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Post-tragedy changes?bring more controversy to luge - David Epstein - SI.com
The article basically echoes some of my observations from last night - the changes haven't really upgraded the safety of the track, but they have fundamentally changed the nature of the competition. Sounds like most of the competitors wanted to compete from the original starting line.
The article basically echoes some of my observations from last night - the changes haven't really upgraded the safety of the track, but they have fundamentally changed the nature of the competition. Sounds like most of the competitors wanted to compete from the original starting line.
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:55 pm EST
Luger who died told father he was 'terrified' of Whistler track
By Chris Chase
Three days before his death, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili spoke to his father by phone and said he was "terrified" of the track at the Whistler Sliding Center.
David Kumaritashvili gave an interview outside his house in the mountain town of Bakuriani, Georgia on Sunday and recounted one of the last conversations he had with his 21-year old son. The Wall Street Journal reports:"He called me before the Olympics, three days ago, and he said, 'Dad, I'm scared of one of the turns.'Nodar Kumaritashvili also spoke with his parents hour before his fateful slide. He reportedly told them he planned to make them proud.
"I said, 'put your legs down on the ice to slow down,' but he said if he started the course he would finish it ... He was brave."
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