Suffield Olympian Emily Sweeney Misses Cut For Final Luge Run

SUFFIELD, CT — After breaking her neck and back in a horrific crash during the 2018 Olympics, Suffield's Emily Sweeney was back this year — and she made it to the third luge run before missing the standing cutoff required to compete in the final round.

Though Sweeney finished in 12th place in Tuesday morning's luge run, that result put her standing at No. 26 — and only the top 20 lugers advanced to the final run.

Sweeney came in 10th place in the first run, then her standing dropped to No. 28 after she placed in 32nd during run two. Her performance in run three improved her standing, but not enough to make the cut for the final round.

The highest-performing American female luger was Ashley Farquharson of Utah, who finished in 12th place overall.

Sweeney returned to the Olympics this year after she crashed during the medal round of the 2018 winter Olympics, breaking her neck and back.

"It's pretty crushing," she told NBC Connecticut at the time. "I know I have a lot of support, and I'm sorry that's how it ended."

The Suffield native graduated from Suffield High School in 2011. She takes after her older sister Megan, who competed in luge in the 2010 Olympics.

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