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Champion freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies

  • Sarah Burke, of Canada, makes a run on her way to victory in the women's skiing superpipe at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Ski Area near Aspen, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
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    Sarah Burke

    Sarah Burke, of Canada, makes a run on her way to victory in the women's skiing superpipe at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Ski Area near Aspen, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
  • ASPEN, CO - FILE: Sarah Burke of Canada does an aerial maneuver as she descends the course to finish sixth in the Women's Skiing Slopestyle Finals during Winter X Games 14 at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Freeskier Sarah Burke was seriously injured in a crash January 10, 2012 in Park City, Utah and was airlifted to Salt Lake City. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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    FILE: Skier Sarah Burke Seriously Injured

    ASPEN, CO - FILE: Sarah Burke of Canada does an aerial maneuver as she descends the course to finish sixth in the Women's Skiing Slopestyle Finals during Winter X Games 14 at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Freeskier Sarah Burke was seriously injured in a crash January 10, 2012 in Park City, Utah and was airlifted to Salt Lake City. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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  • NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Skier Sarah Burke attends the 32nd Annual Salute To Women In Sports Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 19, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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    32nd Annual Salute To Women In Sports - Inside

    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Skier Sarah Burke attends the 32nd Annual Salute To Women In Sports Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 19, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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  • LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place, Devin Logan of USA takes 2nd place, Anais Caradeux of France takes 3rd place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
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    FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup - Men and Women's Half Pipe

    LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place, Devin Logan of USA takes 2nd place, Anais Caradeux of France takes 3rd place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
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  • Sarah Burke of Canada is airborne on her way to win the women's halfpipe freestyle title at the World Cup finals in Valmalenco, Italy, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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    Sarah Burke of Canada is airborne on her way to win the women's halfpipe freestyle title at the World Cup finals in Valmalenco, Italy, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
  • LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
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    FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup - Men and Women's Half Pipe

    LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
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Sarah Burke, of Canada, makes a run on her way to victory in the women's skiing superpipe at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Ski Area near Aspen, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
ASPEN, CO - FILE: Sarah Burke of Canada does an aerial maneuver as she descends the course to finish sixth in the Women's Skiing Slopestyle Finals during Winter X Games 14 at Buttermilk Mountain on January 28, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Freeskier Sarah Burke was seriously injured in a crash January 10, 2012 in Park City, Utah and was airlifted to Salt Lake City. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Skier Sarah Burke attends the 32nd Annual Salute To Women In Sports Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 19, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place, Devin Logan of USA takes 2nd place, Anais Caradeux of France takes 3rd place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Sarah Burke of Canada is airborne on her way to win the women's halfpipe freestyle title at the World Cup finals in Valmalenco, Italy, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
LA PLAGNE, FRANCE - MARCH 20: (FRANCE OUT) Sarah Burke of Canada takes 1st place during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Halfpipe on March 20, 2011 in La Plagne, France. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died January 19 from injuries sustained in superpipe accident. (AP)