olympian killed in luge run

[phins]

Much respect to the man for doing what he loves, and RIP.

It's just crazy to me that this isn't a bigger deal...the track should have been more padded in area's that a rider could possibly go off. Of course it was probably an operator error in crashing, that isn't usually disputed, but the fact that a rider could just ram a steel beam like that, makes it seem like there is some culpability on the track's part.

The fact they put out a statement denying any wrongdoing and putting it all on the rider was for litigation purposes most likely.