Sarah Burke was one of the most famous winter sports players of our times and a pioneer in her field. Her career span covered numerous competitions and sportive events of great importance. Sarah Burke competed for Canada in many tournaments. She gained gold medals in the 2005 Ruka Halfpipe competition and then, from 2007 until 2011, she won the Aspen Superpipe gold medal. The competitions necessitated a lot of training an numerous extensive hours spent on the slopes in order to become better and better. Unfortunately, during one of the trainings, Sarah Burke lost her life tragically.

In the early days of January 2012, Sarah Burke was training for another Superpipe competitions on the slopes of the Park City Mountain Eagle Resort, in Park City, Utah. Although a very talented and skilled sportswoman, Sarah Burke managed to fall, after she had perfectly completed one of the most difficult parts of the track there. People who witnessed the accident said that the fall she had taken did not seem that dangerous. Unfortunately, this was not true. The massive hit that Sarah Burke suffered to her head lead to a cardiac arrest state, which was caused by the shock, as well as by the power of the hit. After being discovered and continuously resuscitated on the slope, she was immediately taken to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. The damage that was done to the nervous system, brain and main arteries lead her to be placed under an induced coma. The doctors thought that she could have a better chance survival if the body functions were reduced until she underwent surgery. However, these actions did not manage to aid Sarah Burke, as she finally died on January, 19. The damage suffered after the hit was so difficult that the body could not survive.

Sarah Burke was an amazing sportswoman and her tragic death shocked the world. Many other athletes have lost their lives or have suffered traumatic accidents on the slope in the Park City Mountain Eagle Resort. Another famous case of this kind was that of Kevin Pearce.