Winter Olympics 2010 - Games Start Out with Tragedy and Triumph
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The opening ceremonies at the Vancouver Olympics weren't quite as festive as organizers had plannned; the death of 21-year old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili cast something of a somber ambience over the beginning of the Games.
A somewhat novice Luger, Kumaritashvili had told his father that the speed of the course, and one turn inparticular, frightened him. Seasoned luge athletes and course designers defend the course, blaming the athlete's lack of expertise for the tragic accident. Still, Olympic officials have moved the men to the shorter and slower women's course, padded the previously uncovered metal supports that caused Nodar's death, and the ladies have been relegated to a run that many have defined as child-worthy and too elementary for competitive athletes.
Moving on to less horrific topics, Saturday evening saw the USA's Apollo Ohno take silver in a thrilling race that was almost dominated entirely by the Korean team (one of the top Korean racers tripped into his teammate, taking them both out of the competition at the last moment). While Korea managed to capture the gold, Ohno skated swiftly into second place and longshot J.R. Celski, an American teen who experienced a near-career-ending (almost life-ending) accident at the Olympic trials in September took the bronze.
Canada won its first gold medal on Sunday with moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeaux, a delightful and humble young man who cited his handicapped brother for inspiration.
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