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Olympians Evan Lysacek Nadia Liukin Dating

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 11:37 AM  
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Love is in the air for a pair of Olympians: Gold medal-winning figure skater Evan Lysacek and champion gymnast Nastia Liukin are dating, according to PEOPLE.com.

The couple – who met in October 2008 — sparked speculation that they were an item when they attended the ESPYs together in July. Evan the traveled to Dallas to support Nastia at the US Nationals last August. Nastia was on hand to watch Evan win gold in men’s figure skating during the Vancouver Games last week — becoming the first person to do so in 22 years.



Luge Chief Blames “Fatal Mistake” For Nodar Kumaritashvili Winter Olympics Tragedy

Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 2:37 PM  
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On Sunday, Svein Romstad, Secretary-General of International Luge Federation, suggested that human error is to blame for the tragic accident that took the life of a Georgian luger during a practice run in Vancouver on Friday. Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, died last week after he last control of his sled, went over a track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole — head first — near the finish line.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili also cited a “mistake” on the athlete’s part as playing a role in his own death. The politician played down suggestions that the lightening speed of the Olympic track contributed to the accident and pooh-poohed declarations that the luger was a novice –arguing that Nodar was from a sporting family.

  
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