“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.”

I see the IOC has already had the video pulled.


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

Very good question. Good epitaph too.

I hope whoever gave the OK to build the fastest track in the world realizes they have blood on their hands.

Good grief, they were estimating they would hit 100mph during these games.

Euhmm... you don't HAVE to do this sport... There is a reason why I am not...
You choose to make a crash test dummy out of yourself if you want to participate in a dangerous sport. Don't start bitching.
It's bad enough this guy died, but excuse me, it IS the risk you take that comes with the sport...

I'm assuming the track was approved by the IOC for olympic competition, no one can forsee this kind of accident, though in retrospect (this isn't the first crash this week) it should be examined.

Like all "speed" sports, athletes push to the limit.
Seems that sometimes, there's a very thin line between winning and crashing.
Luge, bobsled, downhill skiing and cycling will probably never be 100% safe.

Like all "speed" sports, athletes push to the limit.
Seems that sometimes, there's a very thin line between winning and crashing.
Luge, bobsled, downhill skiing and cycling will probably never be 100% safe.

I don't think she's bitching. I think she's adding some much needed reflection on the whole thing. She won't win with that attitude, but she may go on to live a happy life instead.

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