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Tilt up to Olympic rings, half mast flags2. Pan of floral tributes at base of rings 3. Close up of still photo of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili 4. Wide of news conference with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili5. SOUNDBITE:...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Tilt up to Olympic rings, half mast flags\u003cbr/\u003e2. Pan of floral tributes at base of rings \u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up of still photo of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of news conference with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"They have spoken and they said that what happen yesterday was because of human error. Well with all due respect and I''m not a competent person to talk about these issues and I don''t claim to know the technical details, but one thing I know for sure that no sport mistake is supposed to lead to a death, no sport mistake is supposed to be fatal. Mistakes do happen in sports but we are talking about sports where there is competitiveness, there is danger, but we should avoid whatever consequence could be. The question were asked about this place we were told by other sportsmen there were some suggestion that this wall should have been higher there because there was eventuality of this happening. (The) good news is that they built it now but I think the best news would be in the future they listen more to the grievances of sportsmen. They listen more to the sensitivities and we don''t have to do things in the aftermath. If this death, which is very tragic by itself, can lead to improved security and improved response to people in expressing their concerns, that''s would be, maybe then it was not in vain, anyway any human death is not acceptable certainly.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Adams, International Olympic Committee spokesman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We certainly didn''t hear of anything about excessive speed, no, and we are totally convinced that the sliding centre is very, very safe. There have been 5000 runs on that run, and as far I understand the safety issues, it is a good - for want of a better word, the technical term is crash ratio, is very good for that sliding centre.\"      \u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Benshoff, US Luge Team, speaking in Whistler town centre:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well we were going from ladies start right off the bat, so they immediately dropped us down to the lower start so you know, I could have been first or tenth and it wouldn''t have made a difference. I''m just trying to focus on the run you know and try to have a good race. Obviously it was a huge tragedy and everyone is pretty torn up about it.\" (Question: Was it hard to focus on the run knowing what had happened, I mean does it change things?)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yeah, a little bit, but I just did my best to keep it out of my head, I mean you know, I''m sure that''s what everyone was trying to do.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Blackcomb Gondola cable car pod passing \u003cbr/\u003eTributes continued to pour in at the Vancouver Olympics, following the death Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who was killed in a training run.\u003cbr/\u003eFlags were at half mast and floral tributes were laid next to the Olympic rings display in the wake of the tragedy at the Whistler Sliding Track on Friday.\u003cbr/\u003eOlympic officials have moved the start of the men''s luge event to the women''s ramp which is 30 metres farther down the slope, saying they made the decision with the emotions of the athletes in mind.\u003cbr/\u003eThey also modified the last turn where Kumaritashvili crashed, erecting a 12-foot-high wooden wall to cover the exposed steel beams.\u003cbr/\u003eThe lower start means speeds in the men''s competition will be a bit slower. \u003cbr/\u003eOn Saturday evening, Georgia''s President Mikheil Saakashvili welcomed the changes but reacted strongly to an investigation by the International Luge Federation that said the crash that killed Kumaritashvili was the result of human error.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile acknowledging that he was not competent to talk about the technical details of the sport and the accident, Saakashvili said \"no sports mistake is supposed to be fatal.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHe also dismissed suggestions that the Kumaritashvili was inexperienced and questioned why organisers did not take the advice of competitors who said the luge wall should have been higher before the accident occurred.\u003cbr/\u003eHowever Saakashvili emphasised he was not accusing the officials of negligence.\u003cbr/\u003e\"(The) good news is that they built it now but I think the best news would be in the future they listen more to the grievances of sportsmen. They listen more to the sensitivities and we don''t have to do things in the aftermath.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSaakashvili said.\u003cbr/\u003eConcerns about the lightning-fast course had been raised for months. \u003cbr/\u003eThere were worries that the 100 (m) million-plus venue was too technically difficult, and a lack of significant practice time by everyone but the host nation''s sliders would result in a rash of accidents.\u003cbr/\u003eIn a joint statement, the luge federation and Vancouver Olympic officials said Kumaritashvili was late coming out of the next-to-last turn and failed to compensate.\u003cbr/\u003eMark Adams, an International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman, said that the IOC was convinced of the safety of the luge track at the Whistler Sliding Centre.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There have been 5000 runs on that run and as far I understand the safety issues, it is a good - for want of a better word, the technical term is crash ratio, is very good for that sliding centre,\" he 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