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Kumaritashvili was born on 25 November 1988, in Borjomi, Georgian SSR, present-day Georgia, to David and Dodo Kumaritashvili. [1] He had one sister, Mariam, who was four years younger. [2] Kumaritashvili's family had a long association with luge. His grandfather Aleko Kumaritashvili introduced luge to Georgia after first training for it in East ...
The opening ceremony was dedicated by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) to Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger who had died earlier in the day in a training run. [1] An audience of 61,600 was in attendance at the venue, and there were an estimated 4,500 performers. [1] [6]
David Kumaritashvili, father of the Georgia luger Nodar Kumaritashvili who killed on an Olympic training run, shows a photo his son e-mailed from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
During training on February 12, 2010, Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili was going at over 143 kilometres per hour (89 mph) when he crashed in the last turn and hit a steel pole. He was administered CPR at the track, then taken away to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Nodar Kumaritashvili died at the 2010 Olympics. His cousin is in Beijing 12 years later to carry on his legacy. 2022 Olympics: Saba Kumaritashvili lives out late cousin's dream [Video]
Kumaritashvili died at the age of 21 on Feb. 12, 2010, in a training crash hours before the start of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Games.
The family of Kumaritashvili received an insurance payout worth $150,000 from the VANOC. [10] VANOC broke some rules in regards to the luging and bobsleigh track. International Luge Federation states that "the length for a luge track must not exceed 1,350 metres (4,430 ft)." [11] G-force was critical in the accident that killed Kumaritashvili. [11]
Rogge also addressed the tragic loss of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili (who died in an accident at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 12, 2010) in his comments, stating his condolences for the country of Georgia, and that his memory "will always be with us." [12] John Furlong, chair of VANOC, also spoke. [4]