This was an Olympics , that began on a sad note after the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a young luge athlete from Georgia, during a practice run on the same day as the opening ceremonies.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"A lot of units from different areas, different parts of the country have to integrate,work as a team, and that's why we come here to practice because we need to be ready in case something does happen."

VOA: standard.2010.07.21