| 单词 | luger |
| 例句 | While Olympic lugers may hit the 70- and 80-mph ranges on pro tracks, lugers on this track reach up to about 30 mph. Would-be Olympians can bobsled, curl and luge at these North American rinks, tracks and slopes 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z In Sochi in 2014, she won the singles bronze medal, becoming the first American of either gender to medal in a singles race and the first American woman luger to medal in any winter games. Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z And yes, once in a while a luger misses the touchpad, leaving the next sledder stuck behind the starting gate. Germany wins its third Olympic gold in luge’s team relay event. 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z "I'm expecting to have three wildly different Olympic experiences," the world champion luger told Fox News shortly after qualifying for the Olympics in early January. US Olympic Luger shares how she prepared for Beijing 2022 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Now 21, Saba has become the first Georgian luger to compete at an Olympics at Beijing 2022. Cousin carries on Georgian luger's dream 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Geisenberger is widely regarded as the best female luger in the sport’s history, and a German athlete has won gold in the event at every Olympics since 1994. The Rivalries to Watch at the Beijing Olympics 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z She is already the most decorated female Olympic luger with four golds and one bronze. Which global names are set to shine in Beijing? 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s a bad thing that an athlete can take a stand,” said Tucker West, an American luger. Feel Guilty Games: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z There has already been one accident chalked up to human error when a Polish luger slammed into a gate which was left open on the track. Winter Olympics 2022: Testing times in the Chongli mountains 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z "I'm hoping he does well and gives Georgia a good result and some tribute to Nodar," British luger Rupert Staudinger - and former room-mate of Saba - said before the competition got under way. Cousin carries on Georgian luger's dream 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z When the Olympics come on in February, there will be ski racers and lugers and hockey players and figure skaters, and they’ll all have stories about how they got there. Perspective | Olympic skiers live life on the edge. Alice Merryweather knows how deeply it can cut. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z After angrily punching a globe, Ferrell announces that Americans will “crush those lugers” using GM’s electric car battery. Perspective | The 8 best Super Bowl commercials, from an ‘Edward Scissorhands’ sequel to Michael B. Jordan’s Alexa 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Luge, said there were four lugers currently living at the Lake Placid training center. Why Many Athletes Will Be Left Out When Olympic Training Centers Reopen 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z The site is the training base for many athletes who compete in winter sports, including bobsledders, lugers, biathletes and ski jumpers. U.S. Olympic training centers close, sending Tokyo hopefuls scrambling 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Schweiger, an Austrian former luger before his role at the FIL, was in the finish outrun and witnessed the crash on the TV monitors. Cousin carries on Georgian luger's dream 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z He last wrote for the magazine about India’s sole Olympic luger. Railing Against India’s Right-Wing Nationalism Was a Calling. It Was Also a Death Sentence. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z You wouldn’t pick her to be one of the lugers. Focus, quietude and speed: Emmett woman lives for luge 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z And sadly very American, even if the luger is a German pistol. How I write: Man Booker shortlist authors reveal their inspirations 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z She just walked to the starting handles and grabbed them - lugers use them to rock back and forth on the sled to build momentum for the start - like she’s done every time. Olympic luger receives warm hometown welcome 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Last November, the U.S. team spent a week training with other lugers in South Korea, and Sweeney consistently finished in the top 3. Olympic luger receives warm hometown welcome 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Trump also met with the family of bobsledder Nathan Weber, who competed Sunday, and chatted briefly and took pictures with