I can think of only one set of events in the summer games that
present the significant danger to the participants and that is
the bicycling events. I suppose platform diving also presents
significant danger to the divers. However, luge, bobsled, ski
jumping, downhill skiing (and that counts super-g and giant
slalom events as well as downhill), and skating all present very
real and significant dangers to the participants. Do not forget
the other ski aerials either. Even seemingly safe sports like
figure skating can be dangerous. In ’07, Canadian Jessica Dube
was hit in the face by the skate of partner Bryce Davison. She
needed surgery and 80 stitches to repair the damage; Dube and
Davison will be Canada’s top pair in Vancouver. Last Sept. 12,
19-year-old short-track speedskater J.R. Celski fell to ice at
the U.S. trials, clutching his left leg after falling and
slicing his thigh to the bone with his right skate. The article
notes the very obvious, J.R. could have been dead in seconds
after his accident had his