Getty Images. Shauna Rohbock, Bobsled, retired, United States Youre lying. Bronze 2023 Worlds, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). Gravity dragged her downhill until she slid to a heaping stop. Nodar Kumaritashvili's fatal accident - 2010 Vancouver Games. At least one valid email address is required. Steven Nyman, Alpine skiing, United States Broken both legs, Ive torn both Achilles, Ive destroyed. When you see that, like, it happened so quickly, I cant. Hungarian Ervin Zador is pictured bleeding from the face after sparring with a Russian player during a water polo match in the 1956 Melbourne, Australia Olympics. Jamie Anderson, Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), United States A huge role. The familys relationship with luge is believed to go back to at least the early 1970s when Aleko Kumaritashvili my great-grandfather laid the foundation for this sport, Saba said oversaw the building of a short training track. It was nothing but a bobble, not unlike all the others that ski racers encounter and recover from at high speeds. 10 An Entire Soccer Team Killed on the Field It's quite common for participants in sporting events to pray or appeal to a deity for help in a game. In January, Johnson, a gold-medal favorite, was injured in a crash and announced that she was out of the Olympics. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Gold 2015 X Games Kumaritashvilis niece, Nia, held her uncles photo. Steven Nyman, Alpine skiing, United States 90 miles an hour down mountains on big, long sticks. Strug was part of the gold medal winning USA Womens team, nicknamed the Magnificent Seven. In Wednesdays mens snowboard cross at worlds, Austrian Jakob Dusek prevailed over German Martin Nrland Italian Omar Visintin. Dodo Kumaritashvili makes the journey back and forth almost every week. 1 U.S. goalie at last years Olympics, had a daughter on Christmas. Three is enough. With a new Olympic competition approaching, friends and family continue to seek answers and action after the 2010 death of the luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili. After his first training run yesterday, Rosen said of the track: "It's very fast. After a few hours, she clears the food away and gives it to children who live nearby. Gldren Hayvanlar. Redmond snapped his hamstring while competing in the Mens 400m semi-final. Aerials has been increasing in its. *** Tore ACL/meniscus in 2012 X Games training run I still have the feeling that maybe, in the future, we might file a lawsuit.. J.R. Celski, Short-track speedskating, retired, United States the fact that were going up to 35 miles an hour. Coroner's Report into the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili Author: BC Coroners Service Subject: death, coroner investigation, coroner service, coroner, report Keywords: Nodar Kumaritashvili, Tom Pawlowsid, blunt force injuries, luge, Whistler, luge track, artificual luge track, Olympic Villiage, head injury Created Date: 9/16/2010 12:39:09 PM The world knows Nodar Kumaritashvili as the luge athlete who died on the eve of the 2010 Winter Olympics, but his sister remembers a brother and a mentor. He was 21. That Saba Kumaritashvili could endure the family anguish and still follow his cousins path to an Olympics has drawn admiration from other sliders. Faye Gulini, Snowboard cross, United States Theres a ton of risk, and theres a ton of fear in. Andranik Karapetyan dislocated his elbow while competing during the Mens Weightlifting Competition in Rio 2016. Gureshidze turned his head toward the plane; he had flown nearly 7,000 miles with his friends body in the cargo hold. Gureshidze tried to get closer. He said he tried to qualify for the Games in Sochi, which will take place only about 235 miles from Bakuriani, but he sustained a head injury in a crash in November. Merryweathers face healed in the ensuing months, but her leg and perhaps her psyche has a long way to go. When Kumaritashvili made it safely through the 13th turn an insidious swivel so perilous it was nicknamed 50-50 because the chances of crashing there were little more than a coin flip Gureshidze looked away. Kumaritashvili, 21, died hours before the February 12 opening of the Winter Games in Vancouver when his sled hurtled off the luge track at Whistler and slammed into a steel pillar, throwing a. pic.twitter.com/hw3lziRiwS, Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) March 1, 2023. Come with us, and well get you some nice new skis., Sitting in front of his computer, Gureshidze laughed softly at the memory. