Nodar Kumaritashvili, a promising Georgian luger, collided with a metal pole during his final training run and died.

Saba Kumaritashvili pictured before a men’s race at the 52th FIL Luge European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia, in January 2021 (AP) When Saba Kumaritashvili takes to the ice in Beijing, his cousin’s ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A slew of deaths haunt the historic games with the most dangerous sports seeming to be the luge ...

When NBC kicked off its coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics on Friday night, it was with a much different introduction than originally planned. The broadcast started at 7:30 p.m. ET with a somber ...

Luge is Saba Kumaritashvili’s family business. His great-grandfather is credited with bringing the sport to their homeland, the former Soviet republic of Georgia, more than a half-century ago. His ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- The ice was slick, quartz white and stony silent as Bjoern Dyrdahl walked the length of the track that, within hours, would become a chute of death. The Norwegian's ...

LONDON – The international luge federation blamed the death of Georgian racer Nodar Kumaritashvili on his driving mistakes, saying a “complex series of interrelated events” led to the fatal crash ...

And while accidents and injuries are common during competition, it’s rare that an athlete dies while competing in their sport. While some athletes have died at the Olympics due to illness, car crashes ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- International Luge Federation officials announced today that the men's luge competition would proceed as scheduled after the death of Georgian slider Nodar Kumaritashvili ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- The grieving father of a Georgian Olympic luger who died in a training run crash said he won't watch the footage of his son's death, and criticized Olympic officials for allowing ...