Georgian (country) Olympic luge competitor dies in accident during training run today

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by Dreambaby

I just watched the video of the sad death. And this is noooot good for the Olympic Games in Vancouver, I tell you!

How the #T"#¤T could they have unpadded steel/cement posts after a curve in which you go in almost 150 km/h? That poor guy...

Unfortunately, padding on the post probably would not have saved his life traveling at that speed.....

A tragic event.