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Luger dies at Olympics :(

Terrible news to the start of the games

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I don't think padding would have helped, what a dumb places for those poles.

OMG!!

very shocking and terrible news. what a depressing start to the olympics

why would you ever design a course with poles next to a place where someone is going 140+ km/h?


Obviously theres an element of danger when you're participating in the luge, but like you said....what a dumb place to have poles.

Damn, there goes the glory of Canada's next Olmypic hosting experience.

that is absolutely terrible, wow

so horrible.

RIP

I don't even begin to guess how they will handle this tonight...

omg.


21 years old.

well technically it was in practice round...so hopefully the olympics will shine and overlook this tragic event :S (for the meanwhile at least...try not to dampen the spirit too much)

crazyy some family of mine went to see the opening ceremony dress rehearsal and said its CRRRAAZZYYY!!!! CAN'T WAIT

Re: Luger dies at Olympics :(

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Originally posted by urban_legend I don't think padding would have helped, what a dumb places for those poles.

In their defense, luge accidents don't usually involve the luger themselves flying out of the track. This was a first and I'm sure no one could have anticipated about that.

CTV just showed the footage of the accident, it was a hard impact.

omg, most horrific accident i have ever seen!!!!!!!


The rely on cbc news was better quality and really showed how immense the crash was. I really think the luge course should have a clear plastic tube to keep the athletes inside (that or a wall to deflect them down the course)

RIP

It was a one in a million type accident. All sled tracks have metal poles along the track at some point that are not padded.

This was his second crash this week. Maybe the rules on who should be competing need to change. He was not a medal threat and not even in the Top 50 in the world.

Before people get too indignant about the course design, the video shows that the luger probably died on impact with the wall BEFORE being slingshotted into the pole.

Deaths on bobsled/luge tracks aren't all that uncommon, the luge run in St Moritz which is considered easy by today's bobsled/luge standards has had DOZENS of deaths over it's 100 year history.

Tough way to start the Games though.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Maybe the rules on who should be competing need to change. He was not a medal threat and not even in the Top 50 in the world.

Sorry to hear this young man go. The young newcommers have less fear and push themselves beyond their limits to prove themselves, and unfortunately to their demise. He did look out of control on that last turn, and over-steered to get back down.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced RIP It was a one in a million type accident. All sled tracks have metal poles along the track at some point that are not padded. This was his second crash this week. Maybe the rules on who should be competing need to change. He was not a medal threat and not even in the Top 50 in the world.

This is brutal but I think he should have had the chance to compete. There are a lot shittier ways to die then doing something you love and he was more then aware of the risks involved with his sport. Also remember Ross Rebagliati I don't think he was ranked in the top 50 when he took olympic gold in down hill snowboarding. All said this is a really shitty way for the Olympics to start, I feel bad for his friends n family who were probably really looking forward to watching him compete...

wow....speechless.

yeah, I'm in Van right now and it's almost like having a good friend overdose at a party you've been looking forward to for a long time, it has casted a bit of a pall over the festivities.

Some heads will roll, there was lots of criticism about the difficulty of the track before the accident even. I believe the Vancouver Sun ran an article on that before the fatal crash

I just saw the video and there is no amount of padding that couldve been installed on that pole to protect him from that crash...

There should have been a vertical barrier from the wall to the awning...

It's the exact same thing that wouldve saved Jeff Krosnof and the track marshall at the '96 Molson Indy...

Truly a tragic event but the luge is an EXTREMELY dangerous sport...

RIP Nodar...

RIP

wow

RIP

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced RIP It was a one in a million type accident.

are you serious??? have you ever seen winter olympic games before???

Wow, so I had only saw the headlines about this today, but the opening ceremonies really struck a nerve.

To know that Nodar was my age...it really hurts.

Really, why did he have to be taken today? Why could he have not had a chance? To make it to the olympic level requires so much training, hard work, dedication, commitment, courage and sacrifice, and he never got to show the world what he could achieve.

So many people die everyday, I don't why I feel such a connection to this one. Maybe the Olympics really do unify us on some kind of 'emotional' level, maybe it's just because he's my age. I don't know. But thinking about Nodar's death makes me feel so gutted.

My prayers and condolences tonight are with his family in mind. I hope that every athlete keeps him in mind over the next 16 days.

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Originally posted by MikeyN Really, why did he have to be taken today?

no offence. RIP guy, its sad.

but, why did he have to be taken away today?

um...i wanna fucking LOL as hard as i can but i dont wanna.

OOOOH WHYYYYYYYY

one question??? would you be so fucking melodramatic if it was...lets say Russian??? or Chinese???

Probably. I really don't see what difference his culture makes. He's still human, the guy was still my age, and who knows what he could have achieved if he were still alive. Culture doesn't change the fact that I think this is a tragic loss of life.

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty no offence. RIP guy, its sad. but, why did he have to be taken away today? um...i wanna fucking LOL as hard as i can but i dont wanna. OOOOH WHYYYYYYYY one question??? would you be so fucking melodramatic if it was...lets say Russian??? or Chinese???

pretty sure this is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

You sir are a retard.

How do you actually function in life?

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Originally posted by jsibilin I really think the luge course should have a clear plastic tube to keep the athletes inside (that or a wall to deflect them down the course)

I can't stop thinking about this comment. It never occured to me before but this seems so logical! A clear tube (like a waterslide) would be so much safer I think....wonder if they'll ever change the course.

I heard the announcer talking about the next few athletes that will be competing on that exact same course...must be traumatic to go down next knowing someone died on there....

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