Olympic Luger
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.
He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event. His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
On February 12, 2010, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in an accident during a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre when, coming out of turn 15 too late he was unable to compensate for turn 16 and lost control of his luge and was thrown off and over the protective wall on the side of the track, striking a steel support beam at the end of the run. He was travelling approximately 89.0 mph at the moment of the incident.
Medics were at his side within seconds of the crash and began CPR within one minute. He was airlifted to a Whistler hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. It was also luge's first fatality since 10 December 1975 when an Italian luger was killed.
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.
He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event. His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
On February 12, 2010, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in an accident during a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre when, coming out of turn 15 too late he was unable to compensate for turn 16 and lost control of his luge and was thrown off and over the protective wall on the side of the track, striking a steel support beam at the end of the run. He was travelling approximately 89.0 mph at the moment of the incident.
Medics were at his side within seconds of the crash and began CPR within one minute. He was airlifted to a Whistler hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. It was also luge's first fatality since 10 December 1975 when an Italian luger was killed.
Olympic Luger
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.
He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event. His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
On February 12, 2010, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in an accident during a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre when, coming out of turn 15 too late he was unable to compensate for turn 16 and lost control of his luge and was thrown off and over the protective wall on the side of the track, striking a steel support beam at the end of the run. He was travelling approximately 89.0 mph at the moment of the incident.
Medics were at his side within seconds of the crash and began CPR within one minute. He was airlifted to a Whistler hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. It was also luge's first fatality since 10 December 1975 when an Italian luger was killed.
Nodar Kumaritashvili was born in Borjomi, then a part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.
He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup.
Kumaritashvili finished 28th of 32 competitors in the 2009–10 Luge World Cup Cesana Pariol event in January, which was his last World Cup event. His father, Selix, is the head of the Georgian Luge Federation.
On February 12, 2010, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in an accident during a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre when, coming out of turn 15 too late he was unable to compensate for turn 16 and lost control of his luge and was thrown off and over the protective wall on the side of the track, striking a steel support beam at the end of the run. He was travelling approximately 89.0 mph at the moment of the incident.
Medics were at his side within seconds of the crash and began CPR within one minute. He was airlifted to a Whistler hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. It was also luge's first fatality since 10 December 1975 when an Italian luger was killed.
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