WHISTLER, British Columbia — Olympic luge events will start farther down the track than originally planned, officials said Saturday, a decision they made with the “emotional component” of athletes in mind following the death of a Georgian competitor.

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A strong storm in the Pacific was forecast to bring a lot of rain to the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, particularly in Washington and Oregon.

Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Utah mountains with 5 aboard; 2 seriously injured

X Games skier in Calif. was making comeback from injury when he died on steep, rocky slope

Friends, Olympians mourn death of Calif. extreme skier, who fell on run at Squaw Valley

X-Games skier Johnson dies after falling, hitting head while skiing steep chute in California

Calif. X-Games skier dies of head injuries while trying run off steep cliff at Squaw Valley

Bode Miller gets silver, fellow American Weibrecht bronze in super-G; US medal count hits 20

World’s best not just embarrassed by on-the-edge courses, they’re fearing for their safety

Jacobellis flubs in the snowboardcross course again, this time in semis; US hockey wins opener

The podium in the mountains: snow, fog, rain; dazzling men’s hockey tourney to open on Day 5

Spillane wins 1st US medal in Nordic combined, Bilodeau’s gold a big breakthrough for Canada

Olympic track reopens with men starting lower on course, in response to athlete’s fatal crash

Men’s Olympic lugers will start lower on track, in response to athlete’s fatal crash

Georgian athletes mourn fallen teammate, adding somber note to Vancouver opening ceremony

49 states report a dusting of snow in unusual year; Hawaii is the lone holdout

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