On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> I first heard the story on NPR news in my car yesterday. There was a > mention at the end of the story of criticism that the luge course > concentrated on speed at the cost of safety. So let's say they decided > to plan it the other way - the safest luge course. It would be slower > than other courses, which is what makes it safer. And now you have the > best luge competitors coming together and competing on a slow course. > None of them are going to have record times. Given the choice, the > athletes would opt for the faster course. > > Regarding the video of the crash, I saw the story later on either the > NBC nightly news or a local broadcast. They showed footage of > Kumaritashvili losing control and flying off his sled. When his body > left the track, they freezed it. I thought it was enough to illustrate > the story. > They interviewed a slider this afternoon who had a practice run on the new, slower track. He noted with a grimace that they were using the "women's run" and said it was slower, and kind of boring. But he also said it was safer and, all things considered, he preferred the safer run to the more exciting one. Of course, if they had listened to the feedback earlier, they could have put together a track that was fast enough not to be boring, without being so fast as to be irresponsibly dangerous. There are more choices than just either the fastest course in Olympic history, or the slowest one. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
