The Olympics

An Olympics star has died in an horrific 90mph luge accident at the winter games.

Nodar Kumaritashvili

Nodar Kumaritashvili during a training run at the games in Whistler, Canada. Georgian hopeful Nodar Kumaritashvili flew off the track and into a metal pole in Whistler, Canada. Medics administered CPR at the scene following the second of two training runs. Kumaritashvili was then placed on a stretcher with blood pouring from his head and taken away in an ambulance. An International Olympic Committee official confirmed tonight that the luger had died. Officials console each other as paramedics treat the badly injured luger. Witnesses told how the 21-year-old crashed at one of the fastest points near the bottom of the track on the final 270-degree turn. He hit both sides of the wall before being hurled over the top and smashing into the pole at the side of the track. Earlier Italian Armin Zoeggler, the 2002 and 2006 gold medalist, also crashed but was not badly injured. On Wednesday there were several accidents during women's luge training runs. Romania's Violeta Stramaturaru was knocked unconscious for a few minutes and taken to hospital. The track is widely-regarded as one of the most dangerous in the sport.


Video: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/nodar-kumaritashvili-video-fatal-luge-crash-9823485



Yeah, soo discuss what you think about this horrible accident.


RIP

Ya i still cant believe that happened :(

WOW that really happened? So that was what was on the news when i was listening to my Ipod.
Thats really sad

R.I.P.

I really hate it when stuff like this happens

yeah, i know. i was very sad. i thought it should be on SoTW because it was truly important.

Honestly I don't see the death itself as the most awful part, but the people making money off it. YouTube partners, TV channels, they all showed it as much as they could, to make as much money as they could off a tragic, inevitable accident.