First death at the Winter Olympics

[Juan Albion]

A Georgian luger was killed today in a quite awful crash on a practice run for the luge. Nodar Kumaritashvili was only 21. Apparently he was going at 144km/h on a bend when he flipped and hit a metal pole.

The Games officially open tonight.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili from Georgia is killed after horrific training crash

 

[The Wizard]

Terrible, dying doing the sport you love is awful.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Training was suspended indefinitely and members of the International Luge Federation were called for a briefing.

Kumaritashvili was ranked only 44th in the world but, judging by other training crashes the past two days, expertise was not the problem.

There had been several other crashes on the luge course. A Romanian woman, Violeta Stramaturaru was knocked briefly unconscious on Thursday and taken to a hospital after slamming into a wall several times.

Several sliders, including four American lugers reported terrible troubles finishing the course, while the gold medal favorite, Armin Zoeggler of Italy, also crashed on his training run, coming off his sled and holding it with his left arm to keep it from hitting his body. He walked away from the crash on Blackcomb Mountain’s southeast side. The course has 16 turns and drops steeply for 152 meters — the world’s longest drop.

 

[sam86]

Shit. Poor guy.

On a side note, look at the medics hair that was treating him -

Idiot.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Sad news.

Some people say ban the luge. Yet others say that's a slippery slope to go down.

 

[willingdon_seagull]

Sad news indeed

 

[The Wizard]

He was only 22.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Shit. Poor guy.

On a side note, look at the medics hair that was treating him -

Idiot.

Why is the medic an idiot for having an alternative haircut? Surely the main criteria should be that he is a good medic?

 

[jordanseagull]

Sad news..

 

[surrey jim]

Sad news.

Some people say ban the luge. Yet others say that's a slippery slope to go down.

shouldnt laugh but...

 

[Alonso Moseley]

What's a frigging haircut got to do with it ? SamHale ?

 

[severnside gull]

Some people say ban the luge. Yet others say that's a slippery slope to go down.

ouch

 

[Brixtaan]

What was a metal pole doing behind a lethal bend? Heads will roll for this.Canada already under extreme pressure for giving too much advantage to its home athletes and there not being any snow.

 

[Juan Albion]

Why is the medic an idiot for having an alternative haircut? Surely the main criteria should be that he is a good medic?

You may find that the shape on the back of his head is a maple leaf.

 

[Lawro's Lip]

What was a metal pole doing behind a lethal bend? Heads will roll for this.Canada already under extreme pressure for giving too much advantage to its home athletes and there not being any snow.

Absolutely right. A metal pole or any obstruction should not have been anywhere near that track.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

Shit. Poor guy.

On a side note, look at the medics hair that was treating him -

Idiot.

Yeah, look at him, trying to save somebody's life. What an idiot.

 

[ali jenkins]

Who said he is a medic? He is only giving breaths to the guy which ANYONE could do, the important bit, the compressions, are being done by presumably a medic.

And if he saved your life would you be calling him an 'idiot'



I think someones made a bit of a tit of themselves here havent they

 

[Gerbil]

He was only 22.

21
and yes very sad indeed, RIP .

 

[sam86]

Oh, sorry, I forgot, someone died so NSC gets all serious.

(Although perhaps IDIOT was a bit strong).