Nodar Kumaritashvili Accident at Winter Olympics

Tragedy strike the Winter Olympics these days as Nodar Kumaritashvili, passed away today right after crashing during a training run.

The 21 year old Georgian luge slider was traveling at speeds greater than 90 miles per hour (150 km/hr) when he launched over track strike a metal girder

Kumaritashvili death was confirmed by officials and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge released a public statement:

“Mr. Kumaritashvili died after crashing on the last corner of the course throughout training. Doctors were unable to revive the athlete who died in hospital.

The whole Olympic Family is struck by this traumatic events which clearly casts a shadow over these Games.”

Kumaritashvili who turned 21 in November, had has competed in luge for Georgia since 2008.

The sport have been riddled with had training run incidents. On Wednesday, the women lugers had multiple crashes including one which sent Romania’s Violeta Stramaturar towards the hospital after being knocked unconscious for a few minutes.

Then earlier these days, Italy’s Armin Zoeggler (2002 and 2006 gold medalist) rounding a corner crashed causing him to keep his sled out with one hand and avoid being strike by it as he slid close to 200 meters.

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