Luge Goes Ahead At Winter Olympics Despite Death
Monday, February 15, 2010
The 21-year-old Georgian died when his sled flipped and he smashed into a steel pole during a final training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
The decision to go ahead was taken after probes by local coroners and the International Luge Federation (FIL).
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