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images), Derek Redmond of Great Britain is helped towards the finish line by his father after suffering a hamstring injury in the Mens 400m semi-final during the Barcelona O;ympic at the Olympic Stadium on August 3, 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Track officials told him to stay back. Logan Sankey, Ski jumping, United States Obviously, I dont want to get hurt. In the four years since her son died, Dodo has tried to kill herself twice. The Times sat down with three dozen athletes who opened up about their fears. It is the one thing that worries every athlete. , updated He would have raced the next day, becoming the first in his family to compete on slidings biggest stage. Gold 2008 X Games Gold 2011 Worlds Its free. While Kerrigan didn't suffer any broken bones and was able to compete in Lillehammer, it was an injury that really didn't need to happen given it was caused by another individual and not during competition. Georgia's Olympics Committee angrily rejected claims in a coroner's report that a 'lack of experience' contributed to luger Nodar Kumaritashvili's death at this year's Winter Olympics. The ski season has gone on without her. Their fathers competed in the Soviet era. John Tavares knee injury - 2014 Sochi Games. NPR reported at the time that the death of the 21-year-old luger from the Republic of Georgia left Olympic officials "in deep mourning" and "heartbroken beyond words.". Do You Have Any? (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images), Kerri Strug of the United States is carried by coach Bela Karolyi during the team competition of the Womens Gymnastics event of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held on July 23, 1996 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Nodar Kumaritashvili was tragically killed after crashing during a practice run at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Canada ahead of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. 1 answer is a fear that is visceral, tangible and common in these sports. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Lloyd Wallace, Aerials, Britain The one common factor that everyone has to deal with. Shaun White, Snowboard halfpipe, United States Youre going to crash. Lloyd Wallace, Aerials, Britain I got put into a coma. It happened that the guy who rented the girls the skis was standing nearby, and he heard Nodar telling the girls that his skis were too old, he said. Kumaritashvilis family said they were told the Georgian government would help protect the marker, by building a more permanent barrier or by completing an expansion of the church property. Because I was scared as hell, and I needed another day to gather myself.. If you land on your back, then you never know you might. The crash was a nasty one with Duggan's injury causing her to be subbed out of the semi-final. . (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images), Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia comes around the 15th turn during the second Mens Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 10, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Luge is Saba Kumaritashvilis family business. Peter Parks/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, , Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), Austria, , Ski and snowboard teams head coach, United States, What Scares the Worlds Most Daring Olympians, John Branch, Mark Boyer, Larry Buchanan, Emily Rhyne, Bedel Saget, Joe Ward, Jeremy White, Mark Boyer, George Knowles, Emily Rhyne, Noah Throop, Nick Waggoner, Adam Wolffbrandt, Haeyoun Park, Destine-Charisse Royal, Mike Schmidt, U.S. Snowboard Team; U.S. Dammert considers fear a basic survival instinct. Here, we countdown the 10 worst Winter Olympics injuries of all-time. Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died following a crash in training at the Whistler Sliding Centre, according to reports. Nodar Kumaritashvili, from the country of Georgia, is seen just before his deadly crash during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British. The Winter Olympics are a carnival of danger, a spectacle of speed and slick surfaces, powered mostly by the undefeated force of gravity. In 1992, Derek Redmond sustained a hamstring injury during the 400m dash. Merryweather has a video of her crash. Theres been limitations put in, and theyve, Not landing on your feet and landing on your face, that, And landing on your back without your skis. Steven Nyman, Alpine skiing, United States Were wearing spandex, and were going. They increased their training, traveling continually. It was the fear