Olympic tradgedy :(

Before the Winter Olympics and Vancouver began an ice luger died during the practice rounds. The Republic of Georgia lost their luger Nodar Kumaritashvili in one of the most dangerous sports. The ice luge in the Olympics consists of men speeding down an ice track on their backs. They scorch down these tracks at around 80 mph! These speeds easily kill an unprotected proffesional. As Nodar slid down the track he lifted off the ground and went airborne slamming into an unprotected light support. The luge at Vancouver is questioned by many of the lugers to be the most dangerous course in the world. However as the Olympics usually does, triumphed over the tradgedy as the Georgian lugers came to the track with a huge applause causing millions to be teary eyed. The Olympics are truly an amazing event that brings the worl together forgetting differences they share. To learn more of this tradgedy visit this link.