I am extremely exhausted right now, but I want to send out a quick update regarding the past week in Austria. I finished 12th in the world cup, and normally I would be disappointed with that result, but I am so happy with the way I am sliding. All I can really control is the way I feel on the sled, and use each run to improve and better myself as a slider. I will try and get a more personal update out later in the week but for now I am going to cheat and post the latest press release from our team site.
IGLS, Austria - Julia Clukey, along with sisters Megan and Emily Sweeney advanced to upcoming World Cup luge races Monday as they eliminated Kate Hansen in a race-off in Igls, Austria.
Clukey, 24, of Augusta, Maine, fifth in the 2009 World Championships, had the two fastest runs in wet conditions and 50 degree temperatures. Using her trademark fast starts, the 11-year veteran was never threatened. Her times of 40.645 and 40.636 seconds totaled 1 minute, 21.281 seconds. The racing format allowed each racer to score their best two of three attempts down the 1976 Olympic track.
Sixteen year old Emily Sweeney, of Suffield, Conn., 2009 Junior National Champion, placed second in 1:21.642. Her 22 year old sister Megan Sweeney, also of Suffield, Conn., a two-time Junior National Champion, took the final available spot by clocking 1:21.727.
Kate Hansen of La Canada, Calif., the 2008 Junior World Champion, had the fourth best times of each heat and finished with her two best runs totaling 1:21.942.
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