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- O'Connor: German lugers triumph after tragedy
- Flowers, stuffed animals, a photograph and two white candles, gently flickering in the chilled mountain air. All around the small, trackside memorial to Nodar Kumaritashvili, there was noise. more »
- Germans dominate men's luge, Edney 7th
- Germany's Felix Loch and David Moeller finished 1-2 in the men's singles luge competition Sunday at the Whistler Sliding Centre. more »
- Quick to blame in luge
- Officials treated the death of a luge athlete less as a tragedy than as an inconvenience. Meanwhile, some argue safety took a back seat to patriotism... more »
- Georgian luger's father won't watch fatal crash
- The father of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed in a crash during training before the Vancouver Olympics, says he won't watch video footage of his son's death. more »
- New Olympic sports have history with danger
- Luge has had relatively few serious injuries since it was added to the Olympic program in 1964. Death in the sport is rare. But snowboard cross and its cousin, ski cross, the only new medal sport added for these Olympics, are likely the most dangerous sports at the Winter Games. more »
- Arthur: Track changes are too little, too late
- A day later, and the great Olympic machine tried its best to grind forward more »
- O'Connor: Search for answers continues in tragic luge death
- Ian Cockerline had never experienced anything like it. Nobody had. This was new territory. A man died. Instantly, and horrifically, doing something every competitor at the Whistler Sliding Centre loved to do: go fast. more »
- Driver error led to death: Staudinger
- Canadian luge coach Wolfgang Staudinger told reporters Saturday that he believes driver error, not the lightning-fast Whistler course, led to the death of 21-year-old Georgian slider Nodar Kumaritashvili in a training run crash at the Vancouver Olympics. more »
- O'Connor: Lugers say modified Whistler track is too slow
- The Whistler Sliding Centre reopened for business early Saturday, as the lugers took their final practice runs before the real racing began later in the day. more »
Medal Winners
| Men's Singles » | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DEU | Felix Loch | 48.171 |
| 2. | DEU | David Moeller | 48.330 |
| 3. | ITA | Armin Zoeggeler | 48.459 |
| Women's Singles » | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medals will be awarded February 16 | |||
| Doubles » | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medals will be awarded February 17 | |||
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