DannyB
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Did anyone read about this today? what a fucking idiotic thing to do.
quote: HELSINKI -A Russian man trying to win the Sauna World Championships died after collapsing with severe burns in the final stage of an event that required contestants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said.
Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, an amateur wrestler who was in his 60s, was pronounced dead late Saturday after he collapsed alongside reigning champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round. Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 spectators in the southern Finnish town of Heinola.
Both were shaking and bleeding from what appeared to be severe burns, said Hakon Eikesdal, a photographer with the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.
Kaukonen, about 40, was hospitalized in stable condition Sunday, contest spokesman Ossi Arvela said.
The annual contest, which had over 130 participants from 15 countries, had been held since 1999. It will never be held again, Arvela said.
Half a liter (a pint) of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain at the sauna is the winner.
There was no prize other than "some small things" Arvela said. He declined to provide details.
Arvela said Kaukonen — the defending world champion — had refused to leave the sauna despite getting sick.
Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million. Temperatures are normally kept around 158 to 176 degrees (70-80 degrees Celsius).
"I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit," Arvela said. "It is not so unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that."
Arvala said all rules in Saturday's competition were followed and the temperatures and times were similar to those in previous years.
He said police are investigating the death.
Pictures here WW
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Cosmo
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This'll be a hot topic
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nathy_87
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Bloody hell cosmo you're on the ball today.
Yeah I read it in the Metro today. Stupid thing to do as a competiton, I can barley stand it when its 80-90. C
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
Bloody hell cosmo you're on the ball today.
On fire you could say?
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AndyKent
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I've never got these competitions.
Its like people who go swimming in artic waters. Its obvious its bloody cold, no point giving yourself a heart attack
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JonnyJ
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Did i read that right? The Sauna World Championship.
Seriously?
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Nath
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What a fucktard
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VrsTurbo
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the Fin's are very odd people anyway! disliked going over there to work!
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Daimo B
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Least he didn't do a Tony and use Gas.....
Oldies MAY know who im on about and what program
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Nath
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Men Behaving Badly.
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adiohead
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On the buses
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CORSA NUT
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Fucking hell
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by Nath
Men Behaving Badly.
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Scotty_B
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Do you want fries with that?
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DannyB
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Video - work warning
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Jambo
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I read this too
Pictures are grim some people are stupid and show a contempt for their own life. No big loss
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oceansoul
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Finns are although fucking mental.
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noshua
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Sounds like something that would happen in China
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gavin18787
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Someone died in the sauna of the local virgin active gym
Heart attack mind not a record attempt
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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JodieSarah
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Strange people
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Jake
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i almost died doing push ups in a sauna, got to 1123 and had to be dragged out
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MarkSport
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I'm sure I sauna something about this on the news
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adiohead
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quote: Originally posted by MarkSport
I'm sure I sauna something about this on the news
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sand-eel
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TBH I would have burned around and got out.
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adiohead
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Anyone seen Top Gear's latest facebook status?
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