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2010 Winter Olympics Close, Not Without Tragedy

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Nodar KumaritashviliToday marks the close of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. The games this year have been extraordinary, but also marred by a number of misfortunes, the greatest of which was the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. The Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died hours before the opening ceremonies on February 12. He was 21.

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