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Reactions To The Death Of Nodar Kumaritashvili Of Georgia
Reaction from the Winter Olympics following the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili after a training crash in Whistler on Friday.
Georgian Olympics delegation head Irakly Japaridze.
“We are all in deep shock, we don’t know what to do. We don’t know whether to take part in (today’s) opening ceremony or even the Olympic Games themselves.
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili Killed On Olympic Track
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili “clearly casts a shadow” over the Vancouver Winter Games.
The 21-year-old Kumaritashvili died after crashing during training at the Whistler Sliding Centre on Friday. He flipped off the track and appeared to strike a metal pole before landing on concrete.
