The New York Times
Thu, February 18, 2010 -- 2:05 PM ET
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Athlete Had Filed Warnings About Luge Track
An Olympic luge athlete injured in a crash at the Whistler
Sliding Centre in November warned Canadian officials about
safety hazards at the track months before a competitor was
killed last week at the Vancouver Games in an accident on the
same course.
Werner Hoeger, who competed in the Turin and Salt Lake Games
for Venezuela, said he lost consciousness and sustained a
concussion during a botched training run on Nov. 13 after his
sled caromed off an opening in the wall near the women's
start ramp. His injury most likely prevented him from
attempting to qualify for the Olympics, he said.
In a volley of letters and e-mail messages sent to Canadian
and international luge officials since his crash, Hoeger
warned that the track was unsafe and raised the same issues
-- including a lack of access to practice runs -- now being
debated after Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia
died on Friday.
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