BERCHTESGADEN, Germany (AP) The international luge federation blamed the death of Georgian racer Nodar Kumaritashvili on "driving errors," saying Monday that "no single reason" caused his death in a training run at the Vancouver Olympics.
"Nodar did commit driving errors starting in curve 15-16, which as an accumulation ended in the impact that resulted in him leaving the track and subsequently hitting a post," the report says.
During training in February, only hours before the opening ceremony, Kumaritashvili was flung from the ice at the Whistler Sliding Center and struck a steel pole after losing control of his sled on the final curve.
"After an in-depth analysis we concluded that there was no single reason, but a complex series of interrelated events which led to this tragedy," FIL secretary general Svein Romstad said in a statement.