Emily Sweeney

Name: Emily Sweeney

Sport: Luge

Height: 5'5"

DOB: 3/16/1993

Birthplace: Portland, Maine

Hometown: Suffield, Conn.

Coach(es): Bill Tavares, Bengt Walden, Lubomir Mick

Olympic Experience

2018

World Championship Experience

2013 Junior World Champion

Other Career Highlights

2013 Junior World Champion
1 World Cup gold medal
3 World Cup silver medals
1 World Cup bronze medal

Personal: Emily is a member of the National Guard/World Class Athlete Program...Emily enjoys playing lacrosse...Emily loves to sing along to Taylor Swift songs

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FUN FACTS

Emily is a member of the National Guard/World Class Athlete Program
Emily enjoys playing lacrosse
Emily loves to sing along to Taylor Swift songs

BEST EVER RESULTS

Gold medal in 2017 Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race (first career gold)
Silver medalist at 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
Silver medal in 2016 Park City World Cup singles race
Silver medal in 2016 Park City World Cup sprint race

18-19 SEASON

DNR in Sigulda, Latvia
21st place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
4th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
4th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
6th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
Bronze medal in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
DNR in Igls, Austria season opener

17-18 SEASON (finished World Cup season 11th ranked overall)

Did not finish in her Olympic debut in Pyeongchang, South Korea
21st place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race (4th after first run)
12th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
14th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
DNR in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race (neck strain)
7th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
17th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
7th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race (secured second B tier Olympic qualification
11th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
Gold medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race (first career gold)
8th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles (secured B tier Olympic qualification)
14th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles

16-17 SEASON (wrist surgery in late summer 2016)

Won last 2 fall seeding races
9th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
14th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
6th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
4th place in Whistler World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Park City World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Park City World Cup sprint race
8th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
9th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles
4th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint
15th in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
4th in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
12th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup women's singles race
21st in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
17th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race

15-16 SEASON (Finished 8th in overall World Cup rankings)

Swept the fall series: gold medalist in both seeding races and Norton National Championships
6th in Igls, Austria World Cup
Silver medalist at 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
5th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (missed singles podium by 0.01 of a second)
9th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (sprint)
7th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (singles)
5th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (sprint)
9th place in 2015 Sigulda World Cup (singles)
11th place in Oberhof World Cup (singles)
8th place in Oberhof World Cup (sprint)
14th place in Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
20th place in Sochi World Cup (singles)
12th place in Altenberg World Cup (singles)
9th place in Winterberg World Cup (singles)