Sarah Burke Biography
Born into a family of skiers, the snow was her second home. Little did her family know that their little blonde girl would pave the way for women skiers and change the sport forever. Raised in Midland, a small town north of Toronto, Canada, Sarah got her start by competing on moguls at the age of 15 and traveled across North America with the Ontario Ski Team. Two years later, Sarah made the move to freeskiing. She gained her first powerhouse sponsor Salomon and proved to be an undeniable force.
In 2001, at the age of 19, Sarah was mastering Superpipe and Slopestyle. That same year, she managed to take home a Gold and Silver Medal in the U.S. Open. Sarah continued to take women’s freeskiing to a whole new level by becoming the first and only woman to land a 1080-degree spin in competition and take home eight Gold Medals and five Silver Medals. Sarah’s performances were nationally recognized when she won back-to-back People’s Choice Awards for Female Skier of the Year in 2001 and 2002.
Events took an unexpected turn when Sarah tragically tore her MCL in her right knee at the U.S. Open in 2003, and a week later ripped her meniscus in her left knee. Unwilling to be stopped, Sarah fought through her injuries and staged a comeback in a few short months. She repeated her gold medal performance in four out of five competitions that year.
By 2004, the nation’s leading ski magazine, Powder, named Sarah the Female Skier of the Year along with bestowing upon her the award for Best Female Film Segment at The Powder Video Awards.
The next year, Sarah continued her winning streak on the slopes winning four major national and international coveted competitions: the Federation Internationale de Ski World Freestyle Ski; the U.S. Freeskiing Open; Superpipe; and the World Superpipe Championships.
In 2006, Sarah’s impressive streak continued. She took home multiple awards including a Gold Medal in Halfpipe, a Gold and Silver Medal in Superpipe and Slopestyle at the U.S. Open, and a Silver Medal in Superpipe at Winter X Games.
The year 2007 proved to be outstanding for Sarah both on the off the snow. In addition to winning her first X Games Gold Medal, Sarah’s performances led her to be named one of the most influential skiers of the past 35 years by Powder Magazine. Sarah ended the season by becoming the first skier to ever win an ESPY Award when she was named “Female Action Sports Athlete of the Year.”
Sarah’s domination has continued throughout 2008. The ski superstar won X Games Gold once more.
In 2009, Sarah made history on and off the mountain. She won Gold at the first stop of NBC’s Dew Tour in the Superpipe Competition. That impressive win was followed by another Gold Medal at X Games making Sarah one of only a handful of action sports athletes to achieve a three-peat. In addition, as the direct result of years of campaigning by Sarah on behalf of her female X Game competitors, for the first time ever, ESPN opened up the ski slopestyle competition to women, solidifying Sarah’s place in sports history.
Sarah’s sponsors include Roxy Clothing, Smith Optics, Monster Energy Drink and Whistler Resort.
Born into a family of skiers, the snow was her second home. Little did her family know that their little blonde girl would pave the way for women skiers and change the sport forever. Raised in Midland, a small town north of Toronto, Canada, Sarah got her start by competing on moguls at the age of 15 and traveled across North America with the Ontario Ski Team. Two years later, Sarah made the move to freeskiing. She gained her first powerhouse sponsor Salomon and proved to be an undeniable force.
In 2001, at the age of 19, Sarah was mastering Superpipe and Slopestyle. That same year, she managed to take home a Gold and Silver Medal in the U.S. Open. Sarah continued to take women’s freeskiing to a whole new level by becoming the first and only woman to land a 1080-degree spin in competition and take home eight Gold Medals and five Silver Medals. Sarah’s performances were nationally recognized when she won back-to-back People’s Choice Awards for Female Skier of the Year in 2001 and 2002.
Events took an unexpected turn when Sarah tragically tore her MCL in her right knee at the U.S. Open in 2003, and a week later ripped her meniscus in her left knee. Unwilling to be stopped, Sarah fought through her injuries and staged a comeback in a few short months. She repeated her gold medal performance in four out of five competitions that year.
By 2004, the nation’s leading ski magazine, Powder, named Sarah the Female Skier of the Year along with bestowing upon her the award for Best Female Film Segment at The Powder Video Awards.
The next year, Sarah continued her winning streak on the slopes winning four major national and international coveted competitions: the Federation Internationale de Ski World Freestyle Ski; the U.S. Freeskiing Open; Superpipe; and the World Superpipe Championships.
In 2006, Sarah’s impressive streak continued. She took home multiple awards including a Gold Medal in Halfpipe, a Gold and Silver Medal in Superpipe and Slopestyle at the U.S. Open, and a Silver Medal in Superpipe at Winter X Games.
The year 2007 proved to be outstanding for Sarah both on the off the snow. In addition to winning her first X Games Gold Medal, Sarah’s performances led her to be named one of the most influential skiers of the past 35 years by Powder Magazine. Sarah ended the season by becoming the first skier to ever win an ESPY Award when she was named “Female Action Sports Athlete of the Year.”
Sarah’s domination has continued throughout 2008. The ski superstar won X Games Gold once more.
In 2009, Sarah made history on and off the mountain. She won Gold at the first stop of NBC’s Dew Tour in the Superpipe Competition. That impressive win was followed by another Gold Medal at X Games making Sarah one of only a handful of action sports athletes to achieve a three-peat. In addition, as the direct result of years of campaigning by Sarah on behalf of her female X Game competitors, for the first time ever, ESPN opened up the ski slopestyle competition to women, solidifying Sarah’s place in sports history.
Sarah’s sponsors include Roxy Clothing, Smith Optics, Monster Energy Drink and Whistler Resort.
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