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larry: tragedy today at the olympic games even before they started. a luge slider from the country of georgia killed when he veered off the track at a very high speed and hit a pole. you ll see video of the incident, but because it involves a death, and out of respect for the victim and his family, we ll not show the moment of impact. first we ll join with mark mckay who is in vancouver with the latest developments. is the luge dangerous? it s quite dangerous, larry. these competitors come down at 80, 90 miles an hour, and that s what was happening today. the final luge run, the final training run at the whistler sliding center for 21-year-old nodar kumaritashvili of the republic of georgia. just as he was reaching the finish line, he lost control of his sled, was propelled off the sled into a steel pole, an unpadded steel pole. cpr was administered immediately.

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