Nodar Kumaritashvili
publication date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (part of Round XLII)
category: 
Accidents
clue: His Olympic career ended just hours before it began.
explanation: Kumaritashvili was a Georgian luger who died in a crash a few hours before the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympics. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Melissa Anderson, and Sara Nelson
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Sara Nelson.
 | This goo was part of Olympics Week 2010. |
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