The horrifying death of kumaritashvili cast a pall over the vancouver games, raised questions about track safety and design and changed olympic luge forever.Nodar kumaritashvili was on the verge of becoming the first georgian luger to participate in the olympics when he died in a training accident hours before the opening ceremony of the 2010.
The news was confirmed by binzer's publicist kelly springer, who told cnn that.12 was the first at a sanctioned luge track in nearly 35 years.Kumaritashvili's death during a training run feb.
The final turn at the whistler sliding center, site of the luge competition for the 2010 winter olympics, proved deadly for georgian slider nodar kumaritashvili, 21.Whistler, british columbia olympic officials treated the death of nodar kumaritashvili, the georgian luge athlete, less as a tragedy than as an inconvenience.
Nodar kumaritashvili of georgia died at 21 in a luge crash as he practiced for the 2010 winter olympics, a tragedy that stunned the sports world and left his family seeking answers.Will be made to the actual structure of the 2010 olympic track in whistler.
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Free agent guard Gary Harris has agreed to a two-year, $14 million contract to stay with the Orlando Magic, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Harris, 29, spent the past three-plus seasons in Orlando after the Denver Nuggets traded him to the Magic as part of a deal for Aaron Gordon. The veteran guard helped bolster Orlando's bench and served as a spot starter as the Magic progressed into a playoff team this past season.
The Magic have also agreed to bring back center Goga Bitadze on a three-year, $25 million contract, sources told ESPN's Wojnarowski.
Harris is a good defender and adept at attacking passing lanes while also providing solid 3-point shooting on offense, averaging nearly 40% on 4.4 3s per game over the past three seasons.
Harris is coming off a two-year, $26 million deal he signed with Orlando.
