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    U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney's return to the OIympics is a story of survival

    "I think the more important part of my story for myself at least is that I'm still here," said U.S. luger Emily Sweeney, who suffered a devastating crash at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
    by Brian Mann Feb 06, 2022 3 minutes
    Emily Sweeney of the United States reacts after a training run at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. She would crash in a later race, breaking her neck and back. Her recovery and return to the Olympics has been a long but important mission for her.

    BEIJING — Four years ago at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Emily Sweeney was rocketing down the track feet first, banking through sharp turns at more than sixty miles an hour when her luge sled bucked and twisted out of control.

    "I've never seen an accident...that bad," said her dad Larry Sweeney who was there that day in South Korea. "We took off running."Sweeney's body slammed side to side against

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