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Full name | Jeremy Daniel Lusk | ||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Pitbull, Big L | ||||||||||||||
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | November 26, 1984||||||||||||||
Died | February 10, 2009 San José, Costa Rica | (aged 24)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX) | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle Moto-X, Best Trick | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jeremy Daniel Lusk | ||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Pitbull, Big L | ||||||||||||||
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | November 26, 1984||||||||||||||
Died | February 10, 2009 San José, Costa Rica | (aged 24)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX) | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle Moto-X, Best Trick | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]