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On 12 February 2010, after 25 previous attempts, 15 of them from the men's start, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in a crash during his final training run, [19] after losing control in the last turn of the course. He was thrown off his luge and over the sidewall of the track, striking an unpadded steel support pole at the end of the run.
Final report on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: December 2010. Raising Our Game For Vancouver 2010. Vol. 3. Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada. ISBN 978-1-100-52783-3. International Olympic Committee (2010). Anti-Doping Rules: Applicable To The XXI Olympic Winter Games In Vancouver, 2010. Lausanne ...
In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968
Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, Georgian luger, national team member for the 2010 Winter Olympics, training accident. [188] Miro Mihovilović, 94, Croatian Olympic water polo player. [189] Luis Molowny, 84, Spanish footballer, heart attack. [190] Leroy Nash, 94, American murderer, oldest death row inmate, natural causes. [191]
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After a tumultuous four years on and off the snow following the 2006 Olympics, Peterson made a career comeback and in January 2010 was named to the U.S. Olympic freestyle team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Entering the Olympic finals in fifth place, he successfully landed his signature "Hurricane" maneuver (5 twists, 3 flips) to win the silver ...
All cases in the list below are from alpine or downhill skiing activities; no skiers have been known to have died during any cross-country event, or in any major international ski jumping competitions (e.g. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Olympic Games), though many ski ...
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