of missed opportunity. Brolin Mawejje, Snowboard slopestyle, Uganda necessary. Then we would have to go back the same way., Still, they dreamed. Nicolas Gygax, Aerials, Switzerland I dont want to do four flips. We were friends since we were 2, Gureshidze said. I dont know how my body is going to heal. Gold 2005 X Games Ski and Snowboard. Developing. Georgia will not enter a luger in the Games. Mike Jankowski, Ski and snowboard teams head coach, United States Adrenaline. I still cannot fall asleep on my own.. ); Alexandra Garcia (The New York Times); Johnny Quinn, Alice Merryweather, Matthew Mortensen, Matthew Troy, Eileen Gu, Steven Nyman, Jacqueline Wiles, Katie Ormerod (from own collections). Here, though, it is as if time stopped. It was unclear how fast 21-year-old Kumaritashvili was going at the time of the crash, although many sliders have reached speed in excess of 90 mph on the track, which is considered to be the fastest in the world. 20:02 EST 05 Oct 2010. Her son hated soup. Nodar Kumaritashvili was tragically killed after crashing during a practice run at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Canada ahead of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. BAKURIANI, Georgia To reach this tiny skiing village, carved into the north side of the Trialeti mountain range, one must weave through a long progression of switchbacks rising more than a mile above sea level. Elissa Downietook a terrifying tumble while competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, crunching her neck after mistiming a forward somersault and landing on her neck. There have been times that races have been canceled, and Ive been relieved, 100 percent, American ski racer Erik Arvidsson said. slowly right now and why I have to go through. Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated U.S. Olympic bobsledder in history with medals in all five of her Olympic events, announced in November that she had her second son,Noah. Georgia's Saba Kumaritashvili competes in the men's singles luge event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Yanqing on February 5, 2022. When youre going as fast as we are, American downhill ski racer Breezy Johnson said, anywhere on the course can turn into an injury trap, if not a death trap, really quick.. WHISTLER - Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old luger from the country of Georgia, was killed Friday at the Winter Games following a horrific crash on an exceedingly dangerous luge course. Samir Ait Said broke his leg after an awkward landing on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Though the extent of Salvolainens injuries are unclear, its a brutal reminder of the toll athletes take while competing throughout the decades. The size of ski jumps are standard. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images), Hungarian Ervin Zador with blood pouring from a cut eye is led to a casualty room for attention for the injury which he received from a Russian player in the closing stages of the Hungary VS Russia water polo match in 1956. Were hitting a limit. Bill Schuffenhauer, Bobsled, retired, United States Having the Georgian athlete die, we still had to go, a massive fear instilled in them when that, Because if we wanted to compete, we still had to go down. Its too fast for you not to have that voice in your head saying, Were going too fast, and if we hit a tree, were going to die, Johnson, the ski racer, said. I force myself to smile, to behave but whenever something happens that is good, I come back and tell the story to Nodar. Olympic champion Alessandro Hmmerle of Austria was last in the four-man final. Liu Xiang is an Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion whose career was cut short after an achilles injury on his right foot during the 2012 London Olympic Games. YANQING, China Nodar Kumaritashvili was four curves away from Georgian Olympic history when, on that chilling day in 2010, he lost control. He qualified for the Beijing Games with hopes of changing that. She spun forward as her face scraped the coarse ice, leaving her bloodied. An autopsy determined Kumaritashvili died of extensive head and torso injuries. She didnt have any lasting injuries, though, and was able to continue competing after the fall. Kumaritashvili, 21, crashed on the final 270-degree turn. Soviet officials helped build a more complete track around 1973, and Aleko Kumaritashvili served as the countrys coach. The track is a painful subject for Kumaritashvilis family and friends, but it is only part of their frustration. hide caption. Zoggeler came off his sled and slid on his back down several curves before coming to a halt and walking away. Gureshidze craned his neck but could not see Kumaritashvilis sled. That is what Nodar Kumaritashvili was trying to do 12 years ago. That fear is instinctive. Alice Merryweather knows. Jamie Anderson, Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), United States Thats what keeps us more safe and, like, on the edge of a cliff. Kumaritashvili was killed on Feburary 12, 2010 after crashing while making a practice run. Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Alpine skiing, United States Send it. Brock Crouch, Snowboard slopestyle, United States Everyones obviously afraid of getting hurt. His father runs the national federation, as his relatives have for decades. Sportsmail Reporter, Horror at 95mph: Georgian luger killed after smashing into concrete pillar, 'Lack of experience' led to 90mph horror crash that killed Winter Olympic luger, Celebs flock to Saudi Arabia for Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fight, 'Family of b***hes': Logan Paul insults Tommy Fury's family on TV, Ben Stokes speaks after England's 'agonising' defeat to New Zealand, Liverpool midfielder Arthur Melo seen training after injury, 'Sh*t, I'll be back! But there is a worse time. At the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, Kumaritashvili's cousin Nodar was on a training run at a track built in Whistler, British Columbia. In a moment, she pitched forward, then flung back, her backside on her skis, still pointing downhill until one caught on the ice. At the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, Kumaritashvili's cousin Nodar was on a training run at a track built in Whistler, British Columbia. All around Gureshidze, people were crying. 10. I get emotional about it even today, said Bill Schuffenhauer, a 2002 silver medalist in four-man bobsled who competed in those Vancouver Games. The athletes who perform these daring feats are not crazy. Gold 2015 Worlds Its really big motivation, so I will try to do my best for them.. Mark McMorris, Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), Canada Fear enters my mind on a daily basis. Nodar Kumaritashvili died on the day of the Opening Ceremony four years ago after he lost control of his sled traveling about 90 mph, flew off course and crashed. Too much can be debilitating. The opening ceremony of the Olympics was a few hours away. That is what Nodar Kumaritashvili was trying to do 12 years ago. Ronja Savolainen - 2018 PyeongChang Games. Then he heard a strange noise. Lloyd Wallace, Aerials, Britain Fear plays a huge role in aerial skiing. The Winter Olympic Games has been home to many horrific and heartbreaking injuries over the years. Jacqueline Wiles, Alpine skiing, United States Which is very dangerous. ': Jake Paul speaks after defeat to Tommy Fury, Waleed Aly compares T20 Women's World Cup to under 12s cricket, Tyson and Tommy Fury's dad asks Jake Paul to pay up after loss, Footballer Danny Simpson talks meeting Ronaldo while on a date, Liverpool's April visit ticket allocation slashed by 20%, Ange Postecoglou hails 'outstanding' Kyogo Furuhashi after Hampden heroics, Newcastle fans get ready ahead of Carabao Cup final with Man Utd, Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira pays tribute to John Motson. Lloyd Wallace, Aerials, Britain I had a really bad injury, just before the last Olympics. Saba Kumaritashvili of Team Georgia reacts after sliding during the Men's Singles Luge heats on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. And for Nodar. To steer, they shift the runners of the sled with their legs or shoulders. They are not reckless. As with the other athletes interviewed, Merryweather never feared the pain of injury. The last impact with one of those walls knocked him off his sled and sent him flying across the track, his arms and legs flailing. Too little can be worse. What happened at the luge in 2010? Some of the worlds best sliders had said that week that the track was too fast and too dangerous; after Nodar Kumaritashvilis death, Olympic officials made several changes, including having competitors begin from a lower spot on the track in an effort to reduce speeds. On 12 February 2010, after 25 previous attempts, 15 of them from the men's start, Kumaritashvili was fatally injured in a crash during his final training run, [19] after losing control in the last turn of the course. The injury occurred when, during the first match of the Games, Tavares banged his knee against the leg of an opposing player from Latvia before slamming it into the boards. It will be nearly two years