X games sled double backflip

We had to come up with a game plan. One of his sponsors, Red Bull, already had built a practice ramp at his home, with a foot-deep landing pit filled with foam cubes. His crew built a high-powered Polaris snowmobile with a special suspension and modified weight distribution that would help the sled spin around.

LaVallee figured out how high and steep the ramp should be, how to tuck his body to create a pivot point, when to crank the throttle to power the flip and at what point to pull the handlebars to start the rotation. The first time he tried it, he made one other calculation: a bailout point, so he could jump off the sled to avoid being crushed by it if he landed upside down.

He misjudged it and found himself flying 20 feet in the air above his snowmobile. LaVallee kept at it, jumping every bitterly cold day in December with the help of friends who came by after work and on weekends. Once he could reliably do the stunt into the foam pit, he tried it on the snow. The second rotation was short, and the sled crashed on top of him. And I knew I could do two flips and what I had to do on the landing.

He would not try the trick again until the X Games competition. Even though he didn't stay on the sled to earn a score, LaVallee -- who injured his knee and ankle -- sprinted to the top of the snow hill and waved his arms to a wildly cheering crowd. He plans to be back on his home ramp in March, calculating and analyzing and risking his health all over again.

It's like you're falling out of the sky. That's why I do this. He had some big orbs to try that You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. By Sleepy Goat Started January 7. By Duffman Started April 1, By Big Dave2 Started September 5, By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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Sign in with Facebook. Sign in with Twitter. Sign in with Google. Share More sharing options Followers 0. Recommended Posts. DTro Posted January 24, Posted January 24, I can't believe this guy is attempting a double back flip on a sled!

Should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Agree with you on the speed. Simply Awesome. Having a bike fall on you is a little different than a sled. It's funny because he didn't qualify to get votes for the medal because he needed to ride away. Still pretty cool! Thats cool. Its to bad he did not land it.

Yeah that was sweet! I also thought he would get hurt doing it. Central Bassman Posted January 25, Posted January 25, He is a hometown boy to Born and raised in Longville. FasterThanYou23 Posted January 25, Hope he can stick it next year. Posted January 26, Posted January 30, Article from the Star Tribune the other day Minnesota snowmobiler scores a first Levi LaVallee of Longville, with help from a sizable support team, pulled off a double backflip on his machine.

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Oh, I forgot and Obnoxious! Any way to get a person fishing is fine by me as long as they have sharp blades!! According to ESPN, Moore was suffering from lower back pain and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. Frisby, an time X Games medalist, under-rotated, causing his sled to land on his skis and his head to bounce off the front of the snowmobile. Frisby did not take his second run.

Moore, a six-time X Games medalist, broke his pelvis in the snowmobile freestyle competition in Caleb Moore under-rotated on the landing, causing the skis of his sled to plant on the snow.

The snowmobile landed on his chest. Caleb Moore walked off the course, but doctors found bleeding on his heart. He died a week later at 25 years old.