U.S. lugers Taylor Morris and Matt Mortensen, telling them their sport was “wild.” Ivanka Trump: Visit to Olympics ‘so incredibly inspiring’ 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z The class of lugers is small enough that men and women compete together. Focus, quietude and speed: Emmett woman lives for luge 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Trump also met with the family of bobsledder Nathan Weber, who competed Sunday, and chatted briefly and took pictures with U.S. lugers Taylor Morris and Matt Mortensen, telling them their sport was “wild.” Ivanka Trump: Visit to Olympics ‘so incredibly inspiring’ 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z It's not a great time to be part of the U.S. men's programs unless you are a curler, freestyler, snowboarder, short tracker or luger. Olympics Buzz: The winners and losers of the Pyeongchang Games 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z She just walked to the starting handles and grabbed them — lugers use them to rock back and forth on the sled to build momentum for the start — like she’s done every time. Olympic luger receives warm hometown welcome 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z After snowboarding, the most right swiped female athletes were alpine skiers, bobsledders, lugers and freestyle skiers. Bobsledders, snowboarders rule Tinder at Pyeongchang 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Other curious oddities competed in Canada that year too: a luger from Puerto Rico, a Fijian cross-country skier, Britain’s Eddie the Eagle. The forgotten story of ... Mexico's answer to Cool Runnings 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Bobsledders and lugers slide down the track in a riot of color. AP PHOTOS: Athletes a blur of motion at Pyeongchang Olympics 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z To mark your cards for later: at about 11.20 GMT, we have luge doubles, a quite, quite mad version of the sport where one luger lies atop the other. Winter Olympics 2018: day five from Pyeongchang – live! 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “Usually I put wheels on my sled and train on a road, because we have no snow and no track,” said Lien Te-An, the luger from Taiwan. From Israel to Nigeria, sliders somehow found Pyeongchang 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z After snowboarding, the most right swiped female athletes were alpine skiers, bobsledders, lugers and freestyle skiers. Bobsledders, snowboarders rule Tinder at Pyeongchang 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z He received four votes from a panel of athletes representing the Olympic federations, with luger Erin Hamlin claiming the other four. Shani Davis deserves a better send-off, but he won't put the controversy on ice 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z But it is nights like these that U.S. lugers pinpoint as the best opportunity to grow the sport — by winning medals, by grabbing the spotlight. U.S. luger Emily Sweeney taken to hospital after crash on final run 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z When he wasn’t, when Team USA chose luger Erin Hamlin by breaking a tie with a coin flip, Davis turned colder than ever. Perspective | Shani Davis should have carried the flag. His Twitter rant complicated his case. 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Odds are, there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, perhaps thousands of better lugers hiding in places where they'll never touch a sled. The Winter Olympics are amazing, but also a shining beacon of sports privilege - Golf Digest 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Close to despair, he borrowed sleds from other lugers in a bid to understand where he was going wrong. Luge: American Mazdzer stunned by Russian rival's offer 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Mazdzer's cheering section Saturday night included not only his parents, sisters and girlfriend, but also the families and friends of the others American lugers, including the entrants of the women's and doubles competitions. Chris Mazdzer's historic U.S. silver medal represents everything good about Olympics 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z A lot of people remember back in the 1970s when some lugers wore conehead style helmets to gain an aerodynamic advantage. What Is Luge? It’s Like Sledding at 90 Miles Per Hour 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z At first, some South Korean lugers were wary of her presence, Frisch said. South Korea Got the Winter Games. Then It Needed More Olympians. