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Jolene Van Vugt Talks 'Nitro Circus,' Injuries and New 'MX vs. ATV' Game

By Ariel HelwaniDec 16th 2009 – 10:00AM

Jolene Van Vugt is a motocross national champion and the first female to backflip a full-sized dirt-bike, but you might know her from being "Nitro Girl" on the hit MTV show, Nitro Circus. FanHouse recently spoke to the Canadian motocross star about the show, succeeding in a male-dominated sport and the new MX vs. ATV...

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Jolene Van Vugt (born September 17, 1980 in London, Ontario, Canada) is the first CMRC Women’s Canadian Motocross National Champion, first female to backflip a full-sized dirt bike, holder of multiple Guinness World Records, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos, and currently appears in the television show Nitro Circus.

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