VIDEO: Team USA’s Emily Sweeney Crashes In Pyeongchang
Feb 13, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:23 am
(Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Team USA luger Emily Sweeney crashed in Pyeongchang on Monday night.
CBS Sports reports that Sweeney crashed at the ninth turn of the track, where athletes were warned to take with particular caution.
She lost control going 60mph and swerved around the wall, but is reportedly doing OK.
See the video below.
Sweeney got up and refused a stretcher after the crash. Doctors said she was “banged up,” but suffered no broken bones.
Here are the photos:
Emily Sweeney did flash a smile as she walked along side the track where fans greeted her with cheers. pic.twitter.com/jI5wzL0LNW
— Alex Ptachick (@alexptachick) February 13, 2018