Description: | Sarah Burke's husband honours her by living his life to the fullest
A year ago, Mr. Bushfield was in a Utah hospital. His wife, Sarah Burke, the pioneering halfpipe skier, had fallen on a routine trick during some work in a halfpipe in the nearby mountains, which caused a cascade of disaster, a ruptured vertebral artery, a brain hemorrhage, cardiac arrest, a cessation of oxygen to the brain.
Nine days later, she died, on Jan. 19 at age 29. Her accident, and death, sparked a massive outpouring of grief, one that reverberated far beyond the closely knit action sports community. Ms. Burke was little known outside the business in which she worked, where she was already legend. Only in death did one of Canada's great athletes become a household name in this country.
Mr. Bushfield, who has made and makes his living on the edge, in big time ski films and other exploits, first met Ms. Burke when the two were teenagers, both at the time aspiring mogul skiers. A relationship began some |