23 Feb 2010

Sliding track changed after Bobsleigh accidents

6:52 pm on 23 February 2010

Minor changes are being made to one of the corners on Whistler's controversial Olympic sliding track after the Latvian and Croatian four-man sleds rolled over during training.

International Bobsleigh Federation (FITB) officials decided on the alterations after a lengthy meeting with 11 team captains after the supplementary training session.

The problems were occurring at corner 11, the start of the toughest section of the 16-corner track which witnessed the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili on the day of the Vancouver opening ceremony.

The United States team captain Brian Shimer said the changes would help drivers set up for corner 13, which caught out a number of crews in the two-man bobsleigh competition.