Whistler Sliding Centre I can't just post just the vertical drop comparisons but they are on the right side of the page. Whistler has a vertical drop that is 124 feet and 158 more than the last 2 Olympic venues. That is 33% and 46% more drop in just a few years. Of course the speeds are going to be greater. There was no need to build a run that was so much faster than its predecessors. At least no without adding more qualifications for the competitors. They should hold the increase to no more than 10% a quadrennial.
The ILF and Vancouver Olympic Committee may not have been responsible in the young man's death but their desire for new records and their lack of proper safety measures certainly contributed to his death.