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02-12-2010, 12:52 PM | #53 | |
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02-12-2010, 02:43 PM | #54 | |
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Sad story, a luger from the country of Georgia was killed in a training run this morning.
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02-12-2010, 03:41 PM | #55 |
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why´d that asshole speak about it at all if the family hasn´t been notified yet? Anonimity my ass ...
Propably not exactly the important aspect here, but i felt like pointing it out... Just this morning there had been a a quote by a german luger in the paper saying that the speed of the tracks has "definitely reached a critical point" ... he was going at over 140 KPH, just to give an idea what extremes we are talking about... Last edited by whomario : 02-12-2010 at 03:43 PM. |
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Yeah, the course seems way too fast based on what everyone is saying and I'm not sure why those poles weren't padded.
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There had already been comments about the luge track and there are many skiers from what I understand complaining about the speed of their courses. Sounds like some dangerous situations for a lot of people.
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02-12-2010, 04:04 PM | #59 |
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The other problem from reading the articles is that the Canadians restricted the use of the tracks prior to the games for everyone but their own team. So people just don't have a lot of experience on it.
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I saw this; and the least they could do was put some nets or something there. Those poles are 3 foot off the course and when he hit it; it was like throwing someone against a wall.
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Great start to the Olympics.
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Reading about the ex-luger, it seems the guy wasn't very good, was a far cry from being competitive, had crashed on this track before, and it could be argued that he had no place competing on a wolrd-class and very dangerous course.
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First of all, I didn't say the guy deserved to die, you asshat.
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Three feet? Those things look like they're three inches off the course.
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And ... there are a lot of those poles ...
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I can only speak for myself, and say that this is the first time I've ever paid attention to pole-distance-from-luge-course, so far all I know this is the standard set-up, based on some sort of structural necessity.
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I think the minimum should be higher walls.
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OK, after seeing the pictures, I recant my previous statement. Those are a lot closer to the course than the original story I read seemed to indicate.
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Surely death is an occupational hazard with something as crazy as luge?
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how many more viewers will luge be getting this year now?
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look at the natives getting down to bryan adams and nellie furtado.
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All I have to say is that I hope NBC never does the olympics again. How do I live in the same freaking time zone as the games and yet I'm stuck watching tape delayed coverage. This is 2010!!! People have this cool "new" invention called DVR's. Maybe NBC hasn't heard of them yet. Show the games live and if people want to watch it they can or they can record it.
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This is all leading up to an 80' Wayne Gretzky, right?
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Or rather a 99' tall Wayne Gretzky SI
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I have "Wayne Gretzky wearing Celine Dion's skin as a pelt" in the Olympic torch pool
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Wow....
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Whoops. Oh well. These things happen.
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Great one looked none too pleased to be left hanging on the mechanical difficulty.
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Dola, ah, that's why, Gretzky had shit to do, has to light two cauldrons in one night.
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Nice ceremony until the opera singer and then the lighting of the torch setback.
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Yeah, Gretzky looked the most uncomfortable. I imagine he's a bit of a perfectionist.
Steve Nash looked like "Sweet! I get to light the Olympic torch!" with a giant smile on his face. SI
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ah that's too bad they had the problem at the end. Thought it was a so-so Opening Ceremony. Really liked the computer generated floor stuff like the kid running through the prairies, but thought some stuff like the fiddling/tap dancing went on too long.
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