[Nodar Kumaritashvili Crash] Has killed a luge athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in an accident in training at the Olympic track in Whistler Sliding Center on Friday.
Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, lost control of his sled 48 seconds into his run, near the end of the track. According to the speed clock on the broadcast, he was going 143.3 kph -- 88 mph — and was propelled over the track wall. He slammed into a steel pole near the finish line.
A similar tragedy occurred in 1964, when two athletes - Austrian skier Luger and British - were killed in pre-Olympic training in Innsbruck, Austria. Medical officials rushed to the scene and was doing chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation, the Associated Press reported. Nodar Kumaritashvili lifted into the ambulance. An air rescue helicopter was called and was over the track about eight minutes after the accident.
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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html
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Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, lost control of his sled 48 seconds into his run, near the end of the track. According to the speed clock on the broadcast, he was going 143.3 kph -- 88 mph — and was propelled over the track wall. He slammed into a steel pole near the finish line.
A similar tragedy occurred in 1964, when two athletes - Austrian skier Luger and British - were killed in pre-Olympic training in Innsbruck, Austria. Medical officials rushed to the scene and was doing chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation, the Associated Press reported. Nodar Kumaritashvili lifted into the ambulance. An air rescue helicopter was called and was over the track about eight minutes after the accident.
Tags: nodar kumaritashvili, crash, video, luge accident at whistler, olympic
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html
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