Olympic Crash: The Luge Tragedy

The Winter Olympic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili
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Thrown
Lugers can travel at speeds of more than 150 km/h (more than 90 m.p.h.), perhaps much faster on the dramatic descents and curves of Whistler. As he made the final 270° turn at the Olympic facility, he was thrown from his sled, smashing into a pillar.

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