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Georgian luger injured in crash dies

Erod said:
Leave it up to the Canadians to create a luge death trap and fail to light a fire properly.

Nice start to your games, Canucks. They should cancel the rest now.
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Why should the cancel the rest now? What they should do is find a fix to the luge track and just continue on.
 
There is no back up track

Canada has two world class luge/bobsleigh tracks the one in Vancover and one in Calgary

It would be impossible to get everything arranged in Calgary to substitute for the Van track

The only thing that can be done to fix the track is bring in more fences to keep competitors away from dangerous area's like in skiing

And possibly to slow the ice down ( not sure how that would happen and be consistant for all competitors
 
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I don't understand what the designers of this track were thinking. If they understand the physics of the sport they had to see the opportunity for just that sort of crash. If the structure required those posts then they should have shielded them with plexiglass so a airborne pilot would slide along and/or bounce off of that and not make direct contact with the posts.
 
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I watched a report they had and the reporter said that a lot of the blame was that he was too young and he did not have the experience that others had. Even if that is true it does not excuse the fact that the track is dangerous and many have complained about the turns.

The reporter also said that most are not getting as fast as this luger did.
 
soccerboy22 said:
I watched a report they had and the reporter said that a lot of the blame was that he was too young and he did not have the experience that others had. Even if that is true it does not excuse the fact that the track is dangerous and many have complained about the turns.

The reporter also said that most are not getting as fast as this luger did.
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Experience could have played a part. In the clip I posted the athletes said you really have to be on your game on that course. However, you're right that the track shouldn't have been that unsafe in the first place.
 
Erod said:
So....they couldn't find a Canadian to do it, so they had to outsource. Much like all the really hard medical procedures have to be sent down here.

Par for the course with Canada.
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I don't really think you know what you're talking about.
 
idk said:
He's obviously intensely xenophobic; I'd not even respond to his posts if I were you. He's baiting.
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No, but I do have a bit of resentment of the Canadians. Constantly lecturing us despite perhaps being the most dependent country on the U.S. in the world.
 
Erod said:
So....they couldn't find a Canadian to do it, so they had to outsource. Much like all the really hard medical procedures have to be sent down here.

Par for the course with Canada.
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Erod said:
No, but I do have a bit of resentment of the Canadians. Constantly lecturing us despite perhaps being the most dependent country on the U.S. in the world.
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Notice the thread title? What you are doing is baiting. Stop or their will be further consequences. If you have issues with Canada, start a thread on it.
 
The IOC is lucky they are considered immune to lawsuits. But more than that, I was amazed to find out the track has been in use for over two years. You mean to say no one ever wrecked at that point of the course so that competitors, organizers and owners might get to thinking those posts are a catastrophe waiting to happen?!!?

I'll know if I came sliding through there at over 80mph, I'd start thinking about them! And padding would not be satisfactory at those speeds.
 
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Erod said:
No, but I do have a bit of resentment of the Canadians. Constantly lecturing us despite perhaps being the most dependent country on the U.S. in the world.
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You seem very confused about the definition of dependency. What does Canada import from the US?
 
Telecaster said:
The IOC is lucky they are considered immune to lawsuits. But more than that, I was amazed to find out the track has been in use for over two years. You mean to say no one ever wrecked at that point of the course so that competitors, organizers and owners might get to thinking those posts are a catastrophe waiting to happen?!!?

I'll know if I came sliding through there at over 80mph, I'd start thinking about them! And padding would not be satisfactory at those speeds.
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Nodar himself had done the run 26 times before. It was impossible to foresee the accident, and it may never happen again. But for public relations alone they had to change to a safer start.
 
NBC said someone still topped in the high 80's mph yesterday.
 
Kream said:
You seem very confused about the definition of dependency. What does Canada import from the US?
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Fruits and Vegatables

And Hollywood movies
 
Erod said:
National security.
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Yep the US protects us from the mad African Bee

Spending the millions on preventing its march north ward, that Canada refuse to do
 
An interesting note about the track: it's a 48-story decent from start to finish.

Damn.
 
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