I remember in the 2004 Olympics during the mens archery competition, an American pretty much had the gold medal locked up on his final shot, all he had to do was make a decent shot which was easy for somebody of his skill level, and he accidently shot at the wrong target. He ended up getting 0 points for the shot and finished in 8th place when he very easily could have had gold. That was heartbreaking, and at the time i considered that a tragedy. That, however, doesnt even compare to this... truly a terrible event and im sure there will be some sort of remembrance for him at the games.

PiePie

United States248 Posts

February 13 2010 00:15 GMT

#27

This is so horrible... he trained so hard for a moment in the olympics... sigh.. it really makes me think about life. I pray for him and his family

United States496 Posts

February 13 2010 00:17 GMT

#28

wow, that really sucks

Can't belive this is happening during such an event :/ I mean, it's the Olympics, not just a random sport show

RIP and hope it won't happen again. This is scary as hell irl

duckhunt

Canada311 Posts

February 13 2010 00:18 GMT

#29

wow that video...
why was there no guard rail or something on the track? T_T

PiePie

United States248 Posts

February 13 2010 00:20 GMT

#30

On February 13 2010 09:18 duckhunt wrote:
wow that video...
why was there no guard rail or something on the track? T_T

I think when you are going 90 miles an hour on a little sled a gaurd rail isnt going to work.. my main question is why would they design a track so that could even happen... and why was the pole not padded... sigh i feel horrible right now. the opening ceremony starts soon as well...

Sosha

United States749 Posts

February 13 2010 00:23 GMT

#31

very tragic event for someone so close to acheiving his goal and competing in the grandest stage of the Olympics..

however, it seems very odd that there isnt more of these happenings in this field.. I mean, it seems that its very easy for these things to happen - 1 wrong move or slight mis-adjustment during the sled-run and it could happen over and over.. like fish-tailing in a car, starts out as a meer wiggle, then progressively gets worse until the car is flipped over, and its hard to counter-act, at least in sledding, i presume.

Again though, very unfortunate.
Condolences to his family.

lazz

Australia3119 Posts

February 13 2010 00:24 GMT

#32

lol who would want to luge that shit looks so dangerous

duckhunt

Canada311 Posts

February 13 2010 00:25 GMT

#33

On February 13 2010 09:20 PiePie wrote:

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i mean like a huge 10 foot rail on either side lol T_T i dno i guess it was just a freak accident

alexpnd

Canada1857 Posts

February 13 2010 00:26 GMT

#34

Fuck man that guy is a hero dieing doing what he loved. I can't believe that happened so tragic right before the Olympics omg. So hard to believe. WTF seriously.

synapse

China13814 Posts

February 13 2010 00:28 GMT

#35

After watching the video I have to wonder... shouldn't this be happening a lot more often? This sport looks so dangerous o_o

Wangsta

United States776 Posts

February 13 2010 00:29 GMT

#36

on the plus side, the way he hit the rail he probably felt no pain...

but seriously wow, that video...

BlackMesa

Kenya338 Posts

February 13 2010 00:34 GMT

#37

On February 13 2010 09:29 Wangsta wrote:
on the plus side, the way he hit the rail he probably felt no pain...

but seriously wow, that video...

There was an article with pictures showing that he was conscious after the impact.

Warning, not for the faint of heart.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/nodar-kumaritashvili-cras_n_460474.html

Uggh, this is terrible.

Kenny

United States678 Posts

February 13 2010 00:37 GMT

#38

Yeah, I saw this earlier. Honestly, I just clicked on it to read the story...but saw the pictures included...and now a fucking video. I wish people would fucking have some respect and keep that shit off the internet. People are hurting now because of this accident, and it's only making it 100000x worse that the entire world gets to see it now.

Seriously..I wish media had a fucking brain.

sluggaslamoo

Australia4494 Posts

February 13 2010 00:39 GMT

#39

What dumb ass engineer thought it would be a good idea to put metal rails right next to the banks? Surely they would've thought someone would fly off those things eventually. There are other ways to hold up a roof (not that you even need one).