Day One Hundred and Nineteen
by Andrei on Feb.12, 2010, under project 365
I have to say I am very touched by what happened today up in Whistler. I wonder if the track is pushing it too far for athletes. I have read in the news a quote by a luger saying that tracks can be tricky without getting so fast. This is the newest and the fastest and apparently the deadliest track. I wonder what the investigations will say. Nodar Kumaritashvili was an experienced luger, and more athletes have crashed in Whistler on this track before. I pray for his family and his team-mates. This is a sober reminder of how fragile life is and how unexpected the end of it can come.
On a different note, even though I’ve lived in many countries and I admire a lot more of them for their cultures and their people I do not own many flags. I could only find the US flag and the Canadian caps for my kids. I hope by the end of the Olympic Games to be able to come up with a more cosmopolitan shot. Enjoy the games. God bless you.
2010 Winter Olympics
Strobist info: 580 EX II CL on a stand, via ST-E2 in Av mode.
