BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Feb 12, 2010 3:27pm
Really sad story, only 21 ... wow. RIP, at least he died doing something that he loved, not that it's any consolation ...
http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/news/story?id=4909034
http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/news/story?id=4909034
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 12, 2010 3:28pm
stupid fucking track design.
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Feb 12, 2010 3:29pm
Sad story, he was on a practice run at the time..........RIP.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Feb 12, 2010 3:30pm
If this track is that bad, we may see some nasty things we don't need to see if they show any luge live this year.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Feb 12, 2010 3:39pm
95mph speeds is insane and TS is right that course could be that nasty for those lugers. That skier took a nasty fall in practice the other day too.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Feb 12, 2010 3:39pm
Holy shit, here is the video ... scary: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/nodar-kumaritashvili-cras_n_460474.html
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 12, 2010 3:40pm
how fast is too fast? tragic,but bound to happen...
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 12, 2010 3:40pm
this video is where my comment came from. There is no reason for a track to be built that fast with that kind of hazard. Those beams should not be there.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Holy shit, here is the video ... scary: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/nodar-kumaritashvili-cras_n_460474.html
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
Holy crap. What a dumbass design.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
Wow that video is sick.
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Drums of War
Posts: 356
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
On "The Luge,"
Robin Williams: "What drunken, German gynecologist invented this sport? What guy went, "I want to dress like a sperm, shove an ice skate up my ass, and ride balls first down an ice chute. Ya. That would be fun." ?
I know it is a sad event, but I immediately thought of this. If it were my sport, I would think the quote is funny.
Robin Williams: "What drunken, German gynecologist invented this sport? What guy went, "I want to dress like a sperm, shove an ice skate up my ass, and ride balls first down an ice chute. Ya. That would be fun." ?
I know it is a sad event, but I immediately thought of this. If it were my sport, I would think the quote is funny.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Feb 12, 2010 3:45pm
I am hardly a luge expert, but that track looks suicidal! So sad.
4cards
Posts: 2,551
Feb 12, 2010 3:46pm
...hope his family wasn't there watching.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 12, 2010 3:47pm
Canadian architecture--'nuff said
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Feb 12, 2010 3:50pm
Wow that's a scary track. Does it make me a bad person that I'm now really looking forward to this event now? I don't want anything tragic to happen obviously, but with speeds that fast it will probably be an adrenaline rush just watching that.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 12, 2010 3:52pm
I would rather them just not have it than have a bunch of people get horribly injured and/or die.thedynasty1998 wrote: Wow that's a scary track. Does it make me a bad person that I'm now really looking forward to this event now? I don't want anything tragic to happen obviously, but with speeds that fast it will probably be an adrenaline rush just watching that.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Feb 12, 2010 3:54pm
Not cool.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Feb 12, 2010 3:54pm
Definitely not safe, obviously. I don't know how any of the other lugers could go down that track knowing someone died right there.
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bartsimpson
Posts: 168
Feb 12, 2010 3:57pm
Wow, steel posts a foot away from a guy coming out of a curve going 95 mph on a sled. Couldn't have someone seen the potential for something bad to happen when they were designing that thing.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Feb 12, 2010 3:58pm
I bet they put something up ASAP..
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Feb 12, 2010 3:58pm
You'd think they would have at least put a little padding on the things. It might not have helped all that much though as fast as they are going.bartsimpson wrote: Wow, steel posts a foot away from a guy coming out of a curve going 95 mph on a sled. Couldn't have someone seen the potential for something bad to happen when they were designing that thing.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Feb 12, 2010 3:59pm
Those posts wont be there by the weekend. I dont know how, but they will be gone. Keep your eyes on it. At minimum, pad the freekin posts. They werent even padded.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Feb 12, 2010 4:00pm
video has already been axed by IOC. wish I could see the vid, but does anyone know where to find pictures of the track just so i can see how heinous this design is?
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Feb 12, 2010 4:02pm
At the very least they need moved to the other side where momentum won't be an issue. That may be the most piss poor design flaw I've ever seen.
Leonardo
Posts: 4,986
Feb 12, 2010 4:03pm