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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Canceling the event and moving it to Calgary just seems so knee jerkish until an investigation is complete.
I've said like four times already - I don't know ANYTHING about luge - but is it beyond the realm of possibility that this poor soul from Georgia is a weekend Olympian? Someone who fixes plumbing during the week and luges on the weekend? Is it possible that he was 100% completely out of his realm on a track that has been dubbed the fastest in the world? Between the Jamaican bobsled team and Eddie the Eagle - it's not uncommon to have people who aren't exactly elite athletes competing.
I've seen several comments from other people in the sport that had said they were worried about the guys from 'smaller' countries racing on this track. Maybe they recognize the danger and take the appropriate measures where as someone not as qualified can't make that adjustment.
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That is a solid argument, but apparantly the worlds #1 ranked luger couldn't make it down. And there have been numerous other crashes as well.