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Half-pipe freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died after undergoing surgery on Wednesday following a ski crash in Park City, Utah, that left her in a coma. Burke, who had been training for the X Games and appears in the latest issue of Reps! where she shared her energy snacks, was a trailblazer in the sport of women’s half-pipe skiing, A native of Squamish, B.C., Canada, the charismatic 29-year-old was a four-time Winter X Games champion in skiing superpipe and was a key lobbyist who succeeded in getting skiing half-pipe included in the Sochi Games in 2014. We feel the loss of this great athlete and our thoughts go out to Sarah’s family.
