Tragedy- Olympic luger killed in practice

[Da Coach]

Georgian luger dies after horror crash
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100212...20100212205139

[Future Walk-On]

i saw this headline. shocking.

[BU_EMT128]

The video of this accident is horrific. Pictures surfaced of EMT's doing CPR, but after going chest-first into a steel beam at 88mph, there is not much that can be done. What a tragedy.

[DUBrave5]

The video is scary, why do they have unpadded steel beams around the track. Granted at 88mph it might not have helped, but at least it would've been something.

[thefish7]

I was surprised that NBC chose to include the video as part of the Opening Ceremonies coverage. It's a tragedy and I hope whatever changes they make to the venue prevent any other injuries or worse.

[DUBrave5]

NBC still has the video posted online. I can't believe they still have this posted as this is a horrible accident and I'm not sure this should be on the web. However for those who want to see what happened, I will post the link, but I have to add the following comment...

WARNING WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

This video is disturbing.

Mouse over to access the link...

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=4d69df22-dc17-4356-8385-b075a080b00a.html

[Future Walk-On]

not that i really want to see a video....but was there actually a video or just photos?

i have not found a video

[DUBrave5]

not that i really want to see a video....but was there actually a video or just photos?

i have not found a video

NBC has apparently taken the video down. I just went to show my gf the video because she heard how bad it was and I was going to show her just how bad but it is no longer there. Glad they took it down.

[sam hannam]

They also said last night that they would never show it again.

[tsguthrie]

the "olympics" (people that work for it) said they own the vid. so every1 had to take it of the web.