Other Sports ***Winter Olympics Thread*** - Page 4

CanadaKC · 02-12-2010, 01:38 PM

As I live in Vancouver...and we are hosting the world..let me say good luck to all the American athletes....I'll be cheering for Americans' Vonn and that red-headed snowboard dude...but Hockey...gotta be Canada. Enjoy!

WoodDraw · 02-12-2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Judging by how fast he was going, I'm not sure padding would have helped much at all.

There are ways to slow the course (heat up the ice, start further down) which would make it safer without canceling the event tomorrow.

Some of it has to do with the sport only receiving coverage once every four years.

I know they're not overly similar, but look at the safety measures auto racing has done to try to limit injuries. If these sports received the same audience, I'm sure the track would look quite different. Whether that would have saved his life, who knows.

memyselfI · 02-12-2010, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefqueen

Seeing the video may be hard. A friend of mine told me CNN will not show it.

They just did.

Delano · 02-12-2010, 06:56 PM

This is the pinnacle of the sport. The track should be the most difficult on earth. Luge is dangerous - that's kind of in the contract.

They replayed the crash several times on NBC shortly after coverage began and even showed close-ups of medical folks performing CPR on a bloody face.
Posted via Mobile Device

memyselfI · 02-12-2010, 06:58 PM

Huffpo has a picture of him being tended to and his eyes are open. He looks dead but I read he died later at the hospital. The picture is unnecessary and not very respectful, IMO.

Deberg_1990 · 02-12-2010, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by memyselfI

They just did.

NBC has showed the video a few times now. Im actually surprised they did.

memyselfI · 02-12-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delano

This is the pinnacle of the sport. The track should be the most difficult on earth. Luge is dangerous - that's kind of in the contract.

They replayed the crash several times on NBC shortly after coverage began and even showed close-ups of medical folks performing CPR on a bloody face.
Posted via Mobile Device

I wonder if they knew right away the extent of his injuries when they were playing it. I saw the story break on MSNBC and they said he had gravely critical injuries or something to that effect.

Delano · 02-12-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by memyselfI

I wonder if they knew right away the extent of his injuries when they were playing it. I saw the story break on MSNBC and they said he had gravely critical injuries or something to that effect.

Sorry, I meant the 6:30 PM coverage - long after the Georgian passed away.
Posted via Mobile Device

memyselfI · 02-12-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delano

Sorry, I meant the 6:30 PM coverage - long after the Georgian passed away.
Posted via Mobile Device

Wow. So it's now part of the show? Sad.

KC_Connection · 02-12-2010, 07:13 PM

They've been showing his death video on all the major news networks. It's a bit surprising to me.

Delano · 02-12-2010, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by memyselfI

Wow. So it's now part of the show? Sad.

Well, NBC had to address it, but they may have gone overboard.
Posted via Mobile Device

Deberg_1990 · 02-12-2010, 07:14 PM

Lindsey Vonn is HOOOOOOOTT!!

RedDread · 02-12-2010, 07:31 PM

I am amazed he survived long enough to make it to the hospital. Crazy...

**Easy 6** · 02-12-2010, 07:35 PM

I cant believe that the Georgian luger's moment of death is splashed all over the net, watched it at work

.

Why, knowing that these guys sometimes come off the track, would you have big concrete pillars around the course? He was a victim of terrible design IMO.

You could just tell the way he hit that pillar... man, nothing but rag doll, almost didnt look real.

KC_Connection · 02-12-2010, 07:36 PM

Craziest race Ohno has ever been in:

JD10367 · 02-12-2010, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Lindsey Vonn is HOOOOOOOTT!!

Go to Sports Illustrated online. She was in the swimsuit issue and, online, there are around 45 pics of her. Tasty.

02-12-2010, 01:38 PM
CanadaKC Lord of the SB Rings Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Casino cash: $6018668	*Winter Olympics Thread* As I live in Vancouver...and we are hosting the world..let me say good luck to all the American athletes....I'll be cheering for Americans' Vonn and that red-headed snowboard dude...but Hockey...gotta be Canada. Enjoy!
Posts: 1,515

02-12-2010, 06:56 PM	#48
Delano [b]Supporter[/b] Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A Hypnagogic Landscape Casino cash: $7725015	This is the pinnacle of the sport. The track should be the most difficult on earth. Luge is dangerous - that's kind of in the contract. They replayed the crash several times on NBC shortly after coverage began and even showed close-ups of medical folks performing CPR on a bloody face. Posted via Mobile Device
Posts: 13,012

02-12-2010, 06:58 PM	#49
memyselfI CHANGEd your mind yet???? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lunatics Anonymous Casino cash: $10005234	Huffpo has a picture of him being tended to and his eyes are open. He looks dead but I read he died later at the hospital. The picture is unnecessary and not very respectful, IMO. __________________ Meet the new boss same as the old boss. BigChiefDave:"Anyone who thought we would only be in Iraq for a few years is either stoned or just stoopid." "It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last 6 days, 6 wks. I doubt 6 mths." Rummy 2/7/03
Posts: 32,000

02-12-2010, 07:13 PM	#54
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $1742783	They've been showing his death video on all the major news networks. It's a bit surprising to me.
Posts: 57,625

02-12-2010, 07:14 PM	#56
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $324454	Lindsey Vonn is HOOOOOOOTT!!
Posts: 68,418

02-12-2010, 07:31 PM	#57
RedDread Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Back in KC Casino cash: $10007771	I am amazed he survived long enough to make it to the hospital. Crazy...
Posts: 4,167

02-12-2010, 07:35 PM	#58
Easy 6 pie is never free Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the drivers seat Casino cash: $37775	I cant believe that the Georgian luger's moment of death is splashed all over the net, watched it at work . Why, knowing that these guys sometimes come off the track, would you have big concrete pillars around the course? He was a victim of terrible design IMO. You could just tell the way he hit that pillar... man, nothing but rag doll, almost didnt look real.
Posts: 98,241

02-12-2010, 07:36 PM	#59
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $1742783	Craziest race Ohno has ever been in:
Posts: 57,625