The path of Arminas Jasikonis: from the hero of Anykščiai to a world-class star

Held in the Lombardy region of Italy Incident during MXGP competition It shocked the entire motorsports community. Support for Lithuania was expressed not only by our country, but also by foreign motocross riders, colleagues and competitors.

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The incident occurred while Armin Jasikon was participating in the ninth World Cup in Italy. During the second run, leader Armin Jasikonis, who was in sixth position and aggressively pursued in the sixth minute, suddenly disappeared from the screens during the broadcast. Television operators did not record the disaster. The helicopter that took the Lithuanian to the hospital also did not appear. However, the incident was recorded by viewers.

Armin suffered a serious head injury. Like F1 legend Michael Schumacher, a Lithuanian has an artificial coma that stops inflammation of the brain. Also, according to the Lithuanian Motorcycling Sports Federation (LMSF), doctors found blood in the athlete’s brain. So the trauma is very serious. However, Arminas Jasikonis’s condition has stabilized, he has already awakened from a coma, he is communicating.

Arminas Jasikonis is a true light of Lithuanian motocross. Over time, the athlete has become a world-class “rider” of a local hero and can be boldly called the ambassador of Lithuania in the world of motocross.

Photo from personal archive / Arminas Jasikonis is the third in Europe

Arminas Jasikonis began to try motocross at the age of four, and from the age of 13 he began to participate in professional competitions. His first coach was his father Rolandas Jasikonis. In 2010, the athlete went to live and play sports in Estonia with the well-known coach Avo Leokas.

2011 season, Armin Jasikonis successfully participated in the European Championship, getting prizes in almost every stage and a bronze medal in the 85cc motorcycle category.

2012 For the season, he was invited by the Route77Energy team to represent it in the English Championship. It was a new challenge for a 14-year-old athlete, not only far from home, but also on a great motorcycle: 125cc. A year later, Arminas Jasikonis received a new offer from the Route77Energy MVRD Honda team to participate in the English and European Championships and represented Lithuania in the European Championship in the MX2 class.

Arminas Jasikonis studied and graduated from Anykščiai Antanas Baranauskas Basic School, which created the conditions for studying according to a separate program, according to a separate schedule, after coordinating the evaluations.

Since 2014, Arminas Jasikonis has moved to Belgium with his family, where he has settled and trained intensively for competitions. While living abroad, Arminas Jasikonis completed the Lithuanian exercises, studied at home and returned every trimester to perform in Lithuania and successfully completed his studies.

2016 In September 2017, it was announced that Armin Jasikonis will represent the Suzuki World MXGP team in 2017. MXGP season.

In 2018, Arminas Jasikonis signed a contract with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team and this year achieved a historic result for him and Lithuania: he became the first representative of our country to win the stage race of the Motocross World Championship in 2020. August 12 In Latvia, on the Keguma track.

After the Arminas Jasikonis accident, which shocked Lithuania and the entire motorsport community, new information on the athlete’s condition is currently awaited. It is staffed by the best Italian and Austrian specialists, and stabilizing state gives optimism.