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  17 Mar 2010 1:24 PM

  Luge: Georgian slider's family to receive insurance payout

  The family of Georgian luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed in a training crash hours before the opening of the Vancouver Olympics, will receive an undisclosed insurance settlement.

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  12 Mar 2010 9:33 AM

  Regan Lauscher Blog: The Olympic Hangover

  It's over. All of it. The excitement and anticipation, the hopefulness and wondering. For some, it's just another four years and for the rest, reality begins.
  

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  11 Mar 2010 1:50 PM

  Luge: Luge federation sets up donation campaign

  The International Luge Federation has launched a fund to help the family of deceased Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, the athlete who died on the Whistler track during a training run ahead of the 2010 Games.

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  28 Feb 2010 10:23 PM

  Luge: 2014: A look ahead

  There was no hardware for Canada's lugers in 2010, but there was a best-ever Canadian result - and on the track known as the world's fastest.

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  28 Feb 2010 7:07 PM

  Luge: Memories: Luge

  The memorial to Nodar Kumaritashvili was growing. On this day, somebody had added one of those bouquets handed to the medal winners on the podium. Somebody else had placed a Rice Krispies square.

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  21 Feb 2010 1:37 AM

  Luge: Track safety questioned as Georgian town mourns luger | Comments: 1

  Borne aloft in an open casket, the body of Nodar Kumaritashviliv made its final journey through the streets of his hometown, Bakurianiv, accompanied by a crowd of thousands.
   

   

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  21 Feb 2010 1:12 AM

  Luge: VANOC bosses steer clear of track criticism

  Vancouver Olympic Games officials are distancing themselves from safety concerns at the Whistler Sliding Centre, saying the track's design was dictated by sport federations.

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  19 Feb 2010 12:13 AM

  Luge: Luge bosses pledge investigation into death

  With skeleton races taking place and bobsledders crashing in advance of the two-man weekend competition, the FIL said Thursday it will investigate the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili.

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  18 Feb 2010 5:43 PM

  Luge: Games chiefs defend track after new criticism

  Games chiefs insisted Thursday the luge track is safe following fresh criticism from the Georgian Olympic Committee that inadequate safety was to blame for the death of a young luger.
  

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  18 Feb 2010 3:05 PM

  Luge: Report: Luger filed warnings about Whistler track

  New York Times says former Olympian injured in November training run warned Canadian officials track had safety issues, pushed for more access to practice runs for athletes from smaller nations

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  18 Feb 2010 11:28 AM

  Luge: Georgia Olympics chief blames track for luge death

  Inadequate safety measures were to blame for the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the Winter Olympics, the head of the Georgian Olympic Committee said on Thursday.