Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Not sure what you'd define as recent, but one of the 2 other deaths at an olympics was the result of a luger flying off the track in 1964.
|
1964 was when Luge was first introduced to the Olympics and it weather was to blame for the accident. And actually only one person died at the Luge event, and one was a skier.
Quote:
|
I'm sure nobody thought 'well somebody might fly over here, but screw it we'll take a chance' but that doesn't mean that someone shouldn't have looked at the track and noticed an issue.
|
Personally if I have been luging all my life and I felt there was a chance someone could die I would have said no and made a stink about it. No one did, including the athletes, because no one could have imagined someone flying over the edge like that.
Quote:
|
And the track should be designed so that athletes pushing 100% can navigate it safely. Forcing athletes to brake in order to prevent a crash, or a loss of time, is one thing. Expecting athletes to brake so they don't die is completely different.
|
Well if you think all sports are designed for an athlete to push 100% and not know his limits that is your issue and you don't really understand sports very well. This was a crash. Just happened to be a crash that turned into a freakish death.