Sarah Burke: Latest News and Updates on Freestyle Skier

Late Tuesday night, it was reported that Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was in a coma after a crash while training. There were not a lot of details about the crash or her prognosis at the time, but there are tiny details that are starting to come out. 

UPDATE: Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9:10 a.m. EDT

According to FoxSports.com, Burke underwent surgery on Wednesday. The details of the operation were not released, and she is still comatose while her prognosis is still unknown.  

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In a statement released by Burke's publicist, a doctor at University of Utah hospital says Burke "sustained serious injuries and remains intubated and sedated in critical condition."

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There is currently no information about what the next step is for the doctors. If anything changes, we will have an update on Burke's condition and prognosis. 

According to the Associated Press, Peter Judge, CEO of the Canadian freestyle team, just confirmed that Burke was in a coma, but he doesn't know what that means for her recovery. 

The report also says that Burke's family was able to find a flight from their home in Canada to Salt Lake City, where she was training. 

In a separate report from Andrea Woo and Gary Kingston of the Vancouver Sun, Judge said that the severity of her injuries is not known yet. 

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“The thing with head injuries, and even comas, is that they can be very deceiving,” Judge said. “A coma could be something that’s quite mild, and you come out of in a certain period of time, or it can be significant. At this point, it’s pretty speculative to try and pin exactly what it is, or what the implications of it are.”

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Despite being just 29 years old, Burke is a legend in the sport. She has fought long and hard to get it respect from the Olympic committee, and eventually succeeded. 

We will have all the latest news and information on Burke's condition and prognosis as it becomes available. 

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