First off, HUGE congratulations are in order for mister Jeremy Lusk. By now everyone knows that Lusk won the Gold in X Games FMX. All the other events are cool and all, but everyone knows if you win FMX you are THE man. Winning X Games ain’t bad for his first big contest win! Congrats again, Lusk, you earned it!
So here the rundown of how shit went down:
First up in the head-to-head format for Mulisha was Jeremy Lusk vs. Bilko. Bilko crashed in practice about 10 minutes before the big show, so he was a little off in his run, which is understandable. Lusk was on his game and Bilko didn’t have a chance against Lusk’s huge bag of tricks and dialed run. Lusk advanced to the semi’s.
Next Twitch vs. Robbie Maddison. Maddo went first and threw down a bad ass run! All big tricks and even a solid seat grab flip over the 120 footer. Unfortunately for Maddo he was up against Twitch. The Mulisha vs. Mulisha bracket heats suck! Twitch also had a flawless run and had some bigger tricks off more difficult jumps, and did a 1 handed lander on the big dog! Twitch advanced.
That would put up Lusk against Twitch to see who would be in the finals versus Rebeaud. Yet another Mulisha on Mulisha matchup those bastards set up! Lust was up first and kept his run pretty close the his first run…still HUGE! This was going to be close for the judges to decide. But here is where all hell broke loose. Twitch was putting in a solid run. But after landing for a KOD flip over the 75 foot step down Twitch looked down at his bike in discust, threw it to the ground, and stormed off to the pits and breaking shit all the way. Why? What was wrong? The brake? The foot peg? Nope! It was the motor!
I called Twitch the next day after he had time to settle down to hear what really happened. After he landed he heard some grinding and whistling in the motor. Something was wrong. He knew something was wrong and did not want to risk it cutting out with 2 jumps to go as the last jumps were going to be the dirt hit and the 120 footer…huge consequences if you screw up. Twitch’s mechanic pulled it apart and the water pump main bearing was ready to explode! So there you have it.
Lusk advanced to the finals versus Mat Rebeaud!
Rebeaud went first and was putting in another big run. But on the dirt hit he dead sailored it. You’re not winning X Games if you can’t hold it together and get a trick off on every jump. It was all up to Lusk. Lusk mixed up his run from the previous 2 and busted some bigger tricks on a lot of the jumps. Lusk held it together under the pressure and came away with his first X Games Gold Medal!
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twitch did the right thing, and u cant be mad at him for something that happened to his bike, he had the right to do what he did. props to lusk, and twitch still had a solid run. shit happens!
August 4th, 2008 (Reply)first off I gotta give mad props to lusk congrats bud.
I think its fucked up that people r saying lusk got lucky thais bull shit lusk killed it all day and deserved to win at the end of the day its who makes it to the final and lusk made it so he diserves a gold I think all of u need to be giving lusk props he fucking won x games not everyone can do that.
Oh yea I’ll react how ever the fuck I want u wait all year for this one day of the year x games and if shit happens u get pissed so in all honstiy I don’t give a shit if u didn’t like my exit at x now that I sit back and watch in on tv I think its funny haha.
August 7th, 2008 (Reply)Twitch,
You are hilarious and a good friend….Next time
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)it better be you and LUSK in the top 2…..MM
Fuck loza… fuck the dickhead with gardening gloves… Lusk should have got first on best trick, hands down.
August 9th, 2008 (Reply)Fuck loza… fuck the dickhead with gardening gloves… Lusk should have got first on best trick, hands down!
August 9th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats Lusk. Sick final run.
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August 4th, 2008 (Reply)The ultimate collectible card & dice game featuring Deegan, Potter & Lusk.
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I’m not gonna lie, Lusk deserves a gold, but it’s not in FMX. He should have dominated best trick, since the double grab flip was perfect. Way riskier and cleaner than Loza’s varial. X-Game’s stupid new format worked out nicely for him, but is he the best in the world? Consistent, maybe.. Best? Nope..
August 4th, 2008 (Reply)TO ALL YOU SHIT TALKERS WHO SAY I WAS LUCKY AND ALL THAT BULL SHIT! CAN EAT SHIT THERES NO SUCH THING AS LUCK SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAY, AND IN THIS CASE I HAD THE GOOD DAY. QUIT HATEN!
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)amen to that
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)not to dis lusk but i think twitch would of had it
August 4th, 2008 (Reply)wow that sucks for him but you gotta give props to lusk actually if that didnt happen to twitch lusk would have lost….no offense lusk but twitch would have had you but hey congrats on the win though at least you beat mat ass lol
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)CONGRATS TO MY SON FOR WINNING A GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL…WE ALL ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. THERE ARE ONLY GREAT THINGS IN YOUR FUTURE. LOVE MOM,DAD AND NANNY
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)TWITCH needs to suck it up, life’s full of disapointments, He had alot of kids watching him, what can of example was he showing by acting that way? Jeremy was awsome.
