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I don't know if you guys heard yet but a Georgian Luger died while training for the Olympics
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35369187/
Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled during training, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center. Paramedics and doctors were unable to revive the 21-year-old luger, who died at a hospital, the International Olympic Committee said.
So sad to hear, will cast a dark shadow over the olympics.
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He rides around in a god damn sled in ultra high speed.. and dies?
Big suprise
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Yeah, I just heard about it too. Why wasn't that pole padded in the first place? T_T
Note: luge is one of the dangerous sports in the Olympics, but come on. Unpadded steel poles?
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is awesome32277 Posts
Yeah i saw that in another forum t_t
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Holy crap, I always thought bobsledding looked dangerous but this just confirms it.
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I just read that, its sucks. Now preparation is delayed so i don't know what will happen.
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Chuiu it wasn't bobsledding, it was the luge. It's nuts!
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They need to implement safety measures like making the thing a complete tube if it's just training.
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Sick. It's horrible that these things happen, but if the possibility wasn't there, then the thrill wouldn't be there either. I'm happy that I can get a kick just out of playing video games.
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Would you train with the same equipment you would compete in the Olympics with or some other model? I get your point though. This is very sad indeed
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Holy shit that thing is fast as hell... This shouldn't happen...
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uff, so sad when things like this happens 
(Yes, I know there are a lot of other horrible fates as well as even worse, however this is still sad.)
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
What. The. Fuck.
That's scary as hell.
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Always painful to hear about athletes dying or getting severely injured while training
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This sport is so fucking dangerous i heard that people who luge grow 'shorter' every year because of the pressure exerted on their spine.
Fuck i would never luge
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
holy fuck that video..
They go a fucking million miles per hour WHO WOULD DO THIS?!?!?
Damn it. Now I am all tripped out. Looked like a rag doll
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Unfortunate for something like this to happen before the Olympics even officially begin. There were actually several accidents during training today for both the bobsled and luge. Someone else had to be airlifted out but survived the accident. The track in Whistler is supposedly the most technically demanding and fastest track in the World.
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