Hours before the opening ceremony, Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia was killed during a training run for the luge after he was thrown from his sled and hit a steel pillar. The International Luge Federation called an emergency meeting after the accident, and all other training runs were cancelled for the day.
"The IOC is in deep mourning,'' said Rogge. "[Kumaritashvili] lost his life pursuing his passion. I have no words to say what we feel.''
"We are deeply struck by this tragedy and join the IOC in extending our condolences to the family, friends and teammates of this athlete, who came to Vancouver to follow his Olympic dream," added John Furlong, the CEO of VANOC, the Games' organizing committee.
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event.His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
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"The IOC is in deep mourning,'' said Rogge. "[Kumaritashvili] lost his life pursuing his passion. I have no words to say what we feel.''
"We are deeply struck by this tragedy and join the IOC in extending our condolences to the family, friends and teammates of this athlete, who came to Vancouver to follow his Olympic dream," added John Furlong, the CEO of VANOC, the Games' organizing committee.
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event.His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
SEE VIDEO...
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