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TJ Lavin Crash Quick before they remove it again

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by BoogiemanBlood, Oct 15, 2010.

  1. The video is getting taken down pretty quick. It is working as of the time I posted it. It will say embedding disabled watch on youtube. Click it and it works.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgKlSJiWV9s&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

    BMX star TJ Lavin remains hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries in Las Vegas after a violent crash Thursday night in qualifying during a Dew Tour competition.[​IMG]

    Lavin, 33, was soaring high over a dirt ramp and attempting a difficult maneuver that entailed becoming temporarily unseated from his bicycle. He failed to get his feet back on the pedals before landing on the down-slope, and became separated from his bike just before impact.

    The athlete was wearing a helmet, according to Dew Tour spokeswoman Nicole Mancuso.

    Video footage of the incident, which was posted briefly on YouTube, has been blocked by NBC Universal, which owns the Dew Tour, over copyright concerns.

    Lavin, a Las Vegas native who also stars for MTV's "Real World/Road Rules" series, was knocked unconscious and also was said to have suffered broken ribs and a broken right wrist. A spokeswoman at University Medical Center on Friday morning would not confirm those injuries or reports that Lavin was in a medically-induced coma. All she would confirm was that his condition remained critical.

    The incident underscores the danger of top-level BMX competitions, during which competitors perform tricks such as bike spins, bar spins and body maneuvers that involve releasing their feet from the pedals.

    Lavin, who helped design the Las Vegas course, is a veteran BMX Dirt specialist and longtime star; he's won gold medals in the X games and numerous Dew Tour accolades. He'll be in the hearts and minds of fellow competitors at this season's final Dew Tour competition this weekend.
     
  2. CrazyK9

    CrazyK9 Top Dog

    Ouch! :eek: I hope he recovers...
     

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