Jeremy Daniel Lusk (November 26, 1984 – February 10, 2009Lynch, Chery

2009-02-09, retrieved February 11, 2009) was an American

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racer from

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, California.Jimenez, Marianela
Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies

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, 2009-02-10, retrieved February 10, 2009 He was part of the riding group Metal Mulisha.Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies
San Diego Union-Tribune. 2009-02-10, retrieved February 10, 2009 He won gold and silver medals at the 2008

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and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships. He was a

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Career highlights

*2008 X Games Mexico gold, X Games Moto X Best Trick silver, X Games freestyle Gold *2008

: Moto X Best Trick, Silver; Moto X Freestyle, Gold *2008 Red Bull X Fighters, 3rd *2008 Moto X Freestyle, Bronze *2008

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, 3rd

Death

On February 7, 2009, Lusk crashed while attempting to land a "Indian Air Backflip" (after Carey Hart who initiated it, see "Evolution of the backflip" in

) in the X Knights motocross competition in San José, Costa Rica, he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing. Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained catastrophic brain damage. Doctors performed an unsuccessful five-hour surgery at Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José in an attempt to save his life. He entered into cardiac and respiratory failure and died on February 10. After his death, the third episode of the television show ''

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'' was dedicated to Lusk.R.I.P. Jeremy Lusk November 26, 1984 – September 2, 2009
Grind TV blog, retrieved February 10, 2009. At the time of his death, Lusk lived in

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, with his wife, Lauren.

References

External links

A Fatal FlipMetal Mulisha
official website

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