Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili told his father he was afraid of the lightning-quick Olympic track in a phone call shortly before his death.

People flooded social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the fatal crash of an Olympic luger yesterday, eager to read the latest, and quickest, details of the horrific accident.

Settle into the sofa and enjoy some of the best the Games have to offer. David Leggat reports

David Leggat outlines just how tough it's going to be for a New Zealand athlete to stand on the medal dias at these Winter Olympics.

A figure skating pair has had to change a lift after many dubbed it too sexual for the Olympics. Source - TSN5

A North Korean cheering squad surprises and gets a good reception at the winter Olympics short track speed skating. Source - @mattstopera, @soheefication, @kimbrunhuber

The New Zealand contingent is raring to hit the ice, snow and slopes when the the Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver on Friday.