The loss of a fine young man and luge athlete from the Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, during a training run the day before the games began, was difficult for the luge family, doubly so for the athletes. Nodar was a talented, up-and-coming slider by many reports, and he had earned the right to [...]

Scott competing in the 1988 US Olympic Trials, Lake Placid, NY   I’m devastated by the loss of an athlete I’ve never met, and honestly never even heard of. Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia. In one of his final training runs before the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games tonight, and the [...]

  How lucky can a lucky guy get? I’m thrilled to to serve as an Honorary Captain of the US Olympic Luge Team, about to take on the rest of the world’s best in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Having once trained and competed for such a coveted spot, I admire these athletes deeply. Luge is [...]

Mount Everest is calling me again. A week from today I will begin to answer that call, my first step being a very long flight to Katmandu. Last spring, after 59 arduous days on the mountain, I came tantalizingly close to reaching the summit, but had to turn back due to a severe back injury. [...]