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Ask the U.S. women’s lugers about Curve 9, and they’ll all either groan or laugh. Olympic sliders all fearful of 1 spot _ Curve 9 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Close to despair, he borrowed sleds from other lugers in a bid to understand where he was going wrong. Luge: American Mazdzer stunned by Russian rival's offer 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Hamlin, who will retire after the Games, became the first American female luger to win an Olympic medal when she won bronze in Sochi four years ago. Luge: I could not help winning the flag honor, says Hamlin 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The four-time Olympic luger was chosen by fellow Team USA Olympians for the honor. The Latest: Hamlin picked as Team USA flagbearer 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z “Everything that happened with the gymnastics team is really horrible,” U.S. luger Summer Britcher said. Perspective | Gymnastics scandal casts a pall over these Olympics. That’s a good thing. 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Lien crashed in the first run on his Olympic debut in Sochi four years ago but the luger is confident heading into Pyeongchang. No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The lower half of the course is now fit for use in the summer - and attracting a new generation of Bosnian lugers. Bosnia's war-ravaged Olympic track comes back to life 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Hamlin, who will retire after the Games, became the first American female luger to win an Olympic medal when she won bronze in Sochi four years ago. Luge: I could not help winning the flag honor, says Hamlin 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Amid Smith & Wesson revolvers, .22 caliber pistols and a German military luger lurked a number of unexplained objects, like a pink iPod and gold-plated coins labeled “In memory of Titanic victims.” Anchorage police auction includes items with untold stories 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Four years ago, she earned a bronze and became the first American luger to win a medal in singles competition. Perspective | Gymnastics scandal casts a pall over these Olympics. That’s a good thing. 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Lien crashed in the first run on his Olympic debut in Sochi four years ago but the luger is confident heading into Pyeongchang. No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z He beat two Germans to the ground, then an officer with a luger rushed him and Johnson swung his rifle like a baseball bat and clubbed the man down. “Oh, you Black Death!”: Henry Johnson fought valiantly in WWI and was hailed as a “race-hero” — until he returned home 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Plenty took the bait when the American luger Kate Hansen posted a short video clip on her Twitter account of a wolf prowling the halls outside her room in the Olympic Village. Inside the Rings: Sochi Performances That Deserve a Mention, if Not a Medal 2014-02-25T19:08:02Z Olympic organizers laughed off the prank by a U.S. luger involving a wolf supposedly prowling the athletes' village, and they said Friday that no disciplinary action is being taken. IOC laughs off fake wolf in village prank 2014-02-21T17:04:06Z Fuahea Semi, a 26-year-old luger from Tonga, was recruited last year by German interests who insisted as part of the financial deal that he change his name. At Sochi 2014, athletes’ nationality is pliable 2014-02-17T19:47:00Z “It means, basically, ‘On Sunday, just lie on your back,’ like the lugers. Watching Sliding Sports Live? The Athletes Wish You Luck 2014-02-18T00:52:15Z But the officer with the luger had roused himself, and shot Johnson twice in the body. “Oh, you Black Death!”: Henry Johnson fought valiantly in WWI and was hailed as a “race-hero” — until he returned home 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The German lugers knew no equal, sweeping the four gold medals available. Inside the Rings: Sochi Performances That Deserve a Mention, if Not a Medal 2014-02-25T19:08:02Z Fuahea Semi, a 21-year-old luger from Tonga, was recruited last year by German interests who insisted as part of the financial deal that he change his name. At Sochi 2014, athletes’ nationality is pliable 2014-02-17T19:47:00Z German luger Felix Loch reacted after winning a gold medal in the men's luge singles competition at the Sanki Sliding Center on Feb. 10. The Faces of Victory 2014-02-17T17:23:27Z When the Latvian luger Martins Rubenis analyzed his round after the first night of the men’s singles competition, he said that “there were small mistakes, which cost me about one-tenth of a second.” Watching Sliding Sports Live? The Athletes Wish You Luck 2014-02-18T00:52:15Z Every time a luger went by, the crowd would gasp in surprise, and then laugh at the notion that they were surprised at all. A Wild Ride: Navigating Sochi’s Games 2014-02-15T21:57:57Z Four years ago, a tragic pall hung over the last Winter Olympics in Vancouver when Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a crash during a training run on the day of the opening ceremony. Russian Freestyle skier 'seriously hurt' in crash 2014-02-15T12:00:24Z In line with British Skeleton's early ethos to secure the best coaches, they landed Andi Schmid, an Austrian luger and former world skeleton champion. Why are the British so good at skeleton? 