There had been concerns from athletes about the speed of the record-setting track at the Whistler Sliding Center in Vancouver ahead of the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics , according to a Georgian official . Nodar Kumaritashvili killed during Olympics practice run in Vancouver . - July 22 – The first of two explosions at the Olympic Village kills a Canadian soldier and injures three others. Other athletes expressed concerned about the speed of the luge track . Kumaritashvili 's death was the first since 1992 Games .
Nodar Kumaritashvili killed during Olympics practice run in Vancouver . - July 22 – The first of two explosions at the Olympic Village kills a Canadian soldier and injures three others. Other athletes expressed concerned about the speed of the luge track . Kumaritashvili 's death was the first since 1992 Games .