Tragedy at Olympics

I was reading several different articles about the luge accident that occured recently at the olympics and came to the conclusion that this very easily could have been prevented. It was said that one other person had to be airlifted to the hospital after crashing around that same turn. With normal luge speeds around 75 or 80 mph this course has them going an incredible 92 mph. The turn is oviously unsafe, the barrier, as seen in the videos on YouTube, is too low. You would think after one accident the tunr would be fixed. This is a dangerous sport, but who in the right mind decided to make a turn right next to a bunch of steel beams. The luger went flying off the track and was hurled into a steel beam going 92 mph. Reporters are comparing the sort of accident to that of a motorcycle accident, but theres only one real difference. Nodar was going backwards when he was thrown into the beam. Many Olympic fans are devastated... will this effect the popularity of the luge? I would have to say yes, I believe that this event may turn some fans away, but it will also interest new fans to the sport. This is a tragic accident that I feel could have easily been prevented. Rest in Peace - Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21

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