Following the gruesome and very public death of 25-year-old snowmobiler Caleb Moore at the Winter X-Games in January, ESPN has decided to forego his controversial competition — not that they're acknowledging it.
Concerns over the dangerous feats demanded from X-Games athletes appear justified now that 25-year-old professional snowmobiler Caleb Moore has died following his accident at this year's competition in Aspen, Colorado.
The fate of a 25-year-old snowmobiler may transform into an awakening in the world of extreme sports, where the X Games have proved a catalyst for the evolution of dangerous, Evil Knievel-style activity invented almost on the fly.
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