Sarah Burke: 9.3.1982 - 1.19.2012

Sarah Burke of Whistler, Canada poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's Skiing Superpipe at Winter X Games 13 on Buttermilk Mountain on January 23, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our dear friend, Sarah Burke. Sarah has been part of the Women's Sports Foundation family for seven years. Notably, she was recently most instrumental in ensuring women's freestyle skiing would be, for the first time, included in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sarah has left an indelible impression on women in sports and her spirit will live on within present and future athletes. We, and the entire sporting world, will miss her greatly.

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