Age, Biography and Wiki

Sarah Burke (Sarah Jean Burke) was born on 3 September, 1982 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian freeskier (1982–2012). Discover Sarah Burke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 30 years old?

Popular As Sarah Jean Burke
Occupation N/A
Age 30 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 3 September 1982
Birthday 3 September
Birthplace Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 2012
Died Place Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Nationality Canada

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 3 September. She is a member of famous with the age 30 years old group.

Sarah Burke Height, Weight & Measurements

At 30 years old, Sarah Burke height not available right now. We will update Sarah Burke's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Sarah Burke's Husband?

Her husband is Rory Bushfield (m. 2010)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Rory Bushfield (m. 2010)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Sarah Burke Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sarah Burke worth at the age of 30 years old? Sarah Burke’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from Canada. We have estimated Sarah Burke's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

Sarah Burke Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia Sarah Burke Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1982

Sarah Jean Burke (September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012) was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event.

2001

Burke won first place in the 2001 US Freeskiing Open in the half-pipe event and finished second in slopestyle.

She and Leskinen were the only women who competed against the men.

She won ESPN's 2001 Award for female skier of the year and was voted 2007's Best Female Action Sports Athlete at the ESPY awards.

She regularly participated in skiing films, including Propaganda, in which she showcased her skills by sliding rainbow rails, spinning a 540 in the pipe and throwing back-flips.

Burke was a known promoter of the superpipe skiing event, working to have it added to the Olympic program.

2004

In 2004, Burke lobbied ESPN to include a division for women skiers at its Winter X Games.

2005

She was a five-time Winter X Games gold medallist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005.

In 2005, ESPN added women's freeskiing to the X-Games.

When half-pipe made its debut at the 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, she emerged as the first world champion.

Burke is also a four-time Winter X Games gold medallist in freestyle skiing.

She was the first woman ever to land a jump with 1080-degree rotation in competition.

2009

This is the same superpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was seriously injured in 2009.

Onlookers reported that Burke had completed a trick fairly well yet fell onto her head, and the accident did not appear to be very severe.

Moments later, however, she went into cardiac arrest while still on the ski slope.

She was resuscitated and airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she was reported to have been placed in a medically induced coma.

The following day, she underwent neurosurgery to repair a tear in a vertebral artery.

2010

She failed to have the event added in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee to have the slopestyle and halfpipe events added for the 2014 Sochi Games.

Two years ahead of the games, she was considered a potential favourite for the gold medal in Sochi.

Burke met freeskier Rory Bushfield when she was 14 at a ski camp in Whistler, British Columbia.

On September 25, 2010, she married Bushfield in Pemberton, British Columbia, with pro skier Luke Van Valin officiating the wedding.

She and Bushfield resided in Squamish, British Columbia.

2012

Burke died following a training accident in Utah in 2012.

Burke was born in Barrie, Ontario, to Jan Phelan and Gordon Burke, both artists.

She and her sister, Anna Phelan, grew up in Midland and attended Midland Secondary School.

As a teenage mogul skier, Burke would often sneak onto the snowboard halfpipe at the end of the day.

She was considered a pioneer in the sport of superpipe skiing, along with American Kristi Leskinen.

The pair were frequent competitors, and often against male skiers.

On January 10, 2012, Burke was seriously injured while training on the Park City Mountain Resort Eagle superpipe in Park City, Utah.

She died of her injuries on January 19, 2012.

According to her publicist, Burke's injuries had resulted in "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest."

Her organs and tissues were donated as she requested before her death.

Because the event at which she fell was unsanctioned and hosted by Burke's sponsor Monster Energy, Burke was not covered under the insurance policy that applied to her when she competed for the Canada Freestyle Ski Association.

The day after Burke's death, her agent established a website to raise $550,000 to help pay her estimated $200,000 hospital costs and create "a foundation to honour Sarah's legacy and promote the ideals she valued and embodied."

On June 12, 2012, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that Burke was inducted into the 2012 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame for her role in advocating ski halfpipe's inclusion in the Olympic program.

Rory Bushfield and Burke's family started the Sarah Burke Foundation in 2012 to aid young winter athletes with monetary scholarships; seven scholarship recipients competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

2014

She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

She was considered a medal favourite in the event.

On February 23, 2014, Burke's ashes were spread in the mountains over Sochi, Russia, during the 2014 Olympic Games.

Her former coach, Trennon Paynter, spread them on the highest point at Rosa Khutor complex, and in the halfpipe.