Jeremy Lusk
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Jeremy Daniel Lusk (November 26, 1984[1] – February 10, 2009[2]) was an American freestyle motocross racer from San Diego, California.[3] He was part of the riding group Metal Mulisha.[4][5]
He won gold and silver medals at the 2008 X Games and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships.[3] He was a born-again Christian.[6]
Career highlights
- 2008 X Games Mexico gold, X Games Moto X Best Trick silver, X Games freestyle Gold[1]
- 2008 X Games: Moto X Best Trick, Silver; Moto X Freestyle, Gold[1]
- 2008 Red Bull X Fighters, 3rd[1]
- 2008 Moto X Freestyle, Bronze[1]
- 2008 AST Dew Tour, 3rd[1]
Death
On February 7, 2009,[7] Lusk crashed while attempting to land an "Indian Air Backflip" (after Carey Hart who initiated it, see "Evolution of the backflip" in freestyle motocross) in the X Knights motocross competition in San José, Costa Rica, he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing.[3] Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained catastrophic brain damage.[8] 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.[9]
After his death, the fourth episode of the television show Nitro Circus was dedicated to Lusk.[8]
At the time of his death, Lusk lived in Temecula, California, with his wife, Lauren.[3]
References
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- ↑ Lynch, Cheryl (untitled press release), 2009-02-09, retrieved February 11, 2009
- ↑ a b c d Jimenez, Marianela, Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Associated Press, 2009-02-10, retrieved February 10, 2009
- ↑ Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies Script error: No such module "webarchive"., San Diego Union-Tribune. 2009-02-10, retrieved February 10, 2009
- ↑ Jeremy Lusk hardly forgotten, still 'on the ride of his life'
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External links
- A Fatal Flip
- Metal Mulisha official website
- "Rider's Death in Competition Points to the Perils of Motocross," New York Times, February 10, 2009
- "ESPN's Ryan Leyba's Photo Tribute"
- Jeremy Lusk at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".