On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 5:55 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Al Michaels said the official report from the investigation last night > blamed athlete error - when he asked the NBC analyst (is it John Morgan?) he > said that the real issue was the high speed on the course - most world class > lugers have experience in the 80s. Only the very best (last night he said > the top 12 or so) could be expected to handle speeds in the 90s. To me, that > does not sound like athlete error as much as creating a course which is not > safe for most of the Olympic athletes.
I first heard the story on NPR news in my car yesterday. There was a mention at the end of the story of criticism that the luge course concentrated on speed at the cost of safety. So let's say they decided to plan it the other way - the safest luge course. It would be slower than other courses, which is what makes it safer. And now you have the best luge competitors coming together and competing on a slow course. None of them are going to have record times. Given the choice, the athletes would opt for the faster course. Regarding the video of the crash, I saw the story later on either the NBC nightly news or a local broadcast. They showed footage of Kumaritashvili losing control and flying off his sled. When his body left the track, they freezed it. I thought it was enough to illustrate the story. Tom -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
