Freestyle MX rider Jermey Lusk crashed in Costa Rica and died from his injuries. He was fantastic rider.
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Jeremy Lusk Passes Away
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R.I.P. man. To bad. He had a gift. Too young.
How many of us get to realy do what we realy love to do?
R.I.P. man. To bad. He had a gift. Too young.How many of us get to realy do what we realy love to do?
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He just did a Metal Mulisha event here last month.
We were sitting 50 feet from the landing ramp. It was impressive to see them do the flips and gather it back together and land. No margin for error on the flips.
They put on a really good show, especially considering the poor fan turnout.
He was a great performer.
I am glad he did not suffer. The crash is sickening to watch, but tells the story.
RIP
We were sitting 50 feet from the landing ramp. It was impressive to see them do the flips and gather it back together and land. No margin for error on the flips.
They put on a really good show, especially considering the poor fan turnout.
He was a great performer.
I am glad he did not suffer. The crash is sickening to watch, but tells the story.
RIP
He just did a Metal Mulisha event here last month.
We were sitting 50 feet from the landing ramp. It was impressive to see them do the flips and gather it back together and land. No margin for error on the flips.
They put on a really good show, especially considering the poor fan turnout.
He was a great performer.
I am glad he did not suffer. The crash is sickening to watch, but tells the story.
RIP
Where can i see the crash? RIP man. That sucks. He did get to do what he loved, thats what matters the most in life.
RIP
If anyone watched the video I blame Costa Rica's reaction and how they handled him after the crash. I believe it would have had a different outcome if it had happened in the continental US
He was a great rider and will be missed.
I have to disagree though, he was gone the second he hit the ground. Nothing could have been done to save him.
Did you see his head and neck? The impact was all concentrated right there in that area.
He was a great rider and will be missed.
I have to disagree though, he was gone the second he hit the ground. Nothing could have been done to save him.
Did you see his head and neck? The impact was all concentrated right there in that area.
I agree, he was out right away....
Man he was great rider,won the Xgames last year and got silver in best trick. He went down doing what he loved.
He was a great rider and will be missed.
I have to disagree though, he was gone the second he hit the ground. Nothing could have been done to save him.
Did you see his head and neck? The impact was all concentrated right there in that area.
I saw it....
He died after the surgery to get rid of the hematoma though?
Jeremy Lusk, star of a daredevil sport known as freestyle motocross and a popular action sports hero, died early Tuesday from head injuries suffered during a crash Saturday at a competition in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was 24.
Lusk, a Temecula resident, had been in a medically induced coma, with swelling of the brain, at Calderon Guardia Hospital in San Jose. A spokesman at the hospital said he suffered severe brain damage and a possible spinal cord injury.<style type="text/css">order:1px solid #E5E6DA; margin-bottom:10px; margin-top:5px; padding:2px 10px 10px; position:relative; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; } #sponsored1 .header-sect { background:#FFFFFF none repeat scroll 0%; text-align:center; position:relative; top:-12px; left:52px; width:108px; } #sponsored1 .header-sect a { color:#818181; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase; font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; } #sponsored1 a:link { color:#818181; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:medium; text-decoration:none; } #sponsored1 a:visited { color:#818181; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:medium; text-decoration:none; } #sponsored1 a:hover { color:#818181; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:medium; text-decoration:underline; } #sponsored1 a:active { color:#818181; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:medium; text-decoration:none; } #sponsored1 .ad-link { font-weight:bold; } #sponsored1 p { margin:2px 0; } #sponsored1 p.titulo { margin-top:8px; } #sponsored1 .link a { font-size:10px; color:#999999 !important; } #sponsored1 .titulo a { color:#007AAA; } // #googleads { padding-bottom:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; } --> </style> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ // Google AdSense Content Display Functionality // This function displays the ad results. // It must be defined above the script that calls show_ads.js // to guarantee that it is defined when show_ads.js makes the call-back. function google_ad_request_done(google_ads) { // Proceed only if we have ads to display! if (google_ads.length < 1 ) { document.getElementById('inlinegoogleads').style.display='none'; return; } document.write(''); document.write('
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Nicknamed "Pitbull" because of his tenacity on a motorcycle, Lusk was injured after failing to fully rotate a back-flip variation while soaring over a 100-foot jump.
He slammed headfirst into the dirt on the landing ramp's down-slope. It was reminiscent of a similar crash he endured while attempting the same trick during the 2007 X Games at the Home Depot Center in Carson, but Lusk walked away from that incident.
The trick involves extending the body away from the motorcycle and grabbing the seat as the motorcycle is upside down, then pulling back aboard as the motorcycle is righted before landing. Lusk clearly had trouble getting back on the seat, and some witnesses said swirling winds within San Jose's Ricardo Saprissa Stadium may have been a factor.
Despite the danger associated with freestyle motocross, Lusk is believed to be the first pro rider to have died from injuries suffered in an FMX contest, though several have incurred serious injuries.
Lusk, who was born in San Diego in 1984 and had been riding motorcycles since he was 3, turned pro at 19. He was coming off his most successful year.
He won his first X Games gold medal in the freestyle motocross competition last summer at the Home Depot Center, and won a silver medal in the FMX best-trick contest.
Also in 2008, Lusk won two gold medals in an X Games Mexico competition; he finished third in the Dew Tour series standings, and he was never lower than fourth in a string of high-level international events.
The X-Knights competition Saturday in Costa Rica was not affiliated with the X Games.
Of Lusk, X Games General Manager Chris Stiepock said: "He was really starting to emerge as one of the premier freestyle motocross riders in the world.
"He was a great kid and a great athlete. I think he represented his sport very well. He was very passionate about what he did, and I think it's a great loss for the freestyle motocross community for sure."
Stiepock said he did not believe the increasingly risky maneuvers attempted by freestyle motocross riders have pushed the sport over the line. "I think there's a whole lot more that can be done with freestyle motocross, and we're going to continue to feature it strongly at the X Games," he said.
Lusk was on a team of star FMX riders called Metal Mulisha, founded by the sport's most iconic figure, Brian Deegan.
Deegan was in Costa Rica and unavailable for comment but released a statement through his publicist: "Jeremy motivated me to be a better person; he was my best friend. The bond of this team is one that will never be broken."
Lusk is survived by his wife, Lauren, and his parents, who were with him when he died.
Memorial services are pending. The Jeremy Lusk Trust Fund has been set up within the Athlete Recovery Fund. Donations can be made via the website athleterecoveryfund.com.
I saw it....
He died after the surgery to get rid of the hematoma though?
He was brain dead though. Everything I've read about it so far says there was no brain activity when he got to the hospital, he was then put on life support and the decision was made to do the surgery on his brain to try to stop the bleeding and swelling. After that they shut off the life support to see if they brain would pick back up and start to function on it's own again and it never did.
