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Pyeongchang, South Korea — A terrifying crash at the Olympics has injured an Olympian from New England.
Emily Sweeney crashed on her fourth run in Singles Luge.
She was in a curve when she bounced around the track before crashing.
#breaking USA's Emily Sweeney crashes in luge, heading to hospital. The final run of women’s singles luge is currently ongoing, but it has been marred by a very scary moment, as USA’s Emily Sweeney suffered a nasty crash and did not finish. The crowd was stunned and went silent.
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) February 13, 2018
The crowd went silent and pictures showed her mother in tears.
The Connecticut-native was taken to a hospital.
No other information was released.
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