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#187896 - 02/12/10 04:59 PM Olympian killed on the luge track today
UMfan Offline
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During qualifying, he hit a wall, went flying and hit a metal pole at over 90 mph. Killed instantly. I saw the video online but now it's being taken down.

Also a lady hit the wall and was knocked unconscious. They said this track was the most challenging ever, now they are saying it might be too dangerous. Opening ceremony is tonight...it will be interesting to see if they continue doing the luge this year.
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#187897 - 02/12/10 11:19 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Thanks for that story.
I seen a quick blurb on yahoo and was like a luger killed, what does that mean.
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#187898 - 02/13/10 08:41 AM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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NBC showed it a couple of times in slow motion. He hit the support beam solid and hard, head first upside down going 80mph.
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#187899 - 02/14/10 01:12 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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This is very unfortunate.
I read the track designers are pretty much blaming him. I'm no expert in luging but as an engineer, I think it is up to the track designers to make it safe even when the athlete makes mistakes (not saying he did - I don't know). Just like a company has to design a product to be relatively safe when misused.
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#187900 - 02/14/10 03:53 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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#187901 - 02/14/10 04:24 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Those poles seem like a bad idea to put right there.
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#187902 - 02/14/10 04:28 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Originally posted by ordonez1307:
Those poles seem like a bad idea to put right there.
I concur, thats asking for trouble. Thats terrible that it happened.
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#187903 - 02/14/10 06:23 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Originally posted by zuulmusic:
This is very unfortunate.
I read the track designers are pretty much blaming him. I'm no expert in luging but as an engineer, I think it is up to the track designers to make it safe even when the athlete makes mistakes (not saying he did - I don't know). Just like a company has to design a product to be relatively safe when misused.
Do you have any ideas on how to make going 80+ mph on your stomach safer? wink
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#187904 - 02/14/10 09:00 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Originally posted by Zalfrin:
Quote:
Originally posted by zuulmusic:
[b] This is very unfortunate.
I read the track designers are pretty much blaming him. I'm no expert in luging but as an engineer, I think it is up to the track designers to make it safe even when the athlete makes mistakes (not saying he did - I don't know). Just like a company has to design a product to be relatively safe when misused.
Do you have any ideas on how to make going 80+ mph on your stomach safer? wink [/b]
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#187905 - 02/14/10 10:46 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Ouch! That's give me a cold chill on my body to see that guy flying out over 80 mph on metal pole. That's really painful to watch. I'm surprise he doesn't "torn" body like blood all over. Maybe his strong suit keep his torn body in?

Kind example car hit deer like 70 mph that deer body usually torn off with bloody all over on the road.

There is 1 sick person make gif that his flying body into world trader tower (airplane crash into the building). That's pretty disrespect. I rather not post this gif. I know you would not like to see that.
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#187906 - 02/14/10 10:58 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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#187907 - 02/14/10 11:34 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Quote:
Originally posted by Zalfrin:
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Originally posted by zuulmusic:
[b] This is very unfortunate.
I read the track designers are pretty much blaming him. I'm no expert in luging but as an engineer, I think it is up to the track designers to make it safe even when the athlete makes mistakes (not saying he did - I don't know). Just like a company has to design a product to be relatively safe when misused.
Do you have any ideas on how to make going 80+ mph on your stomach safer? wink [/b]
Well part of their "fix" was to put up plywood to make a wall. I guess at 90mph you would break through the wall at a right angle, but from a glancing angle playwood or a net of some sort would hold you in. Anything is better than hitting a steel pole square on, head first.
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#187908 - 02/15/10 08:21 AM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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I was surprised they didn't originally do a wall similar to that of a hockey rink.
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#187909 - 02/15/10 08:46 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Originally posted by HercMan:
I was surprised they didn't originally do a wall similar to that of a hockey rink.
x2. Some sort of plexiglass should do the trick.
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#187910 - 02/17/10 08:07 PM Re: Olympian killed on the luge track today
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Thats a VERY sickening sound.....
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