An Olympic sensation charged with murder.<br/> <br />Reporters gathered outside a Pretoria court Thursday for details on the arrest of South African track star Oscar Pistorius.<br/> <br />The double amputee dubbed "Blade Runner" who became a sports icon by competing with able-bodied athletes at the Olympics, was charged Thursday with shooting his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp.<br/> <br />Prosecutor Medupe Simasiku.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY OFFICIAL, MEDUPE SIMASIKU SAYING:<br/> <br />"He will be appearing tomorrow at nine o'clock at the Pretoria Magistrate Court. The reason he did not appear today is because the police are still busy with preliminary investigations."<br/> <br />The investigation is just underway but there is already fallout for the gold medalist and world record holder.<br/> <br />A South African TV channel said it will immediately pull off the air all its ads featuring Pistorius, whose sponsorship deals are thought to be worth $2 million a year.<br/> <br />Pistorius, seen here leaving a police station Thursday, has not made any public statements yet.<br/> <br />His lawyer, Kenny Oldwage.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) OSCAR PISTORIUS' LAWYER, KENNY OLDWAGE SAYING:<br/> <br />"He is very well - obviously emotional, but he is fine guys."<br/> <br />In a sad irony, some of his girlfriend's last Twitter postings suggested she looked forward to Valentine's Day, on Thursday, the day she was killed.