before she is on skis again. Steven Nyman, Alpine skiing, United States one knee and blown out my other knee. Alice Merryweather, with Torey Anderson, her teams physical therapist, in a Swiss hospital after Merryweathers crash. On a recent Sunday, Dodo Kumaritashvili sat outside her sons room and peered through a crack in the door. Rescue workers got to him within seconds to no avail. Jacobellis added to her unparalleled record in major championships. Apparently, in the central African nation of Congo, they may also utilize witchcraft. Its been 12 years since his cousin, Nodar Kumaritashvili, died in a training accident at the Vancouver Games, a death that still haunts the sport, especially so every four years when the Olympics roll around and the memories get rekindled. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images Michael Dammert, Snowboard head coach, Germany Send it. Kumaritashvili's injuries were described by local media reports . Steven Nyman, Alpine skiing, United States Fear is a warning sign. Kumaritashvili and Gureshidze loved skiing, but luge was in their blood. remember the feeling of my leg breaking or anything like that. Everything takes so long., A Swift and Fatal Luge Plunge, and Then an Abyss of Sorrow, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/sports/olympics/a-swift-and-fatal-luge-plunge-and-then-an-abyss-of-sorrow.html. Winter Olympic athletes in the most extreme sports tend to fall into two categories: Those who have sustained serious injuries. Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season and finished 44th in the world standings. They contend that FILs investigation into Kumaritashvilis crash, which was released in April 2010, placed an unfair amount of blame on him. Lloyd Wallace, Aerials, Britain I think it focuses you. Not even 1 percent remains of the person I was. Sign up for InsideHook to get our best content delivered to your inbox every weekday. Copyright 2023 InsideHook. She would land before she toppled over into the snow, standing up moments later with blood pouring from her nose. at Whistler, Josef Fendt, the president of FIL, was blunt about his concern. Casey Larson, Ski jumping, United States As an athlete, you have to be really good at lying to yourself. No sport, though, has capped the danger quite like aerials. Gureshidze claimed his place later, joining Kumaritashvili only a few weeks before the Games. She did not stop for shoes or a coat. Kumaritashvili, 21, died hours before the February 12 opening of the Winter Games in Vancouver when his sled hurtled off the luge track at Whistler and slammed into a steel pillar, throwing a pall over the start of the event. Breezy Johnson, Alpine skiing, United States It injures everyone. Seventh 2014 Olympics TeammateAlex Cavallini, the No. Fear, halfpipe snowboarder Andr Hflich said, is what keeps us alive in the end., Jamie Anderson, Erik Arvidsson, Charles Beckinsale, J.R. Celski, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Brock Crouch, Michael Dammert, Billy Demong, Valerie Fleming, Anna Gasser, Red Gerard, Eileen Gu, Faye Gulini, Nicolas Gygax, Andr Hflich, Mike Jankowski, Breezy Johnson, Anders Johnson, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Millie Knight, Casey Larson, Emery Lehman, Ben Loomis, Annika Malacinski, Brolin Mawejje, Mark McMorris, Alice Merryweather, Steven Nyman, Katie Ormerod, Takeru Otsuka, Laura Peel, River Radamus, Shauna Rohbock, Logan Sankey, Bill Schuffenhauer, Leon Vockensperger, Lloyd Wallace, Shaun White and Jacqueline Wiles, The comments section is closed. But the brink is an unforgiving place. If it was Nodars fault and if he was an inexperienced sportsman, why did so many other sportsmen get injured before Nodar? she said. "I'm not saying that will happen but some athletes from other nations are less experienced. Gold 2011 X Games Derek Redmond Pops a Hamstring Running the 400 Metre Dash. Favorite us! Witnesses claimed the height of the jump hid the snowplough for view and due to the injuries he sustained, Bochatay died at the scene, just three hours before competition was due to begin. Armin Zoeggeler, the Italian legend who has won two Olympic gold medals, had a rare crash on the same day as Kumaritashvilis accident. Everyone in my family is in luge. Its what every motivational story there is talks about. It is taking risks, thoughtfully. It has been part of the family makeup ever since. Pearce would recover from the injury and while he would be able to strap his snowboard to his feet again, he would not be able to compete professionally in the sport again. Youre going to take some spills. After