2014-02-14T20:56:50Z “I definitely get stressed about it,” said Erin Hamlin, the American luger who led off for the United States team. From Flat on Their Backs, Sliders Rise to Play Tag for the Team 2014-02-13T19:49:54Z Few world-class athletes lead less glamorous lives than American lugers, who train in obscurity for years and see little financial reward. Luge relay to be Olympic finish line for Woodinville’s Niccum 2014-02-13T05:32:02Z "I think all the athletes want to see change and want to see good governance," quotes Shiva Keshavan, India's luger at the Sochi Winter Games, as saying. Indian media: Back to Olympics 2014-02-12T07:46:50Z “I was the first American woman to win at worlds, so to be able to do this, I’m hopefully paving the way for future generations of female lugers.” Erin Hamlin wins United States’ first individual luge medal 2014-02-11T20:01:00Z “Between this kind of stuff and the ‘You’re such a luger,’ it’s pretty tired,” he said. American Lugers Annoyed by Gay Rights Group’s Video 2014-02-11T09:55:51Z Each team goes in the same order — woman, man, doubles — and for the men’s and doubles lugers, the start is vastly different from what they do in their traditional races. From Flat on Their Backs, Sliders Rise to Play Tag for the Team 2014-02-13T19:49:54Z It's what German lugers always seem to be making. Geisenberger leads, Hamlin stalking medal for US 2014-02-10T19:13:05Z This was his race to lose, but not only did Loch win, he outraced the field of 39 lugers so convincingly that he unintentionally embarrassed them. Germany's Loch wins 2nd gold in Olympic luge 2014-02-10T06:48:03Z But in training leading up to those Olympics, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a crash on the blazing track in Whistler, British Columbia. Erin Hamlin wins United States’ first individual luge medal 2014-02-11T20:01:00Z Several American doubles lugers said they were irritated by a popular Canadian video celebrating diversity that pokes fun at their sport. American Lugers Annoyed by Gay Rights Group’s Video 2014-02-11T09:55:51Z Little-known fact: Most lugers will hit the time pad with closed fists to prevent tearing the pad with their spiked gloves or jamming a finger. Event by event, from A to Sochi 2014-02-06T07:47:00Z Perhaps most memorably, a Georgian luger died on a training run the day of the Opening Ceremonies, becoming the fourth athlete to die during the Winter Games. At Winter Olympics, there is pain to the Games 2014-02-05T21:44:52Z Georgia will not enter a luger in the Games. A Swift and Fatal Luge Plunge, and Then an Abyss of Sorrow 2014-02-01T19:22:07Z Born to an Indian father and Italian mother in a hamlet in the Himalayas, the luger somehow always found good Samaritans along the way. Indian luger Keshavan undeterred by icy apathy 2014-01-17T10:24:16Z Another American, Preston Griffall, who will compete in the doubles competition, which begins Wednesday night, said most doubles lugers understand that they are an obvious target for jokes. American Lugers Annoyed by Gay Rights Group’s Video 2014-02-11T09:55:51Z Little-known fact: U.S. luger Tucker West first began sliding when, much to the neighborhood's surprise, he and his father built a luge track in the family's backyard after the 2002 Olympics. Event by event, from A to Sochi 2014-02-06T07:47:00Z Shiva Keshavan, a luger in the upcoming games, called the association’s refusal to expedite the vote “sad and pathetic.” No Indian Flag at Sochi Opening Ceremony 2014-01-09T06:20:24Z A former luger for Great Britain, DelNegro is a veteran of more than three decades in sports management at the Olympic level. Claire DelNegro chosen interim CEO of USA Luge 2013-05-08T15:26:10Z But then it’s good for the sport when every now and again another luger takes the podium’s top spot. Winter Sports Roundup: American Skier Takes Home an Improbable Victory 2012-12-15T17:27:19Z In February 2010, during the winter Games a German luger broke a corner off his front tooth after biting down on his medal. 20 lesser-spotted things of the Olympics so far 2012-08-06T11:47:34Z Little-known fact: Erin Hamlin is the only female luger from the U.S. to win a world championship, a feat she accomplished in 2009. Event by event, from A to Sochi 2014-02-06T07:47:00Z Canadian luger Sam Edney would like to see a return to the higher starts. Higher start gates not likely for Whistler luge 2011-12-11T21:47:12Z It also was one of the most high-profile deaths at an international sports event since Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili's fatal crash in training on the eve of last year's Vancouver Olympics. Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt dies in Giro d'Italia crash | Cycling 2011-05-10T04:02:05Z You have to wonder what keeps doubles luger Christian Niccum sliding. Vancouver Olympics' flame still burns 2011-02-14T05:22:55Z The head of the organizing committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver aired concerns over the safety of a track on which a Georgian luger crashed and died—a year before the games started. Olympics Official Had Luge Worries 2011-02-08T03:31:16Z Then the lugers came stamping in for refreshments, and their costumes interested us. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia died at 21 at the Vancouver Olympics on the day the flame was lighted. Steinbrenner, Wooden among year's losses in sports 2010-12-21T23:46:05Z The father of the Georgian luger killed during practice before the Vancouver Olympics angrily dismissed a coroner's report saying lack of experience played a role in his son's death. Georgian luger's father rejects coroner's report 2010-10-05T11:28:00Z The FIL says experts who certified the track and computer simulations didn't foresee that a luger could be catapulted coming out of turn 16. No mea culpa, just whitewash over luger's death 2010-04-20T21:03:00Z The death of the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed during a training run at the Vancouver Olympics, was not caused by one single event, the International Luge Federation said yesterday. Luger's death 'unforeseeable' ? report 2010-04-20T12:41:00Z It said the "catapult effect" of the sled sent the luger over the wall onto the outside of the track. No single reason for Georgian luger's fatal crash: FIL 2010-04-19T11:46:00Z By Rebecca Kesby It was the most traumatic start to the Vancouver Olympics; just hours before the opening ceremony a young luger from Georgia was killed on the sliding track at Whistler. Was luge safe? 2010-04-16T14:25:00Z Russia wants to ease concerns following the death of a Georgian luger during a practice run hours before the start of the Winter Games. Russia to enhance Olympic security after attacks 2010-04-15T20:17:00Z Russia is anxious to ease concerns following the death of a Georgian luger on a practice run during the Vancouver Games in February. Russia promises a safe luge track for Sochi games 2010-04-15T09:59:00Z His death was the first of a luger in competition since 1975. Luger's death 'unforeseeable' ? report 2010-04-20T12:41:00Z He said the federation would find an "appropriate way" to honor the late luger. Luge aims to rebuild its image after fatal crash 2010-04-11T18:05:00Z More Olympic lugers and bobsledders soon signed up for the championship. Athletes Zoom Downhill in Woks 2010-03-27T01:14:00Z They began horribly when the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in a training accident hours before the Opening Ceremony on a track that had raised concerns about speed and safety since its construction. In the Arena: Fighting Finish to the Comeback Olympics 2010-02-28T21:05:00Z Organizers received a stream of negative feedback early in the Games, after the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was followed by a series of mishaps and blunders and spectacularly unhelpful weather. No pressure, London - "No Fun City" shows how it's done 2010-03-01T01:23:00Z It said that this "catapult effect" of the sled sent the luger over the wall on to the outside of the track. Luger's death 'unforeseeable' ? report 2010-04-20T12:41:00Z Sold-out venues in both Vancouver and Whistler helped to lift the Games after a start marred by the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. Coe hails Vancouver Olympics 2010-02-28T12:28:00Z Organizers say it is designed to be 6 to 9 mph slower than the track in Whistler where Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in a training run hours before these games opened. Rogge urges Russians to build safe luge track 2010-02-25T20:52:00Z The lugers in Whistler competed from a lowered start position on the morning after Kumaritashvili’s death. In the Arena: Fighting Finish to the Comeback Olympics 2010-02-28T21:05:00Z They paid tribute to his prowess as a luger and Bakuriani's tradition of producing exceptional winter athletes. Georgian Luger Is Mourned 2010-02-22T03:24:00Z Safety concerns have been a feature of the Vancouver Games following the death of a Georgian luger at the same track on the eve of the Olympics. British bobsleigh pair crash out 2010-02-21T02:05:00Z The luger is to be buried in the cemetery of a tiny church in the snowy alpine village, Georgia's top winter sports retreat. Georgians Mourn Olympic Luger 2010-02-20T15:36:00Z "He died for Georgia, he died for this sport," Kumaritashvili's distraught father David, himself a former luger, told reporters. Georgia buries Olympic luger, safety debate goes on 2010-02-20T12:45:00Z February 16 Women’s Lugers Adjust to an Altered Course The women's singles lugers did their best to adjust to an abbreviated course and entrance curve. 