| Olympic luger dies after training run crash |
Subject: Olympic luger dies after training run crash by BrianCunningham on 2010/2/12 22:02:44 Not off to a good start  [QUOTE][B]WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP)[/B] [IMG]http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom//img/2010/02/12/021210-Olympics-Nodar-SW-IN_20100212150133_0_0.JPG[/IMG] An Olympic official with direct knowledge of the situation says a men's luger from the country of Georgia has died after a training crash. Nodar Kumaritashvili. Richard Heathcote The official told The Associated Press that the International Olympic Committee received confirmation of Nodar Kumaritashvili's death. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the luger's family hadn't been notified yet. An official statement was to be released soon. Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled near the finish Friday, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center. [URL="http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/Luger-dies-after-crash-during-training-021210"]Link[/URL] :sadangel:[/QUOTE] |
