry for everyone's loss. even i felt like i lost someone i know, and i've never met her.

Jan 19 2012 10:09PM

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this is some heavy shit...

SIP

Jan 19 2012 10:12PM

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rozboon

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Just a reminder, I guess, to cherish every day.

Take nothing and nobody for granted.

Tell your parents how much you appreciate all they've done for you.

Tell your partner/wife/husband/whatever that you love them, every day.

If anything, take it as a reminder to live well, and do good to others.

Do it for Sarah if you like. Or do it because it's the right thing to do.

Because you never know when it could all be snatched away so cruely.

I'm still really down on this, and I never even met her.

Jan 19 2012 10:20PM

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couldnt have said it any better.

Jan 19 2012 10:25PM

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RIP Sarah...shred that gnar up there for all of us!!

Jan 19 2012 10:25PM

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can't even believe this. unbelivably sad. RIP :'( and huge +vibes to her family

Jan 19 2012 10:52PM

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I heard this news at work today, was completely shocked. Ski in piece Sarah and prayers out to here friends and family. She helped shape freeskiing into what it is today, not just womens skiing.

Jan 19 2012 10:53PM

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I'm not at all the religious type, but this picture really moved me for some reason

Jan 19 2012 11:01PM

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While I can't say I knew Sarah on a personal level, she was one of the most genuinely kind people i've ever met. I'm still in awe over this. She was, is, and in my opinion... always will be the face of women's skiing.... not freesking, but women's skiing in general. There has never been a better ambassador for our sport and it's saddening to see something like this happen, but at least she was doing what she loved til the very end.

Jan 19 2012 11:05PM

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I Ski for Sarah

Jan 19 2012 11:11PM

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AwR

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ski in peace warrior

Jan 19 2012 11:15PM

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Such an awesome girl. Only got to meet her once in person. My deepest reguards go out to Rory and the family. She was such a positive and amazing ski icon, and will be truly, truly, missed.

RIP Sarah

Jan 19 2012 11:34PM

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Sarah you were and astounding skier, Im sure you are skiing the clouds of powder now. R.I.P Sarah Burke

Jan 19 2012 11:36PM

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RIP Sarah..

Jan 19 2012 11:38PM

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I'm fucking crushed. I heard about this 6 hours ago and I'm still tearing up writing this. I just don't even know what to say, except we are all so damn lucky to be here. Gotta take each day as a blessing and do as much positive work in life as you can, while you can. Thanks for the good times Sarah, we'll miss you.

Jan 20 2012 12:14AM

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Get this on a t-shirt ASAP with the caption, "To All The Lost Ones" underneath it.

Jan 20 2012 12:18AM

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broto

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or something like

"McConkey. Johnson. Pierre. Burke.

Jan 20 2012 12:20AM

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Blake.P

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everybody should go to the top rated picture section and rate at least one of the pics of sarah 10/10. there is no reason that she shouldnt be on the home page tomorrow

Jan 20 2012 12:21AM

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Yeah, exactly.

Jan 20 2012 12:22AM

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I saw it in my newsfeed when I logged onto facebook earlier. This definitely ruined my night, I cried when I read the article. She was an inspiration, and was an amazing person as well. SIP<3

Jan 20 2012 12:28AM

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ski in peace & rest in peace sarah, you were an inspiration to me and female skiers all over, we will miss you!!

Jan 20 2012 1:51AM

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Lame

This

Jan 20 2012 2:08AM

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S.I.P Sarah

Jan 20 2012 2:14AM

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would pay for this

Jan 20 2012 2:22AM

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In my 9am class today my professor played an internet population counter on the board, counting all the deaths and births that we're happening. Crazy thinking that one of the deaths flashing right in front of me was Sarah's. RIP and SIP Sarah.

Jan 20 2012 2:23AM

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R.I.P Sarah

The ski world won't ever be the same without you

Good vibes to Rory

Jan 20 2012 2:31AM

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thinking about it more, the entire world has really lost someone special.... she was truly one of a kind.

like alot of people, I never got meet her, saw her briefly from a distance at comps a while ago. Interviews, hell, just her skiing, she seemed like a really great person and undoubtably one of (if not the) greatest female freeskiers.

R.I.P.

Jan 20 2012 2:43AM

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Can you guys post Hi-res links to those pictures?

The I ski for sarah, and the Golden gates of Heaven?

Fuckign awesome designs, i would like to get printed out on my wall if that's okay with you.

Jan 20 2012 2:43AM

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ndfdf

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Just read in the freeskier article. "In accordance with Sarah's wishes, her organs and tissues were donated to save the lives of others"

she was just a great, amazingly talented human being, someone very special

once more

R.I.P. Sarah Burke

Jan 20 2012 2:54AM

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ndfdf

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Not only was she great, she is passing on into whatever great place awaits her and she will be just as great there

for Sarah

Jan 20 2012 3:10AM

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This is such horrible news...

You will never be forgotten Sarah... My thoughts and prayers go out to her and Rory's family, and everyone she ever affected.

Jan 20 2012 3:15AM

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It's really hard to get my head around the fact that she's gone. So young, so beautiful, such a killer skier and an icon in the sport of freeskiing. SIP, Vibes to the friends and family.

Jan 20 2012 3:33AM

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