Emily Sweeney
(Junior National Team Select) 
 Emily Sweeney


DOB: March 16, 1993
Height/Weight: 5’5’’, 130 lbs. (1 meter, 64; 59 kg)
Born in Portland, Maine
Resides in Suffield, Conn.

Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

  • Silver Medalist at the Koenigssee, Germany, 2011 Junior World Cup
  • Silver Medalist at the 2010 Norton National Championships in Lake Placid, NY
  • Bronze medalist at the January, 2010 women’s singles Junior World Cup in Oberhof, Germany
  • Finished 5th at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
  • 2009 Norton Junior National Champion (Gold)
  • 2008 Verizon U.S. Youth A national champion
  • A winter 2008 Youth A (to age 17) women’s singles World Cup bronze medalist (Park City, Utah)
  • Finished fourth in the final 2008 overall Youth A World Cup rankings
  • Bronze medalist at Youth A World Cup event in Park City, Utah

2010-2011 Results

  • 22nd in World Cup in Igls, Austria; Bronze medal in Junior Challenge Cup in Sigulda, Latvia
  • Finished 6th at the Sigulda, Latvia, Junior World Cup
  • Did not finish at Sigulda, Latvia, Junior World Cup #2
  • Silver Medalist at the Koenigssee, Germany, Junior World Cup
  • Finished 22nd at the Igls, Austria, Junior World Cup
  • Finished 8th at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Oberhof, Germany
  • Finished 10th in overall standings for the Junior World Cup Season

2009-10 Results

  • 2009-10 Senior World Cup Results: 17th (NC), 9th (NC), 13th, 16th
  • 2009-10 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 9th, 3rd, 4th
  • 2010 Junior World Championships: 5th
  • 2009-10 Junior Team Competition: 2nd, 2nd
  • 2009-10 Junior World Cup Ranking: 10th
  • 2010 Norton National Championship: 2nd


Fun Facts

  • Emily attends Suffield High School (Suffield, Conn.) where she plays lacrosse and soccer
  • Emily’s favorite place to race is Koenigssee, Germany
  • Emily’s favorite television show is "Greys Anatomy"

 

 
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