Republic of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili, who is scheduled to compete in the Vancouver Winter Olympics has died on Friday during a luge run practice.
The 21-year old athlete died after a tragic crash which he slides off the track (moving at 88 miles per hour) and hitting a steel pole at the Whistler Sliding Center.
Vancouver Winter Olympics is now starting and there are now studying if they will delay the luge event.
[via NBC; photo: gettyimages]
The 21-year old athlete died after a tragic crash which he slides off the track (moving at 88 miles per hour) and hitting a steel pole at the Whistler Sliding Center.
Paramedics began working on Kumaritashvili within seconds, quickly starting chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, all to no avail.Kumaritashvili is the fourth competitor to die at the Winter Games, all in training, and the first since 1992.
Vancouver Winter Olympics is now starting and there are now studying if they will delay the luge event.
The luge federation had several options, including delaying competition, trying to re-shape the ice to make some curves less severe, having men's sliders start from the women's ramp - which would keep speed a bit more in check - or simply going forward as scheduled.
[via NBC; photo: gettyimages]
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