Jeremy Daniel Lusk (November 26, 1984
– February 10, 2009
[Lynch, Chery]
2009-02-09, retrieved February 11, 2009) was an American
freestyle motocross
Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.
The two main types of freestyle events are:
*Big air (also known as "best trick"), in whi ...
racer from
San Diego
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, California.
[Jimenez, Marianela]
Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies
Associated Press
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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
X Games
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and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships.
He was a
born again Christian
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.
Career highlights
*2008 X Games Mexico gold, X Games Moto X Best Trick silver, X Games freestyle Gold
*2008
X Games
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: Moto X Best Trick, Silver; Moto X Freestyle, Gold
*2008 Red Bull X Fighters, 3rd
*2008 Moto X Freestyle, Bronze
*2008
AST Dew Tour
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History
The tour was announced in late 2004, and made its debut in Louisville, KY in June 2005. The tour then made stops i ...
, 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
freestyle motocross
Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.
The two main types of freestyle events are:
*Big air (also known as "best trick"), in whi ...
) 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 ''
Nitro Circus
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'' was dedicated to Lusk.
[R.I.P. Jeremy Lusk November 26, 1984 – September 2, 2009](_blank)
Grind TV blog, retrieved February 10, 2009.
At the time of his death, Lusk lived in
Temecula, California
Temecula (; es, Temécula, ; Luiseño: ''Temeekunga'') is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and was Municipal corporation, i ...
, with his wife, Lauren.
References
External links
A Fatal FlipMetal Mulishaofficial website
*
ttp://espn.go.com/action/flash/zoomGallery?photoGalleryId=3906213 "ESPN's Ryan Leyba's Photo Tribute"*
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1984 births
2009 deaths
X Games athletes
American motocross riders
Sport deaths in Costa Rica
Filmed deaths in motorsport
Freestyle motocross riders
Motorcycle racers from San Diego
Sportspeople from Temecula, California
Motorcycle racers who died while racing