Nodar Kumaritashvili Crash

Olympic Luge Death: Federation Blames The Victim

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 05.25.2011

Gravitational force overpowered out-of-control Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili and left him unable to avoid the crash that claimed his life hours ...

Olympic Tragedy and Celebration in Whistler

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marissa Bronfman

While there was certainly a somber mood in Whistler, neither Kumaritashvili's tragic accident nor the downpour of rain could damper the hum of excited anticipation for the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Olympics Luge Track Designer, Udo Gurgel, Shocked By Death

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

FRANKFURT — The man who designed the Olympic luge course on which a Georgian slider was killed says he is surprised by the death and track walls...

Nodar Kumaritashvili Crash: Olympic Luge Competitor's Injuries Life-Threatening

Posted 05.25.2011

Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luge slider competing at the Vancouver Olympics, died today after crashing during a training run and hitting a metal ...

Winter Olympics Luge Crash: Nodar Kumaritashvili DIES

AP | TIM REYNOLDS AND TOM WITHERS | Posted 05.25.2011

WHISTLER, British Columbia — It took only three seconds. Sliding faster than ever in his life, 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili had one turn le...