21 Yr. old dies in Luge event

[buckster436]

just on tv a 21 year old in the luge event hit a pole and died, thats in the olympic events,, so sad,,,,, buck

 

[DutchFTW]

RIP sad story...

 

[Psycotic17]

Terrible accidents there has been talk about shutting the track down or changing it... Here is an article about the poor man http://www.ctvolympics.ca/luge/news...rgian+luger+life+threatening+crash?cid=rssctv

 

[Psycotic17]

OK guys, The video of this is being blocked almost on every site and youtube i found a video of his run and the crash no slow mo not graphic just kind of gives you that emptyness in your stomach... If you really want to see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kg6Lsd24os there it is i dont know how long it will be playable

 

[woody19]

thats just horrible 2 hear just read the article and omg so sad (rip)

 

[DennisC98]

I heard thats sad

R.I.P

 

[Maid Marian]

That is so sad to hear...cannot get the video though. RIP.

 

[DINGO8MYBABY]

I always hate seeing young people die like this. I bet someone is going to have hell to pay for not having padding on the metal pole that the kid hit when it could/should have been padded.

 

[blacksun]

Horrendous way for the games to begin. Such a waste.

 

[buckster436]

OK guys, The video of this is being blocked almost on every site and youtube i found a video of his run and the crash no slow mo not graphic just kind of gives you that emptyness in your stomach... If you really want to see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kg6Lsd24os there it is i dont know how long it will be playable

Thanks for the link psyco,, they showed it on the NBC nightly news last night just before i posted it, and they showed it in real time,, really horrible thing to see,, i dont know why them concrete posts arent padded, might have saved him,,,buck

 

[thebluff1000]

good video here

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80913619/

 

[thebluff1000]

Thanks for the link psyco,, they showed it on the NBC nightly news last night just before i posted it, and they showed it in real time,, really horrible thing to see,, i dont know why them concrete posts arent padded, might have saved him,,,buck

this one still works

 

[dead spade]

i saw it on TV last night can you imagine going 95mph down hill loose control and slam into a steel beam they said that his neck was broke instantly, that sucks but i bet that the luge comp is going to be exciteing

 

[thebluff1000]

i saw it on TV last night can you imagine going 95mph down hill loose control and slam into a steel beam they said that his neck was broke instantly, that sucks but i bet that the luge comp is going to be exciteing

i saw the first guy go down this morning....he was jittery to go...kinda scared i guess

 

[Psycotic17]

Thanks for the link psyco,, they showed it on the NBC nightly news last night just before i posted it, and they showed it in real time,, really horrible thing to see,, i dont know why them concrete posts arent padded, might have saved him,,,buck

Well unfortunatly guys even though padding on the poles would have been a nice idea it would not of helped because when you are moving at 90 mph and come to a complete stop against pretty much anything that collide on direct impact to your head or any part of your body(mostly) you will die...

 

[dj11]

I mourn the tragic death.

However, it will do wonders for the luge ratings.......

This adds the real tangible element of danger to the games. Takes all that sweetness right out of things and lets us all know these folks who win are the real deal.

 

[AAChipMagnet]

Terrible turn of events. I feel bad for the guy and his family who I'm sure had high hopes for him. My thoughts on it are this.....Shouldn't they have moved the Olympics when it was clear they would have to truck in snow because of the warm rainy weather? So what if it got delayed for a few days for re-scheduling? Also, why weren't there barriers built to keep them on the track even if they lost control? Seems like that would be one of the first things they should do.

 

[Exit141RTe1]

What I don't understand is why there were no pads on the posts or safety nets keeping the athletes inside the track. You can't go to a hockey game up here without nets all around the ice surface.

 

[thebluff1000]

What I don't understand is why there were no pads on the posts or safety nets keeping the athletes inside the track. You can't go to a hockey game up here without nets all around the ice surface.

TRUE TRUE BUT U HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO WAIT till someone dies for that to happen....thats what happened with the nets at the hockey areanas cuz a puck hit and killed a young girl in calgary and then made all areanas put up nets so maybe they will put some up to prevent the lugers to hit the posts in the future

 

[Kenzie 96]

I mourn the tragic death.

However, it will do wonders for the luge ratings.......

This adds the real tangible element of danger to the games. Takes all that sweetness right out of things and lets us all know these folks who win are the real deal.

Prolly true, but luge has got to be the mos god awful boring thing I have ever watched.

 

[PattyR]

saw the video on the internet...absolutely horrific accident..just terrible

 

[kidkvno1]

TRUE TRUE BUT U HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO WAIT till someone dies for that to happen....thats what happened with the nets at the hockey areanas cuz a puck hit and killed a young girl in calgary and then made all areanas put up nets so maybe they will put some up to prevent the lugers to hit the posts in the future

Dude you need to let shit like this go, If you become a COP you know you have the right odds of dieing on the job, it's still the same..

Prolly true, but luge has got to be the mos god awful boring thing I have ever watched.

HEHEHEHEHE, unless you go that fast, with out a car you don't know what it's like...

 

[wayschaff]

some one from yahoosports said he called his dad the day before his fateful run and told him he was terrified of that nasty curve and that he didnt want to do it. he said that if he did do it he would finish it. he also said that he was not going full speed down the hill cause he knew if he hit that curve at full speed it would be nasty. so he wasnt even doing full speed and it still turned out tragic. RIP sad way to start out the games

 

[Hitmen9]

I feel really bad for this kids family, Because he told them he was scared to run on this track..

 

[thebluff1000]

Dude you need to let shit like this go, If you become a COP you know you have the right odds of dieing on the job, it's still the same..

WHAT????? i cant answer a coment in my thread now???????????