2010-02-16T15:02:00Z View Full Image Associated Press David Kumaritashvili, father of the luger killed at the Olympics, cries at funeral. Georgian Luger Is Mourned 2010-02-22T03:24:00Z And a local Punjabi radio station is raising funds for the team - made up of a luger and two skiers. 2010-02-12T17:42:00Z Thousands of Georgians paid their last respects Saturday to a young luger whose death sent his nation into mourning. Georgians Mourn Olympic Luger 2010-02-20T15:36:00Z Finishes not withstanding, the U.S. seemed to try and enjoy yet another medal-free Olympics - no American singles luger has ever reached the podium. 2010-02-17T02:44:00Z By her early teens, she was sliding down icy chutes at more than 85 miles an hour, becoming the first U.S. luger to win World Cup events overseas. 2010-02-16T02:02:00Z Luger expressed fears over track The Georgian luger killed in a training accident in Vancouver phoned his father before the Games to say the layout of the track frightened him. 2010-02-15T22:39:00Z He said many lugers were "surprised" at the higher speeds, which he attributed to the inherent unpredictability of designing tracks and the advances in technology and technique. 2010-02-15T19:36:00Z "The funeral could be in two or three days but nothing is clear yet," said David Kumaritashvili, the luger's father. 2010-02-15T19:25:00Z The horrific death of a Georgian luger in training marred the Games' official opening hours later on Friday. 2010-02-15T18:54:00Z She sped up even more as she got older, becoming a downhill ski racer by age 7 and a competitive luger by age 12. 2010-02-16T02:02:00Z The father is an experienced luger himself and he told his son to use his legs to slow himself down at the part of the run that concerned him. 2010-02-15T22:39:00Z Anticipating that reaction early after the track opened, the track's operators set up an unprecedented way of getting lugers acclimated when the best lugers in the world first came here in October 2008. 2010-02-15T19:36:00Z Olympic officials have shortened it to slow the lugers and altered it to keep them on the track if they crash. 2010-02-15T19:25:00Z It's now a memorial and a monument to a luger who never got his chance to race. 2010-02-15T05:00:00Z Even in the face of tragedy, the lugers are looking to retain their athletic advantage. 2010-02-15T08:00:00Z Even amidst the celebration, the death of a luger from the Republic of Georgia weighed heavily on the opening of the Games. 2010-02-13T17:57:00Z Despite those assertions, Olympic officials took unusual measures on Saturday to shorten the course by 190 yards to slow the speeds, and they altered the run to keep lugers on the track should they crash. 2010-02-14T20:07:00Z The father, himself a former luger, also questioned the quality of the track. 2010-02-14T19:33:00Z A luger from the Republic of Georgia was killed in a crash on Friday, setting a somber tone for the Vancouver Games and stirring debate over how much is too much risk. 2010-02-14T18:07:00Z Shortening it will eliminate the first turn, and ensure that lugers are traveling at a slower rate as they approach the bottom area where Mr. Kumaritashvili crashed. 2010-02-14T05:07:00Z It also was a day of continued mourning for the 21-year-old luger from the republic of Georgia who died Friday, and the fallout from it. 2010-02-14T14:22:00Z Many athletes from other nations also wore black armbands to recognize the 21-year-old luger's untimely death. 2010-02-13T04:46:00Z Mr. Parks then watched through his lens as the Georgian luger bounced off the wall and careened into the metal pole next to the track. 2010-02-13T03:57:00Z But Friday’s death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luger from the Republic of Georgia, in a training accident at the Whistler Sliding Center on Friday, changed the dynamics. 2010-02-13T03:45:00Z Alterations were also made to keep lugers on the track should they crash. 2010-02-14T05:07:00Z A similar tragedy happened in 1964, when two athletes — an Austrian skier and British luger — were killed in pre-Olympics training in Innsbruck, Austria. 2010-02-12T20:49:00Z View Full Image AFP/Getty Images A luger slides past a recently built improvised safety wall at the Whistler Sliding Center. 2010-02-14T05:07:00Z With a track as fast as the one at Whistler, and many inexperienced lugers practicing, Morgan said, “Our worst fears have been realized.” 2010-02-13T03:45:00Z |
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