From CNN.comhttp://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmes ... _id=142537
" A competitor has died and another is in hospital following a tragic end to the World Sauna Championships in southern Finland.
Russian Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy died Saturday after taking part in the final of a competition in which contestants are required to withstand rising temperatures for as long as possible.
Finnish finalist Timo Kaukonen was also taken to hospital for treatment, organizer Ossi Arvela said in a statement posted on the event's website.
Images of the contest showed Ladyzhenskiy and Kaukonen sitting side by side in the sauna. Both contestants can then be seen lying on the ground, apparently doused in water. Ladyzhenskiy appears to be suffering from severe skin burns.
"The event was interrupted immediately after the accident. Competition organization grieves these sad events," Avela said.
Finnish police and organizers are investigating the incident, Arvela said. But he said first aid personnel had been in place and all competitors taking part in the contest had provided doctor's certificates. "All the rules were followed," he said.
The World Sauna Championships take place annually in the town of Heinola."
Have to say that Sauna is soo dangerous sport, because heat gets ~10 celcius hotter in second, when you throw water into stove. Also sauna is full of water vapor and you can't even breath and water vapor is making it feel even hotter. Even I have to sometimes run away from Sauna, when it suddenly gets just 100+ celcius hot =/.
i knew sauna is something traditional or when i think of sauna i allways think of finland (maybe heintsi told me too often). but i never know there is this absurd sport. people's will can force their health and a man died to his strenght in mind
what are your ideas on this incident? do you defend the sport or are you shocked aswell ?
i pay 290 for mine, and i got roommate sharing the kitchen & bathroom..