That was hardly a surprise to Vaught, who said, 'Whatever he wanted to do, he did it.'

Two years later, his biography on ESPN said, 'Caleb Moore has gone from 'beginner's luck' to 'serious threat.'' In that contest, Moore captured a bronze in freestyle and finished sixth in best trick. After a brief training run on snow ramps in Michigan, he was ready for his sport's biggest stage - the 2010 Winter X Games. Instead, he worked on tricks by launching his sled into a foam pit. Moore honed his skills in Krum, a town about 5,000 people 50 miles northwest of Dallas that rarely sees snow.

Moore's brother also got involved in snowmobiling, the close-knit duo pushing each other to become better. A natural talent, it only took Moore two weeks to master a difficult backflip. Later, Moore wanted to make the switch from ATVs to snowmobiles and Vaught helped him. Vaught, Caleb Moore's agent for almost a decade, said he first saw Moore when he was racing an ATV in Minnesota and signed him up to star in some action sports movies. X Games officials expressed their condolences and said Moore, a four-time X Games medalist, would be remembered 'for his natural passion for life and his deep love for his family and friends.'ī.C. The family said in a statement they were grateful for all the prayers and support they have received from people around the world. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill. The family later said that Moore, of Krum, Texas, also had a complication involving his brain.Ĭolten Moore was injured in a separate crash that same night.

Moore developed bleeding around his heart and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction for surgery. Moore stayed down for quite some time, before walking off with help and going to a hospital to treat a concussion. Moore landed face first into the snow with his snowmobile rolling over him. 24 during the Snowmobile Freestyle finals at X Games Aspen.Ĭaleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Caleb Moore died from his injuries suffered in a crash Jan.

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