Too soon is dead

1. Nodar Kumaritashvili crash at the Vancouver’s Olympics.

A horrific crash during training for the Olympic luge competition, which is scheduled to begin Saturday, killed Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili.

The 21-year-old was thrown from the track and smashed his head on a metal pole at the Whistler Olympic Park.

Officials immediately closed the controversial track, which is known for its high speeds that often reach 150 kilometres per hour. The rest of the training session was cancelled.

2. The crash is available all over the world in high definition.

3. Wikipedia is updated.

Nodar Kumaritashvili (Georgian: ნოდარ ქუმარიტაშვილი; November 25, 1988 – February 12, 2010) was a Georgian luger who had competed since 2008. He finished 55th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup. Kumaritishvili suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition. He was the fourth athlete to die during the Winter Olympics, after British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski, skier Ross Milne (both Innsbruck 1964) and speed skater Nicolas Bochatay (Albertville 1992).

4. Jokes of a curious taste appear.

All within the same hour.

EDIT: It happened twice today, Huntsville’s University shooting follows the same pattern.