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Georgian Winter Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili...

Kumaritashvili, 21, lost control of his sled during his second training run on the world"s fastest track and flipped over the side, crashing into a nearby pole.

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MOSCOW, February 12 (RIA Novosti)




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