Death of Georgian Athlete Highlights Dangers of Luge

The death of Georgian Olympic Luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili while practicing at the Whistler Sliding Center north of Vancouver, Canada, highlights the dangers of the sport of Luge. Such deadly incidents are a rare occurrence during an Olympic games, and underscore the importance of safety for all athletes in competition. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, Kumaritashvilli's death could have far reaching implications for all Olympic events that utilize an icy sliding course.

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1. They just need to start them younger like HOCKEY, at age seven. Parents aren't screaming enough at their kids to encourage violence in the luge. Hockey is the model of life for all parents to brutally force on their children😝
2. Georgian Luge sliders don't melt steel beams
3. LOL @ 0:44
4. errr safety net, soft protection wrap around the steel beams, glass panel??? this sport are stupid anyway
5. He wasn't experienced, he shouldn't of been there, he ruined the winter games that year.
6. What moron thought it would make sense to have steel support columns right next to the outrun of the track?
7. not a fucking sport.
8. time to redesign those roof post with doing away from that design....
9. And this is why I don't do luge
10. Thumbnail looks like a droidika
11. Yes it was human error. The error was that he chose to take up the sport to begin with.
12. the georgian president is an asshole
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14. Another reason Vancouver sucks
15. The following is a list of sports with the potential for fatal injuries attributed to a mistake:
    All of them.
16. BEST PUT A COVERED CUBE ON TO AVOID HUMAN ERROR!!!
17. Guy was on the phone with his parents right before the run saying he wasn't ready for the course.
18. i got the contract to paint the luge and pointed out this specific spot to the designer / builder, months before the Olympics... telling him of his design flaw. he told me that he built the track to "keep athletes in"....after this accident he had the wall built up exactly where i suggested he should. still get chills writing about it
19. WHERE'S THE RAW CARNAGE??