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Originally Posted by HOOT
Well the only people that seem to have a problem with the way the track was are the people watching the sport on TV. Why are the top athletes in the sport upset it is not going from the original spot? Do you think they would want that if they thought they were really going to be next?
Back to my question you skipped, if an afternoon is not long enough, how long is? The RCMP, IOC, IFL and VANOC were all involved in it. Do you think that these four parties are in together to blame the luger not the designer?
It's funny you read all these stories about this dangerous and fast track yet no one, I mean no one, mentioned turn 16 or those metal beams after that corner in one article or statement. Why do you think that is? Were they scared to voice their opinion or do you think that no one could have seen this coming?
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1. The top athletes aren't in nearly as much danger of losing control on the track, that's why they are at the top. They interviewed the US luge broadcast team (which is made up of guys who are involved in luge, not some random NBC guys) and that's exactly what they said. The top 15 or so guys are going to be fine, the guys making up the rest of the field are the ones who were at risk of massive crashes.
2. There's no set time for an investigation, but do you honestly think one afternoon is enough time to come to a definitive conclusion? Seriously? I get that they had a compressed schedule to work with, and I think they've made the right adjustments, but that doesn't mean that more investigation shouldn't be done before the blame is placed solely on driver error. If there's a lawsuit, which there most certainly will be, a much more thorough review of the design and safety measures will take place. I'll take the results of that much more seriously.
3. I've already had this conversation with you, but I guess I have to do it again. It's not about what people saw coming, it's about what people SHOULD have seen coming. I don't know that this was something they should have seen coming, that's something that will come out in a more thorough review, but if it was the people responsible should be held accountable.