HNT – 233
Osbasso requested that everyone publish a Winter Olympics themed post for this week’s HNT. We decided to use today’s post to pay our respects to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who suffered a fatal crash while training at Whistler the day before the 2010 Games officially opened. We did not and will not watch the video of his accident. Our heart goes out to his family and his teammates.
ნოდარ ქუმარიტაშვილი November 25, 1988 – February 12, 2010.
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Such a sad thing to happen. You just never know…
Chickie: Luge is a dangerous sport. But it shouldn’t be deadly. Especially at a brand new track which should have the best safety protections. Unfortunately, it took someone getting killed for them to fix it.
I caught the first news o the horrible tragedy ad thought it was a horrible start! A wonderful tribute!
Viemoira: Horrible; but preventable. People shouldn’t die on the biggest stage in the world. The wall should have been its current height with a barrier before the accident.
After coaching sport for fortyfive years (judo) I know that the higher the level you compete at the closer you push the edges of the envelope. The horror is when an accident happens which perhaps didn’t have to happen – or not as severely.
The only consolation anyone has is that he died doing something he loved.
Requiescat in pax.
don/yondan
Don: I’ve been around sports long enough so I can understand broken bones, concussions, etc; but not a fatality because of a track designed without safety in mind. He may have made a technical error; but it should not have cost him his life.
It is a sad thing for sure that this tragic accident happened. It is nice for you to salute in this way.
KittyKillKill: I don’t like the organizers blaming Kumaritashvili. Even if it was partially his fault, they shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. Sometime long after the Winter Olympics are over, I’m sure the track will be modified and someone will quietly say that the design was the main factor in the accident.