Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (born 1988)

Nodar Kumaritashvili

Georgian luge athlete (1988–2010)

Nodar Kumaritashvili was a Georgian luge athlete who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony. He became the fourth athlete to die during preparations for a…