Posted Jan 31, 2013
ByTexas snowmobiler Caleb Moore died Thursday, one week after a horrific crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, according to a statement from family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson. The fatality marks the first in the 17-year history of the Winter X Games. Moore was injured Jan. 24 during the snowmobile freestyle contest. He under-rotated a back flip and dug the skis of his sled into the lip of the landing.
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Caleb Moore practices for Snowmobile Freestyle, January 24, 2013, during the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen. Caleb will compete, along with his brother Colten Moore, in the Snowmobile Freestyle Finals. (Photo By RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post)
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In this photo taken Jan. 25, 2012 and released by ESPN Images, snowmobiler Caleb Moore smiles while attending a news conference at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. Moore was in critical condition on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival. (AP Photo/ESPN Images, Eric Lars Bakke)
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Caleb Moore, center, watches practice for Snowmobile Freestyle, January 24, 2013, during the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen. Freestyle snowmobile athlete Caleb Moore remains in intensive care with heart problems and now a brain complication after a horrible crash Thursday night in the Winter X Games. (Photo By RJ Sangosti / The Denver Post)
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Snowmobile Freestyle Caleb Moore smiles during the opening Winter X Games 2012 press conference at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen on Wednesday, January 25. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
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In this photo taken Jan. 24, 2013, Caleb Moore crashes during the snowmobile freestyle finals at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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In a Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Caleb Moore crashes during the snowmobile freestyle finals, during the first day of the X Games Aspen 2013. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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In this photo taken Jan. 24, 2013, Caleb Moore lies in the snow after he crashed during the snowmobile freestyle event at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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In this photo taken Jan. 24, 2013, emergency personnel tend to Caleb Moore after he crashed during the snowmobile freestyle event at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Caleb Moore flips beneath his sled during the freestyle snow cross elimination round at Winter X Games 15 at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen on Thursday, January 27, 2011. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
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Caleb Moore flips his sled during the freestyle snow cross elimination round at Winter X Games 15 at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen on Thursday, January 27, 2011. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
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Caleb Moore poses for a portrait during the X Games Aspen. X Games Buttermilk Mountain Aspen January 24, 2013 (Photo By AAron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post)
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