Burke grabs fourth X Games gold in SuperPipe
Whistler, BC native Sarah Burke stepped up to her fourth career X Games gold medal last night (Jan. 27) in the Aspen SuperPipe.
Burke shook off her sixth-place finish from a year ago after winning three straight superpipe golds and bounced back with a winning score of 91.33 in her second run as the bottom qualifier for finals.
"This comp was very fun to watch," Burke said. "Qualifiers were hard, but tonight I was relaxed and having fun. My run felt really good especially my 900. It just clicked and I think that set me apart."
The winning run down the 567-foot long, 22-foot deep SuperPipe consisted of the 900, back-to-back flairs and a 720. The gold is her sixth X Games medal and her fourth in Skiing SuperPipe.
Winter X Games rookie Brita Sigourney of Carmel, Calli. captured the silver medal with a top score of 86.00. "I tried not to let the nerves get the best of me," Sigourney said. "I came out here to have a blast and that's what I did. So I'm just stoked with the result because I was enjoying every minute of it."
Calgary’s Roz Groenewoud won her second-consecutive bronze medal with a score of 84.00.
Last year’s winner, Aspen’s own Jen Hudak finished fifth with a score of 78.00.
Skiing competition at Winter X Games 15 continues tonight with the men’s SuperPipe final.
Image by Tomas Zuccareno/ESPN images
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Name |
Bib No. |
Hometown |
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1. |
Sarah Burke |
166 |
Whistler, BC, Canada |
91.33 |
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2. |
Brita Sigourney |
160 |
Carmel, Calif. |
86.00 |
|
3. |
Roz Groenewoud |
157 |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
84.00 |
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4. |
Anais Caradeux |
153 |
La Clusaz, France |
82.33 |
|
5. |
Jen Hudak |
155 |
Aspen, Colo. |
78.00 |
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6. |
Devin Logan |
161 |
West Dover, Vt. |
68.33 |

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