![]() When I should have called it quits that year I decided to keep pushing ahead. Unfortunately, I got the Epstein-Barr virus my first year. My goal was to make Supercross night shows, and technically I did that. Golden : I had success, although it wasn’t to the level of success that I was aiming for. Why did you make the switch to freestyle motocross, especially after achieving success in racing? Before that incident everything was on the right track. I didn’t know my leg was broken for two weeks. My knee was already blown out, and the impact forced my knee to buckle inward. I had a brain fart and landed feet first into the airbag. I got linked up with Travis Pastrana to film with ‘Action Figures.’ I was out filming at his house in Maryland and jumping into the airbag. It has been a big move away from the norm of racing. I have been learning tricks and am slowly learning the backflip. I transitioned from motocross racing to freestyle motocross. Golden: I’ve obviously changed my career path a little bit. Vicki Golden proving herself at Supercross. And, as she’ll explain below, the key to happiness involves an engine and throttle. The Southern California native and long-time ProX athlete knows no bounds. Growing up with a father and brother who raced motocross, Vicki was soon banging bars with anyone that could keep up with her. In fact, it’s pretty much all she has ever known. ![]() The attention doesn’t bother Golden, who is used to competing with the boys. ![]() It’s obvious that Vicki Golden is also defined by the fact that she lacks a Y chromosome. Although she fell short of winning an ESPY Award in 2014, being nominated for Female Action Sports Athlete of the Year is a very notable achievement. Golden is a three-time X Games medalist and Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Champion. She is the first woman to qualify for an AMA Supercross night program, as well as the first female to qualify for an AMSOIL Arenacross Lites Main Event. Vicki Golden is defined by her many accomplishments. This interview was first seen on Transworld Motocross here. See how she's continuing to shake up the dirt bike world here. We sat down with Vicki Golden to talk about her transition to her new career path in FMX.
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