Axell "Slay" Hodges (born August 20, 1996) is an

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and

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competitor. In July 2019, Hodges was supposed to participate in History's "Evel Live 2", but a few days before the live performance, he sustained serious injuries in a crash during a practice jump in which he was attempting to beat a record set by

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in 2011 of jumping 378 feet and 9 inches on a motorcycle.

Competition history

In 2012 Hodges won the C Class

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, known as the world's largest amateur

race. Hodges received gold in the Moto X Quarterpipe High Air and bronze in Moto X Best Whip at

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. He has received a total of seven X Games medals.

Media

Hodges commands a large social media following. He was a guest on the

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show '' Ridiculousness''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Axell X Games athletes 1996 births Living people World record setters in motorcycling