Watch: US Olympian suffers horror crash in Luge event

US luger Emily Sweeney was involved in a high-speed crash in the women's singles luge event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Feb, 2018 - 10:28

Steve Neville

US luger Emily Sweeney was involved in a high-speed crash in the women's singles luge event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on Tuesday, writes Steve Neville.

Luge involves one person on a sled hurtling down a track and Sweeney was on her final run of the day.

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