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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 ...
Kumaritashvili's father became angry after reports showed that VANOC didn't act on their own concerns about the luge track's safety. [10] 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.
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.
A joint statement was issued by the FIL, the International Olympic Committee, and the Vancouver Organizing Committee over Kurmaitasvili's death with training suspended for the rest of that day. [14] According to the Coroners Service of British Columbia and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , the cause was to Kumaritashvili coming out of turn 15 ...
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]
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.
The FIL published their report in regards to Kumaritashvili's death after the FIL Commissions Meeting in St. Leonhard, Austria (near Salzburg) for both sport and technical commissions on 9–11 April 2010. [18] This report was prepared by FIL Secretary General Svein Romstad and Vice President Claire DelNegro, who are from the United States. [18]
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.