Russian luge team coach Mikhail Zavyalov...

Georgia"s sport minister said his country will participate in the Games despite the tragedy although earlier reports suggested the South Caucasus country could withdraw from the competitions following the deadly accident.

International Luge Federation (FIL) President Josef Fendt said earlier the luger"s death is "the gravest thing in sport," and Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, called it a tragedy overshadowing the 2010 Winter Olympics.

MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti)