Should we have a temporary Olympics forum?

[smitch124]

I can't remember if we had one before. If not, something to think about. I need Curling locks!

[be47320]

its winter olympics, just use pro line section

[smitch124]

Originally Posted by be47320

its winter olympics, just use pro line section

Do they let US residents in there?

[Chris46139]

We care just about as much about the CFL and proline as we do the winter Olympics

[be47320]

Originally Posted by smitch124

Do they let US residents in there?

we can take over that section anytime we want and they cant do shit, we are the united states

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by smitch124

Do they let US residents in there?

i go into that forum from time to time...mainly during cfl contest time...but non canadian for sure

[Lukester]

if some members want to discuss the olympics and or make bets on it then i think there should be a temporary forum for it

[Lukester]

News Flash: Georgian luger dies after an accident just hours before the official start of the Games:
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IOC confirms Olympic luger dies after crash
17 minutes ago

By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia(AP)—A men’s Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash during training. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the death hours before the opening ceremony “clearly casts a shadow over these games.”

Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center. Doctors were unable to revive the 21-year-old luger, who died at a hospital, the International Olympic Committee said.

Rescue workers were at his side within seconds, chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation started less than one minute after the crash, and he was quickly airlifted to a trauma center in Whistler.

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. His sled remained in the track, and it appeared his helmet visor skidded down the ice.

“It’s a very rare situation,” three-time Olympic champion and German coach Georg Hackl said before learning of the death and was clearly shaken moments after seeing Kumaritashvili tended to furiously by medical officials.

Olympic competition in men’s luge is scheduled to begin Saturday. It’s unclear if that schedule would be affected.

It was Kumaritashvili’s second crash during training for the Vancouver Games. He also failed to finish his second of six practice runs, and in the runs he did finish, his average speed was about 88 mph - significantly less than the speed the top sliders are managing on this lightning-fast course.

It was unclear how fast Kumaritashvili was going, although many sliders have exceeded 90 mph on this course. The track is considered the world’s fastest and several Olympians recently questioned its safety. More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training for luge, and some questioned whether athletes from smaller nations - like Georgia - had enough time to prepare for the daunting track.

At the finish area, not far from where Kumaritashvili lost control, athletes, coaches and officials solemnly awaited word on Kumaritashvili before eventually being ushered away. Access to the crash area was closed within about 30 minutes.

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” said Shiva Keshavan, a four-time Olympian from India.

The remainder of men’s training was canceled for the day, with VANOC officials saying in a release that an investigation was taking place to “ensure a safe field of play.”

Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.

Earlier in the day, gold-medal favorite Armin Zoeggeler of Italy crashed, losing control of his sled on Curve 11. Zoeggeler came off his sled and held it with his left arm to keep it from smashing atop his body. He slid on his back down several curves before coming to a stop and walking away.

Training days in Whistler have been crash-filled. A Romanian woman was briefly knocked unconscious and at least four Americans - Chris Mazdzer on Wednesday, Megan Sweeney on Thursday and both Tony Benshoof and Bengt Walden on Friday in the same training session where Zoeggeler wrecked - have had serious trouble just getting down the track.

“I think they are pushing it a little too much,” Australia’s Hannah Campbell-Pegg said Thursday night after she nearly lost control in training. “To what extent are we just little lemmings that they just throw down a track and we’re crash-test dummies? I mean, this is our lives.”

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Nicholas Bochatay of Switzerland died after crashing into a snow grooming machine during training for the demonstration sport of speed skiing on the next-to-last day of the games. He was practicing on a public slope before his event was to begin.

Austrian downhill skier Ross Milne died when he struck a tree during a training run shortly before the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki also died in a crash during training in Innsbruck.

At the 1988 Calgary Games, an Austrian team doctor, Jorg Oberhammer, died after being hit by a snow grooming machine.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Lukester

News Flash: Georgian luger dies after an accident just hours before the official start of the Games

sad shit...that track apparently is a fricking mess...romanian chick injured and 4 americans as well

[revnecro1273]

pinnacle took down the luge odds...bet365 still has them up

[Lukester]

Originally Posted by be47320

we can take over that section anytime we want and they cant do shit, we are the united states

yah, the United States of Canada--lol

[huscroft6]

BTW, I think we should have a temporay Olympics forum ,cause 1 of my books carries all events and I wanna win some cash

[smitch124]

I just love how I live in the same time zone as the Olympics, yet the ceremonies will be shown in tape delay

[revnecro1273]

could just use the other sports forum...but i think the olympics need to be shown some love and have it's own

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by smitch124

I just love how I live in the same time zone as the Olympics, yet the ceremonies will be shown in tape delay

LOL...such crap for sure..they don't show tape delay of world series or nba finals...why this? fuking hate nbc