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Watch: American luger Emily Sweeney in horror crash at Winter Olympics

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14 Feb, 2018 02:21 AM2 mins to read
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Sue Sweeney, left, the mother of Emily Sweeney of the United States, cries out as her daughter crashes on the final run of the women's luge final. Photo / AP

Sue Sweeney, left, the mother of Emily Sweeney of the United States, cries out as her daughter crashes on the final run of the women's luge final. Photo / AP

Team USA luger Emily Sweeney was knocked out of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games following a terrifying crash in the final heat.

Sweeney lost control at curve 12 of the Alpensia Sliding Centre track before falling off her sled and crashing against the sides.

Associated Press reported that Sweeney, who was competing in her first Winter Olympics, was quickly attended to by medical personal.

Spectators and viewers expressed their concern via social media as many feared the US athlete had hit her head and neck.

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Just a horrifying crash by Emily Sweeney. She got sideways out of 9, and started oscillating up and down 12, before her feet hit the roof, coming back down on her neck and head it looked like.

It's silent at the sliding center, she's out of the track and being looked at.

— Ken Childs (@TheKenChilds) February 13, 2018

But Sweeney flashed a quick smile to reassure her fans as she walked along the track to the Olympic Village clinic for further examination.

"I know I caught a good amount of air going in to (turn) 12, and I just couldn't stop it," Sweeney told NBC after the accident.

#SweenySmile Prevails - #USALuge Emily Sweeney crashed in curve 12. @TeamUSA Doc says she is OK. Emily walked down to talk with @NBCSports Lewis Johnson. Emily is now back at Olympic Village clinic for further evaluation. Photo: Alex Ptachick, USA TODAYhttps://t.co/jZ3O2NQYc5 pic.twitter.com/oiPu1umbeP

— USA Luge (@USA_Luge) February 13, 2018

"There's a lot of pressures in these big curves, and unfortunately I was not taking them correctly, so it was pretty rough."

"I'm going to go get an X-ray on my back after this, but I wanted to have the last word."

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"Thanks for all the support, guys. Yeah, it's a bummer, for sure, and I know I'm better than that, but here we are. It happens."

Emily Sweeney was competing in her first Winter Olympic Games after missing out on selection in 2014. Photo / Getty
Emily Sweeney was competing in her first Winter Olympic Games after missing out on selection in 2014. Photo / Getty

Doctors reported Sweeney had only suffered "bumps and bruises".

However, despite avoiding serious injury, Sweeney was knocked out of the Games.

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