Freestyle skiing champion Sarah Burke died on Thursday after having been in a medically-induced coma for a week because of an accident at practice that left her with a brain injury.

The 29-year-old Olympic hopeful ruptured a vertebral artery after a nasty fall on January 10 in Park City, Utah, that led to severe bleeding, at which time she stopped breathing and paramedics could find no pulse.

Sarah passed away at 9:22 a.m. surrounded by her family at the University of Utah hospital and in a released statement they said her organs will be donated "to save the lives of others."

Freestyle skiing champ Sarah Burke is in a medically-induced coma at University Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah Thursday, following a crash during practice.

The Tuesday accident in Park City, Utah left the 29-year-old Olympic hopeful in critical condition with a brain injury, Canadian freestyle team CEO Peter Judge told the AP.

Her husband Rory Bushfield said in a statement Wednesday, "Sarah is a very strong young woman, and she will most certainly fight to recover."