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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: spinnis on February 12, 2010, 03:49:17 PM
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"Unfortunate news has come out of the 2010 winter games at a Friday training session, where news that Nodar Kumitashvili, an Olympic luger killed in a luge crash accident, has stunned the Olympics early on. Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luge competitor, was just 21 years old at the time of his death. Worries of safety issues are now being voiced in Vancouver, British Columbia due to today's pre Olympic death news.
The tragic accident occurred at the Whistler Sliding Center as Nodar's sled was going 90 miles per hour when it bounced over the side rim of the track. Kumaritashvili was thrown from the sled and hit into an unprotected metal pole causing his death instantly. Rescue workers did their best to try to revive the young athlete via resuscitation and chest compressions, but it was to no avail. He was airlifed to a Whistler trauma center and later pronounced dead. The fatal crash occurred on Friday just hours ahead of the 2010 Winter games opening ceremonies on NBC. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has stated the death casts a dark cloud over the games.
Videos of the tragedy keep surfacing online, despite the attempts of the Olympic International Committee to keep them down. Several videos have surfaced on popular video website, YouTube, but were taken down. The Huffington Post was also displaying a video of the crash, but took it down as well. ESPN.com has a photo of part of the accident on their latest article about the crash.
According to ESPN's report, this is the first Winter Olympics fatality since 1992, but the fourth since the games started back in 1924. Several deaths have occurred due to snow grooming machine incidents, as well as a luger accident back in 1964. There have been several deaths during the Summer games as well.
IOC president Jacques Rogge was clearly choked up as he delivered a statement earlier regarding the Olympic death. He noted that the IOC is in deep mourning over the news of Nodar Kumaritashvili Olympic luger killed in a luge crash accident, with the young athlete losing his life while "pursuing his passion".
For more on this story, refer to ESPN.com article here"
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.ac...59174697244816
Only 21 yr old
(warning pretty damn bad)
What the FUCK were they thinking having the pilars so damn close
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It's too bad, the man was a legend.
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God, that is just horrible.
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Fucked up. At least the poles should have been padded or something.
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thoughts and prayers to him and his family.. tragic
NBC is gonna lose b/w 200-250 million from coverage.. wonder how much this is gonna cost the design engineers?
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didnt see the other thread
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2nd stupidest death right after that "bodybuilder" guy who chased people with a bat in their own home and got beaten to death as a result.
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Fucked up. At least the poles should have been padded or something.
Padded pole would not have saved him going back first at 90mph. That accident was horrific to say the least. I'm glad it was quick because I'd hate to see someone suffer for a bit after that kind of incident
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Im just glad Sting is okay.
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AAARRGGHH i hate when i click on those vids only to see "removed due to ___' AAARRGGHHH
on a side note, what kind of 'sport' is that anyways? LOL lay prone on your back and slide down a huge manmade ice slide as fast as you can? hahaha whats next, who can fall off a cliff faster?
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If he only had more muscle then just maybe, maybe...
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this happens when a loser country hosts......Canada is an elegant 3rd world country...