For Sweeney and Britcher, Decisions On Luge Future Await
Feb 8, 2022, 9:43 AM
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) Emily Sweeney, Erin Hamlin and Summer Britcher of the United States pose in front of the Truce Wall after the team's flag raising ceremony during previews ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Olympic Athletes' Village on February 6, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They’ve each medaled at the world championships. They’ve each won national championships.
Their careers have already been, by any measure, a success.
And now both are facing the same decision — keep sliding, or retire.
Solid runs for Ashley Farquharson and Summer Britcher of @USA_Luge, both of whom had big troubles in their first runs. They'll both move up at least one spot, likely going to bounce up a few here.
Farquharson was 26th into this heat, Britcher 29th.
— Ken Childs (@TheKenChilds) February 7, 2022
The Beijing Olympics ended for the USA Luge veterans on Tuesday night; Britcher finished 23rd, Sweeney was 26th, each of them seeing their hopes of medaling doomed by crashes on Monday night during the opening two runs of the competition.
Neither is certain what her future holds, and both are smart enough to know that it’ll take some time to figure out what’s best going forward.
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