The 29-year-old Burke, who lives in Squamish and has strong ties to Whistler, was seriously injured Jan. 10 in a training accident at the superpipe in Park City, Utah, and six days later remained sedated on a breathing tube as doctors tested her brain functions.
Burke went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the hill when she crashed during training last week, hospital officials in Utah confirmed.
Reporters gathered at Salt Lake City hospital Monday for what was expected to be a discussion by doctors of Burke's most recent neurological tests and assessments.
At the last minute, however, Burke's agent, Michael Spencer, and her publicist, Nicole Wool, said there was nothing the family wanted to report as doctors continued working on Burke, so the news conference was cancelled.
"Obviously, this is a sensitive situation," a somber Wool said at the University of Utah Hospital.
Spencer said he had not consulted any doctors but knew that Burke's condition could remain tenuous for days, if not weeks, longer.
In a statement, Burke's husband, Rory Bushfield, and other family members said they decided not to meet with reporters after discussing results from the skier's latest brain scans and reflex tests.
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