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Heres what I have learned about Sarah Burke. She was a pioneer. She did things on skis that made the birds take notice. Sarah Burke was a crusader. For years she fought to get womens halfpipe recognized as a sport. She was a dreamer too. Her mom, Jan Phelan, told me that even as a little kid she wanted to ski in the Olympics. Jan still lives and makes art only a few blocks away from her daughters house in Squamish, B.C. A few weeks before the Sochi Olympics I went to meet her to talk about her daughters legacy. She told me about how when Sarah took up halfpipe as a teenager, as the only woman in the sport, she competed against men. “So she said , Okay, I will compete against the senior men. And so she came fourth, and landed the first 1080 in a competition. And so of all of these men, many of whom were on the world cup circuit, Sarah, this little kid came fourth. Isnt that something?" Thats how Sarah Burke first put womens halfpipe on the map. But she didnt stop there. Jan remembers proofreading the emails Sarah wrote when she was 14 to the X Games asking them why women couldnt compete. At events Sarah tracked down officials and demanded women be given a chance. For years she was turned down. “She would be crying in her goggles and venting her frustration and then she would say, Okay, I am going to go back and talk to them again. I could just imagine the tears filling up her goggles because she was so mad. And she had worked so hard at it.” Some super sad times I met Sarahs husband, Rory Bushfield, on his driveway. And in a matter of moments he had conviced me to put his bike in our little CBC rental car and shuttle him up a mountain so he could go for a ride. We obliged. “Its been two years since Sarah passed and I have gone through some super sad times but everything about Sarah is easy to smile about. She did it with grace, and she did it with class, pushed herself in the right places, skied half pipe like a champion, did so many first tricks for women that had never been done, you know, continued to push and continued to push.” Finally, in 2005, Sarah broke through. Her work paid off. Womens halfpipe got a spot in the world championships. Sarah won gold, and in her post-run interview she kept on pushing: “I am keeping my fingers crossed for the Olympics, we are only get better and I am hoping to get it in there.” But Sarah would never make it to the Olympics. On Jan. 19, 2012, Sarah Burke died after a crash while training in Utah. But in a way she won her fight. She got her sport into the Olympics. And so in Sochi, when the women drop into the halfpipe for the first time, Sarahs dream will have come true. Canadian slopestyle Spencer OBrien was a close friend of Burkes, and after her qualifying runs she showed me the little tape banner that still hangs on her board two years after Sarah died. Jan Phelan is making the long trip from Squamish to Sochi. She wants to stand near the halfpipe as the women compete and witness her daughters legacy. “If you had asked me, before this happened, what was the worst thing in my life would be, it would be to lose a child. To lose Sarah. I now know that there is one thing worse and that is to never have had her at all. Right. So what that tells me is to look at all these wonderful things she did accomplish and to enjoy them, let them bring you happiness.” Mike Alstott Jersey . The 36-year-old Colts receiver is going back to the playoffs as a division champion. Ronde Barber Jersey . 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Olivia Breen has put a niggling toe injury behind her and started the outdoor season with several fireworks on the track and in the sandpit.The 19-year-old Sky Academy Sports Scholar has a busy schedule in Grosseto, Italy, competing in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay and is part of a 49-person strong GB team.She first competes on Sunday in the 200m. Here are Olivias thoughts on preparation for the Euros and her ongoing quest to make Rio....I cannot believe that the European Championships have come around so quickly. The season is going by so quickly. Its amazing and before we know it Rio will be here!My season has got off to a really positive start. Im so happy to have personal bests (PB) in the 100m and long jump so early on and I know I have more to give in both events which is really exciting and shows all the hard sessions in the winter are paying off. A teaser for the Sky TV doc on Olivia Breen available On Demand I competed at Newham last weekend. It was a really hot and beautiful day and I am so pleased to have got a PB in the long jump. I was happy but was a bit annoyed because I achieved the mark by jumping about 10cm before the board!Its still great to know I have a big jump inside me and hopefully it will all come together in Italy.I also ran a 200m in Newham. I made a few mistakes in that race but still got a pretty good time so hopefully I will run a better race in Italy and achieve a PB and hopefully a medal.Its verry exciting getting ready for this event.dddddddddddd It will be a good indicator on how other athletes are doing in the run-up to Rio and show me where I need to make improvements. I love Italy - the food is amazing, the weather is beautiful and the people are really friendly so it should be great. Olivia (second right) will be running in the 100m, 200m and relay in Italy It will also be good to have support out there. My parents are coming out with my long jump coach Jules and also Ellie and Sophy from Sky Sports will be there. It will be great to see familiar faces and I hope I can make the trip worthwhile for them by performing well.Most of my time over the last few weeks has been spent training and there hasnt been much time for fun. I did, however, watch my twin brother Dan perform in London last week.He writes and performs his own songs and I was really proud to see him in a pub in Shoreditch which was great fun. Olivia has been working hard on her endurance during the winter I like being able to support him as both my brothers are always really supportive of me.My final session before the Europeans was with my younger brother for his PE lesson at his school in Portsmouth so that was fun. I wanted to do some bend practice for the 200m so hopefully I wont make the same mistakes as I did last weekend.Olivias schedule in Italy:Sunday: 200m finalMonday: Long jumpTuesday: Day off!Wednesday: 100m finalThursday: 4x100m relayKeep across the @SkyScholarship twitter account for updates throughout the European Championships.WHATS COMING UP FOR OUR SCHOLARS11-12 JUNE: Siobhan OConnor, Mare Nostrum, Barcelona10-16 JUNE: Olivia Breen, IPC Athletics European Champs in Italy15 JUNE: Holly Bradshaw, Welsh Open23-26 JUNE: Lucy Garner, National Road Cycling Champs, Stockton-on-Tees 24-26 JUNE: Holly Bradshaw, Jessica Judd at British Championships, Birmingham25-26 JUNE: Quillan Isidore, British BMX Round 7 & 8, Burgess Park Also See: About the Scholarship Meet the athletes Blogs Videos Galleries Cheap Nike Celtics Jerseys Cheap Nike Nets Jerseys Cheap New York Knicks Jerseys Cheap Philadelphia 76ers Jerseys China Raptors Jerseys Wholesale Chicago Bulls Jerseys Wholesale Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys China Pistons Jerseys Wholesale Indiana Pacers Jerseys Cheap Milwaukee Bucks Jerseys Atlanta Hawks Jerseys Online Cheap Nike Hornets Jerseys China Heat Jerseys Cheap Nike Magic Jerseys China Wizards Jerseys Cheap Nike Nuggets Jerseys China Timberwolves Jerseys China Thunder Jerseys China Blazers Jerseys Cheap Utah Jazz Jerseys China Warriors Jerseys Cheap Nike Clippers Jerseys Discount Lakers Jerseys Phoenix Suns Jerseys Online Cheap Sacramento Kings Jerseys Dallas Mavericks Jerseys Online Wholesale Houston Rockets Jerseys Wholesale Memphis Grizzlies Jerseys New Orleans Pelicans Jerseys Online Discount Spurs Jerseys ' ' '