Emily Sweeney

Team USA Luger Emily Sweeney discusses her rebound after breaking her neck and how her military service is similar to being in the Olympics.

Winter Olympians may be top of their sport but when they aren’t competing on the snow or ice at the Olympic Games, there are plenty of other winter games for them to enjoy. So we asked: would they rather face off with a snowball fight, or build a snowman?

Luger Emily Sweeney discusses how the pandemic wreaked havoc on her personal life and made competing much more difficult for her.

American Olympian Emily Sweeney was injured during the medal round of the luge competition in Pyeongchang and was not able to finish. After getting up and walking on her own she is sore and will be going for X-rays.

Natalie Geisenberger is in position to defend her gold medal. She is in first place with a cumulative time of 1:32.454 after the first two runs of the women’s singles luge after two near-flawless slides down the course. Her German teammate, Dajana Eitberger, finished the day in second place. Alex Gough of Canada was third after Runs 1 and 2,...

Summer Britcher felt comfortable during her first abbreviated training runs down the bottom of the 2018 Olympic luge track at the Alpensia Sliding Center. But that quickly changed when she moved up to the true starting height and encountered turn nine. She even assigned a four-letter nickname to the infamous curve: “the skid.” “It got pretty frustrating having so many...

Emily Sweeney owns no clothing with the Olympic rings emblazoned on them. She’s refused to wear anything bearing that logo, instead sometimes staring at those who were and wondering if her chance would ever come. At long last, it’s here.