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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:36 PM Original message |
Report: Luger dies in training-run crash |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I heard on the radio that the course they run on the luges |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It's not a design flaw |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. I'd call putting steel poles right next to a low wall |
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OldDem_63 (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Not just steel poles, UNPADDED steel poles. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I'm pretty sure |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, died at 21. |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. That track is simply unsafe. They can't possibly be thinking of still using it for the games now. nt |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:52 PM Original message |
Sucks how an athlete died before the opening ceremony. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. They're reaching speeds of 153 km/h... |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. Am I the only one who thought this was about Dick Lugar? |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I did too! |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. LOL Me too. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I did - and then I thought it was about a gun |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Who's Dick Lugar? |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I think its a sex position, but Im not sure |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Republican Senator from Indiana. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. see the post above |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Me |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
42. Nope. Had to read. |
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LiberalLovinLug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm here in Vancouver |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That is really sad. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Who designed that track! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. In cold states where there is snow, if the snow reaches a high enough |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. It looks like he broke his neck? The track design is asinine. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. The track was designed to be sustainable |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Many of the athletes expressed |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. R.I.P. but the show will go on. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. Graphic video of the tragedy here. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Thats a serious design flaw |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Hmm. Don't have the stomach to watch. That would really mess you up, going that fast. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Well, at least his death was FAST |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Wow. Horrible. |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Damn that's fucked up. No way anyone could've survived that. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Many athletes questioned the tracks safety |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. The track has been in use for 2 years apparently, |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Crashes maybe common in this event... |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. I just saw the video of the crash |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Or at the very least, back onto the smooth ice of the track itself? |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Exactly - puzzles me that coming out of that curve |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Considering the incredible speed he was going when he borked that turn, I think |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I've seen motorcycle racers survive crashes at high speed |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. My thoughts as well. A novice |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. Oh. At first glance, it looked like Dick Luger died.. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. dangerous sport |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. What a heart-breaker, RIP young man. |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
39. Heartbreaking. Dangerous. Stupid. This need not to have happened |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
41. ESPN link: Olympic luger from Georgia dies after crash |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
43. It doesn't look like a safe design |
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lib_n_proud7650 (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
45. Sad to see people's lives cut so short |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
46. It's the fault of those who barred the lugers from practicing on that track. |
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