Nodar Kumaritashvili Dies in Crash VIDEO

Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger at the Vancouver Olympics, died after a horrific crash during training Friday.
Hours before the Opening Ceremony at the Vancouver Games, Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled near the bottom of the swift luge course, went over the track wall and crashed at full speed into a metal pole. He was given CPR on the site, lifted into an ambulance and was rushed to a hospital.
The 21-year-old who competed in five World Cup races this season, died at the hospital, a USOC official confirmed Friday afternoon.
The crash video has been pulled down from YouTube after the IOC invoked its copyrights. Watch this video for photos of his rescue effort as well as a picture of Kumaritashvili just before the crash. WARNING: includes disturbing images.
Our prayers and condolences go out to Nodar Kumaritashvili's family.
Photo: AP
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Comments
# Susannah
-2/12/2010 2:25:59 PM
I think it's absolutely awful you post the video of somebody's death, warning people of disturbing images, then immediately go on to say your thoughts and prayers are with his family. You're lying, quite obviously you're not considering his family and those who knew him at all. This video has been posted purely for sensationalism and shock. I haven't watched, don't really need to. Iwas just googling what happened because I live here in Vancouver and try to keep myself up to date. I applaud the IOC for taking the video off of YouTube, because really do we need to see that? You should take this video down. The act of showing it is insensitive and callous.
# Jason
-2/12/2010 3:37:10 PM
HAHAHA What a complete idiot. He deserves to die. What does he think is going to happen when he slides down a sheet of ice at 200 mph?? LOL!!!!
# Mikage
-2/12/2010 3:37:20 PM
oh god you people that get so upset at websites or whoever for showing videos and pics..
You all need a life, or at least another life, where you're not so angry.
If you happen to checkout CNN, they actually show frame by frame pictures of this dude, in the act of dying, while they talk about "what went wrong".
Its called the media, grow up
# georgiacrash
-2/12/2010 10:13:13 PM
Susannah-go **** your hat. some people were working today unlike you and did not get to see what happened. **** you
# georgiacrash
-2/12/2010 10:28:04 PM
Susannah - I just went to cnn.com just like Mikage posted here. Now was that so bad? That's reality for you baby. Accidents happen. If you can't handle it then stop posting about it. Some people are just curious as to what happened. Stay off the post's if you can't handle real life situations. This is a world wide story that affects other people, so get lost.
# Manuel
-2/13/2010 12:05:32 AM
Jason - You are a horrible person. I will not insult you, but you need to see a doctor. I hope you will learn to become a caring person. I feel sorry for you!!!!!!
# TOTO
-2/13/2010 3:17:49 AM
Except Manuel, i hope you'll all die ****I hope something worst will happen to you. And I hope your **** momma and **** father will die like chased dogs. SON OF A BITCH GO TO HELL AND BURN LIKE WOOD DOES !!!!!
# TOTO
-2/13/2010 3:25:13 AM
Actually, i'm only talking to JASON which the worst **** onn earth. You're wacked and frankly you deserve a shitty life full of shits. Manuel, you're wrong to not in sult Jason. Bcoz he's less than nothing. Just someone who'll soon regret to be born. If only i could have you right in front of me. trust me, you'd certainly be crying and screaming to the tortures I'de be doing to you. I know it ain't justice, but it's all you deserve ****. As u said that, i hope something really really bad will happen to you. Like all ur family's death. I really want to see you right in front of me. BITCH !! ,DIE AND BURN, anyway nobody would care, you **** dust .. You're too bad to be insult. FILS DE PUTE, VA TE FAIRE ENCULER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Chris
-2/13/2010 1:45:51 PM
Susannah... you are clearly nuts.
# Suzanne
-2/15/2010 9:02:00 PM
Jason you are a very mean human, if you even are human.. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family...
# opiya
-2/22/2010 10:05:31 AM
i fell so sad for him dying.
# DropDeadGourgousKaitlynn
-2/24/2010 9:25:31 PM
Dude,That sucks so much.
Jason,How coldhearted can you be???
He didnt do SHIZAM to you.
# Lifestrand -2/12/2010 1:35:22 PM
Memorial for Nodar. Express your feelings:
http://www.lifestrand.net/affection/show/Nodar_Kumaritashvili