Death at the Olympics
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Death at the Olympics
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0ba_1266003820
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was seriously injured Friday in an Olympic training run at Whistler.
He was coming around the final 270-degree turn, where speeds approach 140 km/h, when he flipped off his sled and was hurled into a metal pole.
Medics administered CPR to the 21-year-old from Borjomi, Georgia, before he was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter arrived eight m More..inutes after the crash.
The $105-million sliding centre, on the southeast face of Blackcomb Mountain, has been billed as a wild ride and the accident happened at its fastest point.
The 1,450-metre course has 16 turns and drops steeply for 152 metres, the longest drop of any track in the world. The average grade is about 11 per cent, including two stomach-inverting drops of 20 per cent.
It was the second crash of the day on the course after defending Olympic champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy lost control on the lower part of the track. He didn't appear to be injured.
On Thursday, Romanian women's slider Violeta Stramaturaru crashed and had to be airlifted out.
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was seriously injured Friday in an Olympic training run at Whistler.
He was coming around the final 270-degree turn, where speeds approach 140 km/h, when he flipped off his sled and was hurled into a metal pole.
Medics administered CPR to the 21-year-old from Borjomi, Georgia, before he was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter arrived eight m More..inutes after the crash.
The $105-million sliding centre, on the southeast face of Blackcomb Mountain, has been billed as a wild ride and the accident happened at its fastest point.
The 1,450-metre course has 16 turns and drops steeply for 152 metres, the longest drop of any track in the world. The average grade is about 11 per cent, including two stomach-inverting drops of 20 per cent.
It was the second crash of the day on the course after defending Olympic champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy lost control on the lower part of the track. He didn't appear to be injured.
On Thursday, Romanian women's slider Violeta Stramaturaru crashed and had to be airlifted out.
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The IOC is pulling the vid from the net, trying to do damage control. 
Warning more graphic vid is here,
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d02_1266004280
And WOW thats one hell of a course!
RIP to that Olympian
Warning more graphic vid is here,
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d02_1266004280
And WOW thats one hell of a course!
RIP to that Olympian
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Having un-padded metal poles within striking distance of a track where a human body is hurtling past at 140 km/h is irresponsible, to a ridiculous degree.
This death was totally preventable.
This death was totally preventable.
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Originally Posted by zzziippyyy,Feb 12 2010, 04:20 PM
The IOC is pulling the vid from the net, trying to do damage control.
