[andyt]

Brenda wrote:

The moment that is your thought when you participate in a sport, you are in the wrong sport.

I think anybody who's not psychotic must have those thoughts from time to time. I certainly did in the back country, crossing an avalanche slope or jumping off some cornice. But it was just too much fun to quit. I've taken a good slide down a steep slope, with cliffs below, and started bargaining. First it was, I hope I don't get any bruises, then, i hope i don't break something, in the end it was just "i want to live." I walked away, and went right back up for another run. Maybe not so smart.

[sandorski]

He died.

[Brenda]

andyt wrote:

Brenda wrote:

The moment that is your thought when you participate in a sport, you are in the wrong sport.

I think anybody who's not psychotic must have those thoughts from time to time. I certainly did in the back country, crossing an avalanche slope or jumping off some cornice. But it was just too much fun to quit. I've taken a good slide down a steep slope, with cliffs below, and started bargaining. First it was, I hope I don't get any bruises, then, i hope i don't break something, in the end it was just "i want to live." I walked away, and went right back up for another run. Maybe not so smart.

But you didnt blame the mountainranger you are treated like a crash-test dummy...

I used to be a gymnast, and I almost broke both my knees because I held back. Its the stupidest thing I have ever done during my days, but I never blamed anyone I was a dummy when I was told to try something I had never done, or jump my summersaults higher or faster or even on a concrete floor (we didnt have those nice bouncy things they have nowadays)

[Bodah]

wildrosegirl wrote:

martin14 wrote:

I see the IOC has already had the video pulled.


What, they think if no one sees that it never happened ?

Personally, I'm glad. Out of respect for the families and fellow athletes.

The vid is "out there" just watched it.

[Alta_redneck]

Seems pretty stupid to put those posts that close to the track.

[JustKate]

Alta_redneck wrote:

Seems pretty stupid to put those posts that close to the track.

Totally agree! someone has blood on their hands, this should have never ever happened. I sure hope this young man is honored tonight or our country will look disgraceful.


Nodar Kumaritashvili, of Georgia, 21 years old. RIP

[Bodah]

Yup,
Looks like that tract isn't designed properly for breaking "speed records".

Of course hindsight is 20/20

[ManifestDestiny]

Why was there no padding on those pillars?

[Bodah]

ManifestDestiny wrote:

Why was there no padding on those pillars?

I don't know, even if there was I dont think it would help much hitting them at 140+ km/h

[ASLplease]

hitting water at 140kmh doesn't help much

[ManifestDestiny]

Bodah wrote:

ManifestDestiny wrote:

Why was there no padding on those pillars?

I don't know, even if there was I dont think it would help much hitting them at 140+ km/h

I know just was the frist thing I thought of

[andyt]

Why can't they just cover the track with a net, so nobody can fly out of it? That should prevent fatal accidents, anyway.

[Brenda]

andyt wrote:

Why can't they just cover the track with a net, so nobody can fly out of it? That should prevent fatal accidents, anyway.

In this case, that wouldnt have helped much. The pillars are right at the end of the track, where you are supposed to be hitting the brakes, holding up the roof.

I agree with you that it might as well have been a wall (like in the corners of the rest of the track), and netting on the other side so any accident would not leave the track.
I wonder tho, that if all these precautions where taken, he would have survived. Fact is that he went from 140 km/hr to 0 in a split second. The human body cannot take that...