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The Georgian Luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili's body was sent to his hometown in a casket, on Wednesday. The twenty one year old was killed during an Olympic practice. Nodar, lost control of his sled, went over a wall, and crashed into a metal beam. Observers say, his sled was traveling nearly 90 mph. The man, was knocked unconscious and rushed to the hospital, where he died. His crash happened at the fastest part of the track, which steeply declines 152 meters, making it the longest Luge jump. Sadly, the Olympician did not get to particpate in his first Olympic games. Dureing the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics got a standing ovation, in honor o their loss. We all feel very bad, for Nodar Kumaritashvili's family and friends. We wish them the best.