John Furlong travels to Georgia for memorial of luger killed in Whistler

Invited by Nodar Kumaritashvili's family to his hometown of Bakuriani--a few hours drive away from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Furlong was among a number of dignitaries amidst hundreds of people gathered for a four hour traditional Greek Orthdox service early this morning.

Furlong says attending was simply the right thing to do. "It would be impossible to continue to reflect on the Games...I don't care how long it goes on...without remembering the fact this is something that happened."

He says there's serious talk of building a luge track in Kumaritashvili's hometown, and he adds VANOC wants to help make sure his family get the insurance money that is entitled to them. The 21-year-old died February 12th during a training run in Whistler.

Even after the 2010 Games came to an end, there was one thing left for VANOC CEO John Furlong to do. Furlong attended a memorial service for the Georgian luger who died just hours before the Opening Ceremony.