Death, Cheating And The Winter Olympcis In Pictures

THE Winter Olympics in pictures: the sports are for those with access to snow and cold. And then Canadians have had more access than most, practicing on the courses while other looked on. Nodar Kumaritashvili has 26 goes on the luge track. He died. Canadians had hundreds. Is that cheating? But, then, why do we want? We watch for danger and horror falls. “Ouch! That’s gotta hurt” should be the Winter Olympics tagline. These are the best pictures so far:

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Protesters vandalize a store window in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia during the second day of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, Saturday Feb. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

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Posted: 15th, February 2010 | In: Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink