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First Pearce, Now Burke, Fall Victim Of Brain Injury On The Half-Pipe

Posted on January 13th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Park City, Utah, has again become the scene of tragedy involving traumatic brain injury (TBI) and young athletes. As The New York Times pointed out Thursday, roughly two years ago champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained TBI in an accident in Park City. And on Tuesday, Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke fell and hit..
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