Axell Hodges Explained

Axell Hodges
Birth Place:Encinitas, California, U.S.
Sport:Freestyle Motorcross
Event:X Games

Axell "Slay" Hodges (born August 20, 1996) is an X Games and motocross competitor.[1] In July 2019, Hodges was supposed to participate in History's "Evel Live 2", but a few days before the live performance, he sustained serious injuries in a crash during a practice jump in which he was attempting to beat a record set by Robbie Maddison in 2011 of jumping 378 feet and 9 inches on a motorcycle.[2]

Competition history

In 2012 Hodges won the C Class Loretta Lynn's Amateur Championship, known as the world's largest amateur motocross race.

Hodges received gold in the Moto X Quarterpipe High Air and gold in Moto X Best Whip at X Games Minneapolis 2018.[3] He has received a total of seven X Games medals.

Media

Hodges commands a large social media following. He was a guest on the MTV show Ridiculousness.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Axell Hodges Biography . The Biography.com website . . June 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Evel Live 2 . HISTORY . en . April 30, 2020.
  3. Web site: X Games . Axell Hodges . June 17, 2019.