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At the time of his death, he was ranked 44th out of 65 competitors in the 2009–10 World Cup season and was regarded as one of the best lugers to come from Georgia. [12] By 31 December 2009, the cut-off date for luge qualifications for the Olympics, Kumaritashvili was ranked 38th overall.
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 ...
Because of Kumaritashvili's death, the FIL worked with the organizing committee for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi over making the Sliding Center Sanki in Rzhanaya Polyana slower. [16] Despite the changes, and celebrations by the victorious athletes, Kumaritashvili's death overshadowed the race.
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.
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (French: XXI es Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010 (Squamish: K'emk'emeláy̓ 2010), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the ...
A soundtrack, Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremony Commemorative Album (French: Musique de Vancouver 2010 : L'album commémoratif de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux), was released through the iTunes Store on February 12, 2010, containing many studio recordings of the performances from the opening ceremony. [63]
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The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Orchestra: 0:26: 2. "Strong & Free" The Cast of Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games & The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: 2:37: 3. "O Canada (With Glowing Hearts)" The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra & Inward Eye: 2:18: 4. "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" Massed Orchestras of the 2010 Vancouver ...