Axell "Slay" Hodges (born August 20, 1996) is an X Games and motocross competitor.[1] In July 2019, Hodges was supposed to participate in History's "Evel Live 2", but a few days before the live performance, he sustained serious injuries in a crash during a practice jump in which he was attempting to beat a record set by Robbie Maddison in 2011 of jumping 378 feet and 9 inches on a motorcycle.[2]
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| Born | August 20, 1996 (age 28) Encinitas, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle Motocross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | X Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition history
editIn 2012 Hodges won the C Class Loretta Lynn's Amateur Championship, known as the world's largest amateur motocross race.[1]
Hodges received gold in the Moto X Quarterpipe High Air and gold in Moto X Best Whip at X Games Minneapolis 2018.[3] He has received a total of seven X Games medals.[3]
Media
editHodges commands a large social media following.[1] He was a guest on the MTV show Ridiculousness.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Axell Hodges Biography". The Biography.com website. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Evel Live 2". HISTORY. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Axell Hodges". X Games. Retrieved June 17, 2019.[dead link]
External links
edit- Axell Hodges at the X Games (archived)
- Axell Hodges at IMDb