The decision to go ahead with the luge competition on Saturday was taken after probes by the Coroners Service of British Colombia and the International Luge Federation (FIL).

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Their comments followed earlier accidents, including one involving gold medal favourite Armin Zoeggeler of Italy and several during women's luge training runs on Wednesday.

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The race to the bottom is on a luge called Lifetime Job Security, not Free Trade.

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The race to bottom is on a luge called Life-time Job Security, not Free Trade.

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The profile of several turns on the course, which has also been used by the luge and skeleton events, will be more forgiving for drivers.

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