More Aid for Luger Family, Federation Investigation
The family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili is supposed to receive additional assistance from Vancouver Olympic organizers according to a report in The Vancouver Sun.
Kumaritashvili died Feb 12 in a training run crash at the Whistler Sliding Center, hours before opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics.
VANOC President John Furlong carried a check to Kumaritashvili’s family this week in Georgia, where a memorial service was held 40 days after the luger died.
"Our team is going to try to do some more, that is for sure," Furlong is quoted by the Sun’s Jeff Lee.
"We are just trying to get a number of things resolved right now at the end of the Games, but as a group before we retire the project we will certainly do something for the family that is outside of the insurance coverage," Furlong said.
The amount of the insurance benefit has not been disclosed.
FIL, the International Luge Federation, has already donated 10,000 euros to Kumaritashvili’s family and opened a bank account to receive donations.
FIL says it will release the findings of its inquiry into the crash on April 11.
First Japanese Men’s Figure Skating Title
Daisuke Takahashi won the first figure skating world championship for a Japanese man on Friday, winning the men’s free skate competition. Canada’s Patrick Chan claimed the silver medal and Brian Joubert of France earned the bronze. The championships are taking place in Turin at the Palavela, site of figure skating during the 2006 Olympics. Competition concludes March 28.
Team Short Track Skating Championships
The team short track speed skating world championships take place in Bormio, Italy March 27 and 28. Eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams were entered in the competition.
Women’sCurling Championships Conclude
The first step in qualifying for the 2016 women’s Olympic curling tournament concludes Sunday. The women’s world championship is taking place in Swift Current, Canada. Ending March 28, the event started March 20. Qualifying for the Olympics takes place at the three world championships leading up to an Olympics.
Oceania NOCs Meeting
The Oceania National Olympic Committees General Assembly takes place this weekend in Nadi, Fiji. The assembly starts March 27 ending March 29. Representatives from the 2018 Olympic bid cities are expected to observe the meeting.
IAAF Cross-Country World Champs
Bydgoszcz, Poland plays host to the world’s best cross country athletes this weekend at the IAAF Cross Country World Championships. The event takes place on Saturday with junior and senior competitions for both men and women. Individual winners in the senior divisions will take home $30,000 with the top team winning $20,000. Seventy thousand dollars total in prize money will be awarded in the individual competition with the team competition having a $68,000 purse.
Nick Davies Appointed IAAF Assistant Secretary General
The International Association of Athletics Federations announced Nick Davies will now serve as Deputy General Secretary. Davies served as IAAF director of communications. He will continue in that role while working as DGS. The move was done as part of IAAF’s ongoing restructuring. The change is effective Feb. 1.
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Written by Ed Hula III.
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