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Re: Death porn, media, and socmedia
From: Dan Kaminsky <dan () doxpara com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:00:32 -0500
On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:33 PM, "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca> wrote:
Date sent: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:06:03 -0500 From: Dan Kaminsky <dan () doxpara com>Interesting article, where the Own The Podium link is pretty much admitted, BUT (and this is rather important) it's claimed this is a problem in Luge,and winter sports, *in general*. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=8935.htmlI'm not a big fan of "Own the Podium" in any case, but I don't think it can be a factor here: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Georgian+president+Thank s+caring+Canada/2566138/story.html "In fact, it turns out Friday's fatal run was Kumaritashvili's 26th time down the track. His first nine, last November, were uneventful. They were all from the novice, junior or women's start location. In 16 of his next 17 runs, he took on the full men's run, and Friday's crash was his fourth -- three of them on the same Corner 16 that was the beginning of the end." Lugers from overseas were training on the track a year ago.
Own the Podium is on the record saying they need to limit how many runs foreigners get, specifically to maximize Canadian chances to win. So they're definitely restricting access. Or do you think it's a coincidence that this guy's first serious runs were mere days before the event opened up? The real question is if a large number of nonfatal crashes might have been enough to cause alterations to the track to compensate. Hard to know the answer to that. I will say it's worth looking at the statistics for luge to see the difference this advantage profers.
Interestingly, the fact that all runs are now being done from the women's start, which reduces the speed by about 10km/h, is prompting complaints from some who are saying the slower track gives an advantage ... (etc)
One more death and the event would be cancelled entirely. Don't think they didn't consider it.
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