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Originally Posted by HOOT
They actually can slow down by the way they move their body and with the gloves and boots they wear from what I have heard. So if a luger can go slower and safer than they can. There are plenty of sports where going 100% can 'wreak' you or stop you from finishing first. This is where athletes need to find the happy medium if they are in a dangerous situation. Going 100% gives you the best chance to win, but also increases your chances of not finish at all or very high on the standings.
Again no one in recent history has come out of the track during luge so there was no reason to expect someone to do so now. Just like someone mentioned this is similar to car racing where now after some deaths they are improving areas that can cause them.
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Even if he was able to slow down 10%, hitting a steel girder at 126kph as opposed to 140 kph will probably have the same net result. Also, of course these athletes are going to go 100%, they don't show up to get a green participant ribbon. They get one shot every 4 years for gold, and you can't blame them for going all out. You have to provide them with a safe facility knowing this is their intent.