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Nodar Kumaritashvili's Father Angrily Rejects Coroner's Report

The father of Nodar Kumaritashvili, 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. Kumaritashvili died when he lost control of his sled at nearly 90 mph, flew off the course and slammed into a steel...

Canada's Games Went From Tragedy to Redemption

The start of the 2010 Vancouver Games couldn't have been more ignominious. The tragic death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili cast a dark pall over what should have been a celebratory opening ceremony - which itself was marred by an embarrassing technical glitch during the cauldron lighting. The underwhelming opening party...

Sledders Should Fear Foes, Not Venue

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- It was pure comedy when John Kruk feigned heart palpitations in the 1993 All-Star Game after Randy Johnson's first near 100-mph offering to him sailed way over his head. After all, world-class athletes don't fear for their lives in competition. Bobsledders at the Whistler Sliding Center in...

Russian Editorial Blasts 'Cowardly' Canada

Slightly late to the party, Russia has joined the growing chorus of critics slamming the 2010 Vancouver Games. In a fiery and sometimes rambling editorial published Feb. 19 in the online edition of the Russian newspaper Pravda, Canada is called "cowardly" and unfit to host this year's Winter Olympics. The vitriolic...

From Woe Canada, to Oh Canada: Celebrating Delightful Games

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- I come to praise the Games. No, really, close your dropped jaw and wipe the skepticism off your face. While the 2010 Winter Olympics certainly won't be remembered as the best ever, they've rebounded from a dreadful start and have cleaned up rather nicely as we careen down the final stretch....

Background on Nodar Kumaritashvili

Nodar David Kumaritashvili (; ; November 25, 1988 – February 12, 2010) was a Georgian luger, who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony.

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