Died on olympics training
 

So fucking sad.... CNN write "injured" but the poor guy, just 21, died a little while ago..
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/02/12/...ex.html?hpt=T1

shitty :( thats sad.

Opening ceremony just 4-5 hours away.... Just 21.. :(

Sad stuff indeed..

Not a good beginning. Sorry for that guy.

Yeah i just heard about this on the radio a little while ago. Not good...

why the fuck wouldnt they have padding on fucking poles knowing someone is speeding like a fucking rocket? absolute idiots.

i have quite the odd feeling this olympics is going to be a national embarrassment.

I honestly hope not. Not a fan of the Van Olympic commity as they ran it like a facist organization...but fuck it would be embarassing if it fucked up.

So sad for that guy just saw it on tv rather then the internet. He hit the pole like a sack of potatoes...God Bless the guy.

tsk sad news

that is disturbing why they wouldn't have built a safer track

poor guy :(

ya, that dude was young

What do people expect? It's a shame and all, but if you decide to sit on a small piece of wood and hurl yourself down an icy track at ridiculous speeds you should have a firm idea of what the risks are.

That being said, it's a pretty stupid event. What exactly constitutes to a decent speed? What's the skill needed to excel in it? I'm completely ignorant of what factors play a role, but I assume it comes down to how daring you are with your speed, right?

Shame to hear.. I guess if anything he went out doing what he liked to do.

Wow...can you say "padding" and/or "catch fence?" Let's spend millions on an opening ceremony but fuck the few grand it might have taken to make that course a little safer...at least something to give the athletes a sporting chance. I wonder how many coaches and Olympians said, "you know...if someone wipes out in there they're going to be killed" before this happened?

Beyond sad, I'm still in shock :2 cents:

very sad. That track should have been changed a while ago. It was stated a few times that it's dangerous and they did nothing about it.

Rip :( ..

I think someone actually commented this the day before....

the design of that track must suck

Sorry...I don't live here...I just visit from time to time :thumbsup

:2 cents:

I agree, safety netting would have been a cheap and effective way of preventing this tragedy. Instead, they decided this morning to try and prevent future accidents by "raising that section of wall a bit higher".... Brilliant

Well said.Yet sad we have to say these kind of words after tragedies.