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)dont ever say that, twitch had the right to do that. do u remember when larry linkogle flipped the crowd off years ago. well is this any different? this is what the mulisha is.
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)Lusk deserves props fkn period! Twitch being pissed cuz he wanted to win IS mulisha! Larry flippn off the crowd and gettn last was an act. Thats like comparing Chuck Ladell to Van dam!
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)ok… but to everyone who is saying that twitch should not have done what he did should just leave the website and never come back…
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)Lusk is underated and hopefully this gold will put an end to that!!! AND all of you people saying Twitch should have not reacted the way he did…WHY ARE YOU ON THIS WEBSITE????…DO YOU NOT REALIZE THE MULISHA IS WHAT IT IS TODAY FOR RAISING HELL AND NOT CARING HOW OTHERS FEEL ABOUT IT. Lusk it was your time to shine and no-one should take that away from you, Everyone knows how talented Twitch is…Instead of blogging about how Twitch should have won, shouldn’t we be congradulating Lusk on his first major comp. win AND HOW IT WAS THE X-GAMES??? Twitch is no doubt one of the best and will always be favored because he has a set fan base, but damn show Lusk so love too !!!
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)I think your missing the Point. Metal Mulisha I feel lets people know you can accomplish any thing you put your mind to, You go for it, Raise a little HELL but you still are watched by kids and you don’t act like that in Society. Enough of this blah blah, when you get alittle older you will understand when you have kids of your own, until then go ahead and Rasie alittle HELL, but remember you only go around once so make a difference.
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)Actually I do have a child..she is 2 years old…I was not claiming that you don’t have to grow up, but I was getting tired of people saying Twitch reacted wrong, when in the beggining they were 10 times worse then this..and people loved it, the media eats it up, articles get written, other riders/people dream of being in the mulisha, Just look at what the company has grown into. I do feel the mulisha has cleaned up alot and i’m fine with that just like everyone should be, but don’t say he should not have acted like that after such a dissapointment that he could not control. If you have ever competed in anything you know loosing hurts ESPECIALLY when you can not control it. Reguardless…More of the attention should be on Lusk!!!! This man put it down all weekend and earned what he got ! Nate had a fall out, Twitch had a fall out…YES, the comp. would have been much different if these two factors did not happen, BUT everything happens for a reason….Every mulisha fan wanted to see Twitch and Lusk in the top two, but the x-games kept that from happening from the start of things….CONGRADS LUSK !!! !!!
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)I do congratulate Lusk on his win…But I think it was a lucky win. If Twitch’s motor had not have fucked up the whole run for him he probably would have advanced and won Gold. Not gonna lie…I was pretty disappointed. But I guess it wasn’t meant to be for Twitch this year.
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats to LUSK!!! and LOTS and LOTS of LOVE for Twitch!!! U both Kicked ass!!!! Twitch, keep ur head up!!! You both are Blessed!!! xoxoxo
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats LUSK that was a very exciting moment for us mulisha fans!!! You truly deserve it, reppin Metal Mulisha!!!.
XOXO
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)Uncle Joe’s famous words “ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE IS ON TOP HOLDING THE *GOLD*!
CONGRATS KID YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAA!
Love You UNCLE JOE & LORI
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)Lets get this staight mulisha is a team and a brotherhood one wins we all win thats the way its always been ! So we are all happy for lusk as we were for twitch when he wins. So dont worry about the negative bs because TEAM MULISHA won again period .
August 5th, 2008 (Reply)It is about damn time lusk gets what he deserves. Congradulations Bro! Dad and I are so happy for you and what you have accomplished. Keep it up man and kick ass.
Much Love, Josh and Uncle Greg
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)I THINK EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN OPINION OF WHAT THEY SAW ON TV OR IN PERSON! BUT ACTUALLY THE BOTTOM LINE IS TWITCH IS A CLASS ACT, DOWN TO EARTH NICE GUY, WHO WAS UPSET ABOUT HIS BIKE ISSUE… HE WAS WAY HAPPY FOR JEREMY’S GOLD WIN!!!!AND IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS AROUND HIM AT EVENTS..HE’S PROVED THAT OVER THE YEARS. SO LET’S GET OVER THIS WHOLE PERCEPTION SHIT…..
IF YOUR REALLY ALL ABOUT THE MULISHA, START GIVING JEREMY THE LOVE HE DESERVES FOR KICKIN ASS AND TAKING HOME NOT ONLY A GOLD MEDAL BUT A SILVER TOO! THAT IS HUGE FOR HIM….WE LOVE YOU JEREMY..JUST CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR GONNA BRING US NEXT…. M@**Y
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats to Lusk for winning Gold.
