Tragedy at the Olympics

Nodar Kumaritashvili, of the country of Georgia, is seen at the start during the first training run of the day for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. The 21-year-old died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among competitors.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is seen at the start of his first training run of the day for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. During his second run, Kumaritashvili, 21, lost control of his sled, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center.

Athlete Deaths Rare During Olympics
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Nodar Kumaritashvili, of the country of Georgia, is seen at the start of his first training run of the day for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili, 21, crashed during the second run and was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is seen at the start during the first training run of the day for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. The 21-year-old died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among competitors.

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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili slides during his first training run during men's luge training, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, British Columbia. The 21-year-old lost his life Friday after a crash during a second practice run.

Athlete Deaths Rare During Olympics
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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili seen just before crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.

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Nodar Kumaritashvili, from the country of Georgia, is seen just before his deadly crash during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. The 21-year-old is the fourth competitor to die at the Winter Games and the first since 1992.

Athlete Deaths Rare During Olympics
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A large video screen in the finish area of the Alpine skiing venue shows the crash of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili during men's singles luge training the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili struck the inside wall of the track on the final turn. His body immediately went airborne and cleared the ice-coated concrete wall along the left side of the sliding surface.

Graphic Video: Olympic Luger Thrown From Sled, Dies
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The sled belonging to Nodar Kumaritashvili is seen just after he crashed during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the death hours before the opening ceremony "clearly casts a shadow over these games."

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Nodar Kumaritashvili, from the country of Georgia, is seen being given chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Rescue workers were at his side within seconds.

Athlete Deaths Rare During Olympics
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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is seen being given chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. He was airlifted to a trauma center in Whistler.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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Georgian men's Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is seen being given chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Doctors were unable to revive the 21-year-old luger, who died at a Whistler hospital, the International Olympic Committee said.

Wolfgang Harder, spokesman for the International Luge Federation, center, reacts to the accident involving Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia during a men's singles luge training run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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Track volunteers comfort each other as an ambulance carries Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili to medical attention following his crash during men's luge training, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, British Columbia. IOC president Jacques Rogge said he was in contact with both Kumaritashvili's family and officials from the Georgian government. Georgia's Olympic committee was deciding whether to remain in the games, Rogge said.

Police officers stand watch at the section of the track where Nodar Kumaritashvili, of the country of Georgia, crashed during a men's singles luge training run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili suffered severe head injuries and died.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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Wolfgang Harder, spokesman for the International Luge Federation, reacts to the accident involving Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia during a men's singles luge training run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.

Olympic Luger Killed in Training-Run Crash
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The Canadian, Olympic and Vancouver 2010 flags, from right, fly at half mast for Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili died at a hospital Friday after crashing during a luge high-speed training run.

Candles and floral tributes for Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili are placed under the Olympic rings in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili died at a hospital Friday after crashing during a luge high-speed training run.