MEGA MO! lol
makes me want to go get rad so bad
RIP: Sad news out of University of Utah Hospital today, where champion freestyle skier Sarah Burke passed away after succumbing to injuries she sustained following a training accident.
She was 29.
The four-time X Games winner who became an icon in her sport suffered irreversible brain damage following a cardiac arrest brought on by a vertebral artery rupture she suffered as a result of a halfpipe accident which occurred nine days ago at Park City Mountain Resort.
The infamous Eagle Superpipe was also the site of snowboarder Kevin Pearce’s 2009 training accident which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. He has since recovered.
“Sarah, in many ways, defines the sport,” said the CEO of Canada’s freestyle team, Peter Judge, prior to Burke’s death. “She’s been involved since the very, very early days as one of the first people to bring skis into the pipe. She’s also been very dedicated in trying to define her sport but not define herself by winning. For her, it’s been about making herself the best she can be rather than comparing herself to other people.”
Her family released a statement confirming her death, but has asked the media for privacy to mourn their loss.
Below: Sarah Burke takes home the superpipe gold at Winter X Games 2011.
…thanks for the buzzkill, dailywhat.
Kim Lamarre is so smiley and adorable.
this is now all about snowboarding and skiing because i have NOTHING to do at work so i’ve been watching xgames hype all day. i just want to go snowboarding now. i don’t want to wait til next week.
i got a little teary
Another Movie Trailer of the Day: First official trailer for Moonrise Kingdom — the latest installment in Wes Anderson’s storied directorial repertoire.
The film, which stars Anderson vets Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman alongside Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, is set to open in theaters May 25th.
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ooooooooooooooooh. boner.
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Bert Jansch - Strolling Down The Highway
i find this really hilarious and disturbing. that is the most exaggerated pelvic thrust i’ve ever seen.
WHY IS YOUR TUMBLR NAME KURPIT
kurpit is a combination of parts of my first and last names. i think my high school created for me as a login name for something back almost a decade ago and i started using it for lots of things. i’m always surprised when it’s already in use on sites. i’m not the only kurpit out there apparently.
That’s my last name. It’s a family name and anyone with the last name Kurpit is related to me ]8<
wow… your family is the reason i couldn’t register kurpit@gmail.com!
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RIP: Sad news out of University of Utah Hospital today, where champion freestyle skier Sarah Burke passed away after succumbing to injuries she sustained following a training accident.
She was 29.
The four-time X Games winner who became an icon in her sport suffered irreversible brain damage following a cardiac arrest brought on by a vertebral artery rupture she suffered as a result of a halfpipe accident which occurred nine days ago at Park City Mountain Resort.
The infamous Eagle Superpipe was also the site of snowboarder Kevin Pearce’s 2009 training accident which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. He has since recovered.
“Sarah, in many ways, defines the sport,” said the CEO of Canada’s freestyle team, Peter Judge, prior to Burke’s death. “She’s been involved since the very, very early days as one of the first people to bring skis into the pipe. She’s also been very dedicated in trying to define her sport but not define herself by winning. For her, it’s been about making herself the best she can be rather than comparing herself to other people.”
Her family released a statement confirming her death, but has asked the media for privacy to mourn their loss.
Below: Sarah Burke takes home the superpipe gold at Winter X Games 2011.
[ctv / usatoday.]
…thanks for the buzzkill, dailywhat.](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2gjbMwGq1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
