The Atlantic

What the Luger's Death Says About the Olympics

After Nodar Kumaritashvili's deadly crash, Canadian and IOC officials have stated that "human error" caused the Georgian luge racer's death. But an in-depth Wall Street Journal article suggests ...
Fox Sports

Olympic luger's death triggers memories

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) Everyone knew the danger. An uneasiness hung in the frosted Canadian air four years ago. Nerves were on edge. For good reason. Just hours before the flame was ignited on ...
The Washington Post

Luger's death illustrates risks in high-speed Winter Games

VANCOUVER, B.C -- A -- VANCOUVER, B.C -- A luge athlete from the country of Georgia died after a horrific accident http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content ...
Vail Daily

Social network sites big info source on luge death

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – People are flooding social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the horrific fatal crash of an Olympic luger. They’re eager for the latest – and ...
Vail Daily

Luge death, bad weather dim opening ceremony mood

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The show goes on. The mood in the Olympic world was far from what organizers had hoped heading into Friday’s opening ceremony. The death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili ...