VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among ...

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) Everyone knew the danger. An uneasiness hung in the frosted Canadian air four years ago. Nerves were on edge. For good reason. Just hours before the flame was ignited on ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – A luger hurtling at nearly 90 mph down a track that athletes had warned was dangerously fast was killed when he lost control of his sled on a training run Friday, casting ...

Vancouver Sun and Canwest News Services report that the International Olympic Committee tries to make safety improvements after Georgia luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed instantly in a crash ...

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The IOC and luge federation will hold a ceremony in the mountains above Vancouver on Wednesday to remember Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who suffered a fatal crash ...

WHISTLER (Reuters) - A black cloud descended over the Vancouver Olympics on Friday after 21-year-old Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in a horrific training crash at the ...

Luge, one of the world's fastest and most dangerous sports, kicked off competition Saturday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The nail-biting sport continues to be a Winter Olympics favorite, but ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – A men’s Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world’s fastest and has raised safety concerns among ...