Ros Gorenewoud - 14 feet out.

Celebrating a gold medal performance.

A tender moment remembering Sarah Burke.

Sarah Burke was on the minds of all today.In an emotional final capping off three weeks of intense drama surrounding the tragic injury and passing of women's freeski pioneer Sarah Burke, Canadian Roz Groenewoud won the Gold Medal at the Women's Superpipe Finals at Winter X Games today.

Adorned with "Celebrate Sarah" stickers on her helmet Roz overcame an in-form Maddie Bowman with a second run score of a 93.66 – the highest score in the event’s history.

Gorenewoud, a close friend and confidant of Burke, took the lead from Bowman in her second run by executing a large 14-foot high straight air, a right rotating 900, a left rotating 540 into a left rotating 720 before ending with a switch right rotating 540.

"We really were trying to push each other with bigger and bigger tricks and try to be the best skiers we can be." Gorenewoud said.

Throngs of freeski fans and Sarah Burke supporters crowded the base of the superpipe at Aspen's Buttermilk mountain where signs, placards, and armbands dedicated to Burke showed an overwhelming expression of solidarity for the late skier's legend.

"I think it’s nice that everyone came together after (Sarah's passing) and that there’s so much support for her and for women’s superpipe right now,” said Jessie Wurm, 24, of Whitefish, MT. “That’s why, especially, we came out this morning."

Paige Cummings from Edwards, CO has a daughter, Jessica, who is also a competitive freeskier who has known Sarah for years.

"I think everyone’s honoring Sarah. My daughter, Jessica, is a competitor, too, so she was a very good friend of Sarah, and my son-in-law has known her since they were 14 years old, so I think it’s great that everyone is out here, and it’s such a beautiful day… it’s a great tribute to her.”

On Thursday ESPN broadcast a touching tribute to Burke in the form of a 7: 33 minute video that captured the essence of Burke's passion and love for skiing and its close-knit community.

"It was definitely a super emotional week but the tribute on Thursday was amazing," said Groenewoud. "Just to feel so much love pouring out from the ski industry and all the love today, I just tried to let all that love lift me up."

Lifting the progression of freeski superpipe continues to be an evolving story for the women. Brita Sigourney, last year’s silver medalist, crashed in her first two runs of the final, but turned her fortunes around by landing the first 1080 in competitive history.

“It was my first 1080 of the year, I hadn't practiced it at all. The only time I've landed it was in this pipe last year, but only in training, so I decided to go for it in the 3rd run. I’m stoked for how it went. “

Sigourney added that Burke’s spirit of progression was an inspiration.

“I think we're all just trying to progress the sport so it feels good to keep pushing it. I think Sarah would've been proud of us and she would've been trying to do the same. We're just trying to carry out her legacy right now.”

It looked like Sigourney’s final run might have been enough to win, yet her score of 90.66 could only secure bronze, guaranteeing the gold for Groenewoud before her final run.

Coming to a halt after her victory lap, Groenewoud was mobbed by friends and fellow competitors in a moving moment.

"The camaraderie between the female skiers was absolutely amazing. So many hugs and so many high fives - everyone trying to realize that we're in this together and to believe in each other and push teach other to be our best. Groenewoud said choking up. "I felt like I had Sarah with me; she's been my teammate for so long – we’ll miss her forever.”