Sarah Burke
Sarah Burke (born 1982) is a Canadian freestyle skier. After going to school in Magheralin, Co Armagh she won first place in the 2001 US Freeskiing Open in the half-pipe and second place in slopestyle. She won ESPN's 2001 Award for female skier of the year. She was voted number 91 on the FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2006 list.[1] In 2007 Sarah was awarded with The Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY & BERT Award. She is the first skier to win an ESPY award.She won the first ever world championship half-pipe event.[1] Besides from skiing, Sarah Burke also enjoys knitting, cooking and baking, mountain biking, going to the gym, painting, and climbing. [2] Aside from being an athlete, Sarah Burke has also starred in a movie; "Boy eats girl".[3] Sarah continues to innovate with jib tricks that were featured in some major films last season. In Propaganda, she showcased her skills by sliding huge rainbow rails, spinning a huge 540 in the pipe and throwing back-flips with ease. [4]
External links
- Official Website
- EXPN Profile
- Interview by Powdermag.com
- Article on HookedOnWinter.com's WikiWinter
- Sarah Burke on Go211.com Exclusive photos, videos and blogs submitted by Sarah.
References
- ^ "FreeJose.com". FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2006. Retrieved January 23.
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