Awesome result!
I wished you good luck back at Madrid x fighters in the pits, but it just wasnt your day then
a small crash put you out.But now this GOLD at X games!!!!! excellent !!!!!
Also bad news for twitch.
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)to all you people that think lusk got lucky can go hell hell hell.shit my boyz been gettin 211′d for the last 2 years,just because he tells people how it is.good job “B” this is just the beginning.
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)Lusk is awesome. Double grab backflip is real good.
August 6th, 2008 (Reply)I’think bilko should have won against jeremy lusk, so, i will not have won gold.
August 7th, 2008 (Reply)WHATEVER, I LIKE BILKO TOO, BUT YOUR FRICKIN CRAZY IF YOU THINK HE SHOULD OF WON AGAINST LUSK…WERE YOU WATCHING THE SAME THING EVERYONE ELSE WAS WATCHING???
August 7th, 2008 (Reply)congrats to ALL of the metal mulisha guys yall kicked ass twitch dont worry your time will come to win the gold and lusk your amazing and really talented your one of my favorites and im happy that you won gold and got silver..deegan it was just awesome to see you in step up! cant wait to see yall dominate next year keep up the good work!
congrats to EVERYONE
August 7th, 2008 (Reply)For all you people out there criticising twitch about how he got pissed at his bike. Dont’t know what its like . I might not do fmx but i know what it’s like when something gives up on you when you are depnding on it. I think that anyone would of done the same thing. Hell i would of gone crusty on it and lit the bitch
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)OMG! You did such an amazing job! WOW! I would have to say it was outstanding!XD. Geez dude, it was great! Baha!
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)Much Love From Another Metal Mulisha Fan,,
♥Tamera
Lusk, you kicked ass all day long. It was awesome watching you throw it down time and time again. You have really made it big when you can walk away from the XGames like you did. It was our 5th XGames and by far the best we have ever seen.Keep at it and come back next year to defend.Thanks for the awesome show brother.CRASH
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)Engine trouble/water pump failure sucks. Twitch knew from experience that the engine would fail and lock up on a jump. I wonder if the judges would have let Twitch us a different bike?
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)I doubt they would have let a second bike compete.I am glad to see Twitch had enough forsight to just walk away rather than try sometyhing on that broken bike. These guys get hurt too much from the sport as it is. Twitch showed great wisdom at that point.He has absolutely nothing to hang his head about. I wish there was a way they didnt have to compete against each other(Mulsiha riders), but it happens in other forms of motorsports all the time. Thanks again for the awesome performances guys! It really kicked ass! CRASH
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)‘coulda, woulda, shoulda’
August 8th, 2008 (Reply)#1 twitch’s bike fucked up, twitch might of fucked up on one of his last tricks, or might not have pulled the tricks he wanted to.
#2 lusk stuck it, and won, twitch didnt finish his run, so u cnt say who had the better one. but lusk stepped up…who cares…mulisha won lol
Fuck loza… fuck the dickhead with gardening gloves… Lusk should have got first on best trick, hands down.
August 9th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats to Lusk on the gold. Still wanted “Twitch” to win it, but that is how it goes.
From Everyone over here in Iraq, You guys put on one hell of a show!
Thank You!
August 10th, 2008 (Reply)Congratulations, Jeremy.. You were absolutely sick!
As for Twitch, I was sorry to hear about your bike, you’ll be back strong next year and taking this. Believe me.
This was Lusk’s day, and all lights on him.
August 10th, 2008 (Reply)Congrats!
HAHAHAHA, THIS IS A CRACK UP! FOR YOU PEOPLE THAT REALLY BELIEVE THAT WAS LUCK, DO YOU EVEN RIDE? IF YOU KNEW HOW FAR LUSK HAS CAME AND HOW MUCH HARD WORK THAT GUY HAS PUT INTO HIS RIDING AND THE DEDICATION THAT GOES INTO COMPLETING A RUN OF THAT CALIBER, THIS MIGHT NOT EVEN BE MENTIONED. EVERYONE IS HUMAN, I THINK SPECTATORS TEND TO FORGET THAT. THERES AN OLD SAYIN ABOUT HOW THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS LUCK, INSTEAD JUST GOOD PREPARATION??? SO IF THIS IS CALLED LUCK, SEEMS TO ME LIKE LUSK HAS BEEN ON A “LUCK SPREE” FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. I ONLY SEE HIS “LUCK” GETTING BETTER. WONDER WHY? HES GOT WHAT IT TAKES, THATS WHY. CONGRATS AGAIN BUDDY!
August 26th, 2008 (Reply)still no matter what the team took the gold they can battle it out any time
September 10th, 2008 (Reply)