![]() In 2009, the Moore brothers were sitting with their father and the X Games were on – it was then they saw the snowmobile freestyling competition, The brothers got into the sport through experience racing and flipping all-terrain vehicles (ATV's), according to Joe Drape, who covers sports for the New York Times and recently wrote about the Moores' story and the history of the X Games. In freestyle snowmobiling, riders propel themselves off jumps, hundreds of feet in the air, doing flips and turns. On Thursday, Colten Moore told reporters he was riding with Caleb by his side. It was the first fatality in the X Games' 18-year history and it led organizers to put in new safety protocols.īut those changes weren't really tested this past weekend, since there weren't any big crashes. ![]() Competitors in the freestyle snowmobile competition normally go even higher off the ground, and flip their sleds in the air.Ĭaleb Moore's death a year ago came a few days after his X Games crash. (Photo: Courtesy of Arthur Mouratidis) Katejun Coonishish (left) of Canada and Bobby LePage of Minnesota take flight during a practice session at the 2007 Winter X Games in Aspen. ![]()
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