Emily Sweeney (luger) explained

Emily Sweeney
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Full Name:Emily Carolyn Sweeney
Birth Date:16 March 1993
Birth Place:Portland, Maine, U.S.[1]
Event:Women's singles
Club:U.S. Army WCAP
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Emily Carolyn Sweeney (born November 28, 1993) is an American luger.[2] She is the sister of fellow luger Megan Sweeney.[3]

Luge career

During the 2009 World Cup season, Sweeney became Junior World Luge Champion and took bronze medals at the Junior World Cup at Winterberg, Germany and a gold medal at Park City, Utah.[4]

On November 26, 2017, she won her first World Cup gold medal in the sprint race at Winterberg.[5]

Emily Sweeney was selected as a member of the 2018 USA Olympic Team.[6] [7] At the Pyongchang Games, her first Olympics, Sweeney crashed on her final run, losing control at turn 12 of the Alpensia track after "(catching) a good amount of air" when entering the corner. The neck and back fractures she suffered were figured out some days later. Nine months after her accident, she came back and won a bronze medal at a World Cup race in Whistler, British Columbia.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily Sweeney . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509140506/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge/athletes/Emily-Sweeney . dead . May 9, 2015 . TeamUSA.org . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
  2. News: Joe . Paisley . January 3, 2015 . USA luger slides to best finish . Colorado Springs Gazette . June 20, 2016.
  3. News: Associated Press . December 19, 2009 . Megan Sweeney, of Suffield, Conn., chosen as luger for U.S. women's Olympic team . MassLive . February 8, 2015.
  4. News: Joe . Lacdan . February 6, 2018 . Luge athlete Sgt. Emily Sweeney perseveres through heartache, injury to compete in 2018 Olympics . Army.mil . . February 8, 2018.
  5. News: Associated Press . November 26, 2017 . American Emily Sweeney gets first World Cup gold medal . ESPN.com . February 8, 2018.
  6. Web site: Emily Sweeney . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421105728/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/luge/athlete-profile-n3013169-emily-sweeney.htm . 2018-04-21 . pyeongchang2018.com . PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games.
  7. Web site: SGT Emily Sweeney . armymwr.com . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131646/https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/world-class-athlete-program/olympians/winter-olympians/sgt-emily-sweeney . February 11, 2018.
  8. News: Tim . Reynolds . December 2, 2018 . From broken to bronze: Sweeney overcomes major luge crash . . January 3, 2019.
  9. News: Sandy . Caligiore . December 1, 2018 . Emily Sweeney Caps Her Comeback From Olympic Crash To Claim World Cup Bronze In Season Debut . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202030733/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Luge/NEWS/2018/December/01/Emily-Sweeney-Bronze-in-Whistler . dead . December 2, 2018 . TeamUSA.org . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

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