two runs in Beijing, the Georgian is far enough back in the standings that it's certain he won't medal at these Olympics. Shauna Rohbock, Bobsled, retired, United States Yeah, does the fear play a role in the sport? Ronja Savolainen #88 of Finland is attended to after colliding with Meghan Duggan #10 of the United States during the Ice Hockey Women Play-offs Semifinals on day 10 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 19, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. uncertainty, Anyone can read what you share. Bochatay would hit his warmup jump at top speed and would crash land before skidding into a parked snowplough. The crash happened at 10:50 a.m. on a Friday, with most people already turning their attention to the opening ceremony taking place that night. ADVERTISEMENT. And I dont think any athlete who raced in Whistler will.. Do not sell or share my personal information. Brolin Mawejje, Snowboard slopestyle, Uganda Minus getting paralyzed. Tribune News Service reports that he has suffered serious injuries. 2:16. fatal car crash car crashes car accidents car accident on videos car crash. When it is snowing which is often the trip from the capital city of Tbilisi can take nearly three hours. American J.R. Celski is an experienced short-track speed skater who, while competing at the 2010 Vancouver Games, suffered a nasty and major injury in a trial run leading up to the Games. By 03. They give me pills, even now. By It fuels hours of preparation. ", Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Marcus Rashford's new celebration is all about shutting out the noise. It is the one thing that worries every athlete. John Branch, New York Times reporter in what ways is that a good thing? The family was also promised right after the accident that a luge track, named for Kumaritashvili, would be built in Bakuriani. When she finishes cooking, she brings the food into her sons room and sits among the photographs and trophies and posters on the walls. Its put in your brain for a reason.. Leon Vockensperger, Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), Germany I probably should do too. At the Olympics, his family is synonymous with sadness. What Exactly Is Rizz? Gureshidze sprinted up the stairs alongside the track until he found Kumaritashvili lying on his back outside the track. Nicolas Bochatay's fatal accident - 1992 Albertville Games. Nancy Kerrigan was delivered a debilitating blow to her leg by a man hired by the ex-husband of her rival skater, Tonya Harding. Some sports are imposing limits. I worked hard and believed in myself strongly, he said. hide caption. Top skiers have died in bad crashes, including at the Olympics. *** Skipped 2006 X Games Jamie Anderson, Snowboard (slopestyle, big air), United States Injury. Although the accident made headlines four years ago, Kumaritashvilis death did not, by any palpable measure, linger. 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Athletes must push themselves to the brink to even have a chance at the Olympics. His last recorded speed was 89.4 mph (143.9 kph), which almost certainly was the fastest of . Alice Merryweather, Alpine skiing, United States Yeah, so this is the video of when. To reach the Olympics means not only having more talent than most others in the world, but also being more daring. It was a terrible accident. Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer was struck down with injury during the men's snowboard cross quarterfinals during the 2018 PyeongChang Games when he lost control coming off a jump. Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died following a crash in training at the Whistler Sliding Centre, according to reports. We need to be careful so that these sports stay great action sports and don't become dangerous killer sports. Gold 2016 X Games Kindergarten, primary school the same classes and then, later, the same sport., Kumaritashvili was always more boisterous, Gureshidze more reserved. There is no second, no minute, where I can escape this tragedy, she said. Felix, Kumaritashvilis uncle, was a top luger as well; he now coaches Georgias luge team. His last recorded speed was 89.4 mph, which almost certainly was the fastest of his career. Then he looked at the video screen alongside the track and felt a wave of nausea; race officials had turned off the cameras. Associated Press Jan 26, 2022, 6:14 AM EST. bad weather, I wanted to be in the Olympics to race," he said. Gold 2022 Olympics Nicolas Gygax, Aerials, Switzerland Honestly, Im really glad that there is this rule. 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