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Subject: death at the Olympics

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Rick

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Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 08:47:00pm

A Georgian luge slider was killed this morning. CTV news debated all day whether or not to show the tape and they finally deicided to tonight. The guy was doing 144 miles an hour at the instant of the crash. A former Canadian slider was interviewed tonight and he said he'd been involved in the sport since the 1980s and he has seen a lot of crashes. he said he's seen boards leave the track but this is the first time he had ever seen a person leave the track.
I saw the tape. he was cartwheeled out of the track and slammed into a steel post. He never even twitched after he hit. They did CPR and flew him to a hospital in Whistler, but I am absolutely sure he was killed instantly.

I am not sure that a country whose Olympic team has exactly 9 members, can possibly be experienced enough to compete at this level. The slider who was killed had never competed at this level. One 'expert' said the guy had only competed in Triple A type events. If thats true, what business did Georgia have sending him to compete on the fastest and toughest track in the world? And why did the Olympic Committee allow him to compete?

This is exactly the same reason Danica Patrick is not allowed to drive at Daytona tomorrow. LACK OF EXPERIENCE ON THESE TYPES OF TRACKS. Why doesn't the IOC get that?

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