http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olym...ge/8513595.stm
I watched this crash this morning and had a bad feeling
On turn 16 (final turn) he flew out of the track +140km/hr and to a DEAD STOP on a metal pole
Was eeerie to watch
RIP!
Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili's sled flipped and he smashed into a steel pole at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
An Olympic official later confirmed the 21-year-old had died as a result.