2010 Winter Olympics: Day 2
Workers on Saturday strap pads to the poles near a turn where luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili, on the nation of Georgia, was killed Friday, on the sliding track in Whistler, Canada. The fatal crash followed warning signs and a drumbeat of concern conveyed by athletes and officials since the Whistler Sliding Centre opened in 2008. The facility was marketed as "faster, steeper and more intense than any track in history." Doug Mills, The New York Times
