Official 2010 Winter Olympics Thread

[Mibz]

Great start to the Olympics! Guy crashed in Luge. He's in life threatening condition. EDIT: He's just been pronounced dead

Slightly graphic images in below link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_460474.html

EDIT 2: IOC killed YouTube video. Huffington Post has new video up.

[captain134]

"21 yr. old Georgian Luge Olympian Nodar Kumaritashvili dies on practice run in Whistler today "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_460474.html

in the comments it says he has died. RIP

[ninefourfour]

Just saw this! Not the way the Olympics should have begun!

I cant believe you still got the video! Its been taken down fast by the IOC!

RIP

[chkolny541]

video has been removed in the provided link

thats nuts, he really nailed that pole. RIP, how unfortunate , such an exciting moment turns terrible for his family

[Ripper]

Seems like a pretty dangerous setup, shouldn't there be some shielding on an exit of a corner that has metal poles?

[VWEvo]

That's nuts, it is a dangerous setup

[Mibz]

I'm sure they'll have something up overnight. Keep in mind that most luge tracks are inherently unsafe if somebody crashes. This is just less logical than some other ones, and an especially difficult track from what I've read.

[TKRIS]

This won't end well with all the talk about how sketchy the course is, and how athletes from other countries weren't given as much time as they think they should have gotten on the course to prepare.

They had an experienced Canadian female luge competitor (can't remember her name) on CBC radio a few weeks ago. She was coming back from a bad crash (on another course, IMS), and said she was scared to start at the top of this track for a long time. Said the track is very intimidating and difficult.

[barmanjay]

RIP


(didn't see this thread when I made the other)


I watched earlier and got a super eerie feeling, Nothing on ctv news so far. I found out via google news

[hampstor]

RIP - apparently there's been 2 major crashes + 1 fatality now w/in 24 hours on that track.

[VWEvo]

Wow, i can't believe this wasn't addressed before. How can this be overlooked. How can any Luger want to go on that track knowing they are putting their lives in danger.

[GoChris]

Originally posted by captain134
"21 yr. old Georgian Luge Olympian Nodar Kumaritashvili dies on practice run in Whistler today "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_460474.html

in the comments it says he has died. RIP

yikes. that's nasty. RIP

[TDFTW]

Here is a video of the accident. Holy....wow.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_460474.html

[GoChris]

Originally posted by hampstor
RIP - apparently there's been 2 major crashes + 1 fatality now w/in 24 hours on that track.

Theres been about a dozen this week in training there actually.

[spike98]

Originally posted by VWEvo
Wow, i can't believe this wasn't addressed before. How can this be overlooked. How can any Luger want to go on that track knowing they are putting their lives in danger.

IMO ANY luger that goes down the track knows that there is a huge amount of risk associated with the sport.

[barmanjay]

yes,.. risk of serious injury,.. but death,.... wow

[syeve]

Wow...this will drasically effect the games I believe.

The last athlete to die in the olympics were the Isrealies kidnapped by Black September!!?? Just did a quick search, this was all I could find, correct me if I am wrong. http://www.upto11.net/generic_wiki.p...lack_september

[Wraith]

That's just awful...

[Trini]

jeeze

RIP to him

[beyond_ban]

RIP

First time i have heard of a death on an athlete competing in the Olympics.

Does anybody know the cause of death? as in broken neck/back/etc...