Levan Gureshidze Explained

Levan Gureshidze (Georgian: ლევან გურეშიძე; born September 21, 1988) is a Georgian luger who has competed since 2008. He finished 55th in the 2008-09 Luge World Cup.

Gureshidze qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics but withdrew from the competition after teammate Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a training run accident at the Olympics. He instead flew back to Georgia to mourn the loss of his teammate at Kumaritashvili's funeral.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: en-GB. Georgian pulls out of luge event. BBC. 2010-02-14. 2022-01-21.
2. Web site: en-CA. Teammate of killed luger withdraws from Olympic race. The Toronto Star. 2010-02-13. 0319-0781. 2022-01-21.