Olympic Luger Dies In Tragic Training Crash Accident Nodar Kumaritashvili Victim Video

Vancouver – An Olympic Luger has died in a crash during training.  The accident occurred Friday when Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled and went over the wall and hit an unpadded steel pole.

The Olympic Community is in shock.

Nodar Kumaritashvili was from the Soviet Republic of Georgia.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed the death of the 21 year old Olympian.

Kumaritashvili received CPR by medics who were quickly on the scene at the Whistler Sliding Centre and was airlifted to a local hospital. He was not considered a top competitor here, but his shocking death as organizers prepared to kick off 17 days of Olympic competition added fuel to the growing debate over whether the continued stretching of boundaries in speed and extreme sports has begun to outstrip the safety measures that have long been in place.

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