Nodar Kumaritashvili durante le sessioni di prova

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia is seen at the start during the first training run of the day for the men’s singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili crashed during the second run and was taken to the hospital.