Fatal Luge Crash Video Of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s Death
By shantanu, Gaea News NetworkSunday, February 14, 2010
VANCOUVER (GaeaTimes.com)- The Winter Olympics 2010 began with the news of the death of a Georgian Luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili. The death resulted from a horrifying crash that occurred mere hours before the flagging off of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Nodar Kumaritashvili was practicing in the trial run when the accident happened. According to reports, the Luger had gained a momentum of almost 90mph when the accident occurred in the Whistler Sliding range. Reports of the witnesses suggest that he had lost control of his sled while practicing for the Olympics, in which he was supposed to take part. The fatal Luge crash videos of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death are being shown in many of the news channels, as well as many websites.
The video shows the fatal Luge crash leading to Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death. It shows the athlete swerving off the track, having lost control over the sled, and crashing into both two walls just below the track, and after that he hit a metal pole, headlong. Needless to say, the publication of the fatal Luge crash video of Nodar Kumaritashvili has led to a lot of controversies, with many claiming that it is in bad taste. Moreover, the fact that the video is being greatly searched is also being considered as indicative of similar bad taste.
The fatal Luge crash video of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death have been circulating in the internet ever since the release of the news. First being published in a major video website, it was pulled off quickly, owing to the graphic and horrifying details shown in the video. However, by that time, many other websites had also picked it up, and at present, the fatal Luge crash video of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death has achieved viral status.
