murraysovereign Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 This evening's newscasts will all give prominent coverage to the training accident that occurred at the Luge track in Whistler this morning, and they're going to replay the video. My personal advice is to not watch it. Close your eyes, look at the floor, go into the kitchen and rattle around in the cutlery drawer for a minute... When the story was first being reported this morning I saw the video of the crash, and I wish I hadn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Damn I just saw that. What a horrible thing to see. I need to unsee it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I hear you, I'm not a fan of snuff films. It's rather easy for me to avoid anyway, since I don't have broadcast, cable, or satellite at my house, though the Olympics are one of the few things that give us a hankering for live feed. Anyone have an online source for the upcoming events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'm no expert, but how smart was it to line the luge track with concrete pillars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My heart goes out to the guy's family. Died doing something dangerous that he probably loved as much as life. But you do have to wonder about Canadian engineering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 It's really a shame the media decides to post pictures and video of the guy dying. It's disrespectful at best. Â I got to see the track this fall and I was shocked at how steep it is at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I think its good to show that the aid crews did everything they could to try and save him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I think its good to show that the aid crews did everything they could to try and save him. Â I'd expect nothing less. No fucking clue why they need to show video/stills of people doing CPR & mouth to mouth... aside from the press is a bunch of douches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil K Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My heart goes out to the guy's family. Died doing something dangerous that he probably loved as much as life. But you do have to wonder about Canadian engineering... Â Â Cheap shot much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 It's really a shame the media decides to post pictures and video of the guy dying. It's disrespectful at best. Â He wasnt dead when they showed it, and now its been banned from air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frikadeller Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 and now its been banned from air. Â ABC News just showed it about 10 minutes ago. I agree, I wish I could un-see that. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtguide Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 (edited) From the local news tonight: the deceased athlete had previously had an accident at almost the same spot on the course, a day or two prior, and there have been numerous other accidents as well, all in the lower part of the course where this fatal accident occurred. Â It was reported that several training runs had set unofficial world records because of the great speed of the course; by the time sledders reached the area where the majority of accidents have occurred, speeds have been consistently well over 100 mph. The deceased athlete was clocked at 144.3 mph just before the crash. Luge and bobsled contestants have been remarking all week on the extreme danger of the course. Â One curve in particular has become known as a "50/50" curve; half the time you make it, half the time you don't. While the luge is certainly known and accepted to be dangerous, on this course so far, no contestant or team has yet avoided at least one crash, and most have had several, and that's considered unusual for Olympic level competition. Â There have been a lot of complaints before this tragic crash, and one athlete had commented just the day before, after crashing in practice,"Someone's going to get themselves killed running this course." Edited February 13, 2010 by Mtguide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBo6 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Pretty sure he was at 144.3 km per hour. High 80's in mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 yup your right, just saw the email, they say its appropriate for reporting the story, at least the crash part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 yup your right, just saw the email, they say its appropriate for reporting the story, at least the crash part. Â Why is it OK to show an athlete die but not soldiers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Dunno man  Sports such as alpine skiing and the sliding sports contain a tremendous amount of risk, constantly putting athletes on the edge of disaster. Kumaritashvili’s accident, and the circumstances that led to his death, are central to understanding what happened and to the International Olympic Committee’s pending investigation. Therefore we believe showing video of the crash is vital to the proper reporting of the story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Next up: Motorcyclists smacking into cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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