Luge had never been included in the Olympic program until 1964 because it was deemed too dangerous, and Kay-Skrzypecki’s death did little to dissuade those fears ... and tied for the best for an ...

Kumaritashvili’s cousin, Nodar, died in a freak training accident hours before the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver ... “I wanted to be in the Olympics to race.” Instead of ...