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Georgian luger seriously injured in luge crash
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| 021210
| AP
Posted on 02/12/2010 11:58:00 AM PST by Artemis Webb
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP)—A men’s Olympic luger from Georgia crashed during training Friday and is receiving emergency treatment.
Officials said Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled, went over the wall of the track and appeared to hit a steel pole near the finish line at the Whistler Sliding Center.
Rescue officials rushed to the scene and were performing chest compressions as well as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Kumaritashvili was lifted into an ambulance.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2010olympics; luge
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Sounds very bad.
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
02/12/2010 11:58:50 AM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: carton253
Nodar Kumaritashvili? Must be from down near Tifton.
To: Artemis Webb
The fact that they are doing CPR on him is very grim.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:03:50 PM PST
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
( Give me Liberty, or give me an M-24A2!)
To: Artemis Webb
Steel poles near luge run corners are not a good idea.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:04:01 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:04:48 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:04:56 PM PST
by
Artemis Webb
(Class of '98 needs no sarcasm tags!)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:05:22 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Artemis Webb
Heard a report that he didn’t so much bounce off the pole as stop and slide down. Ouch.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:06:11 PM PST
by
Dr.Deth
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:07:02 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:07:30 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Dr.Deth
I suspect he didn’t feel a thing, he was probably gone in an instant.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:07:46 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Artemis Webb
To: Artemis Webb
Woah. That’s really too bad. The luge has always looked a little frightening.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:10:38 PM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Wally_Kalbacken
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:11:05 PM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: Artemis Webb
CBC reporting he was dead on arrival at Whistler Hospital. Saw the video and the crash photos... no way he would have survived that. Horrific video and tragic accident.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:12:07 PM PST
by
rintense
(Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
To: savedbygrace
Cripes. He never had a chance.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:12:46 PM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Artemis Webb
Very sad. The photo on the front page of Yahoo sports showing the rescue workers giving CPR is very disturbing. Lots of blood.
The course may be too fast to be safe. ...and how could they allow a pole to be close to any part of the course?
To: P8riot
Wow. Olympic disaster before the opening ceremonies.
Steel poles around the luge track. Hopefully this tragedy will inspire them to remove the metal spikes from the slalom run.
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posted on
02/12/2010 12:13:32 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Ramius
Once he got too high on the last curve, it was all over.
Whoever designed the course and its construction is guilty.
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