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« on: February 12, 2010, 09:25:04 PM »
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A luge competitor has died after leaving the track at high speed during Winter Olympic training in Canada.

Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili was given emergency resuscitation treatment at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

His sled left the Olympic track and smashed into a steel pole. An Olympic official confirmed he had been killed.

Training was immediately suspended after the accident, which happened just hours before the opening ceremony of the 21st Winter Games in Vancouver.

Kumaritashvili's sled struck the inside of the track's final turn, sending his body into the air and over a concrete wall.

His sled remained on the track, and the visor from his helmet appeared to continue down the ice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/luge/8513595.stm

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 01:55:13 PM »
I heard this on skynews this morning, and apparently they are still going to hold the Luge competion today.

RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili  praying


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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 09:52:14 AM »
Yes very sad news that  praying

Didn't the British tobogan on something have an accident, where the tobogan came in upsidedown, but thankfully no one was hurt I think
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2010, 11:40:16 AM »
I heard alot of criticism about the track (on 5live) - that it was too fast and therefore too dangerous ....

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