In her second run of the women’s singles luge competition — after finishing her first run in 10th place which was her highest position ever at the Olympics — Sweeney collided with the wall on Turn 13 which jolted her out of her sled.

While flipped over onto her stomach — rather than her back — Sweeney was able to hold on and cross the finish line, crediting her with a completed run.

But despite finishing, the crash dropped the Lake Placid resident to 28th place overall and likely out of medal contention.

“If you’re not correct coming out, the track dips away and you’re weightless a little bit,” Sweeney told the Associated Press, with her eyes welling with tears. “So, if you’re crooked a little bit in your sled or you’re not in a great spot, it’ll get you.”

Summer Britcher, of the United States, crashes during the luge women’s singles run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday in the Yanqing District of Beijing. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Sweeney wasn’t the only person to crash on the Yanqing National Sliding Center’s turn 13 — which is also known as the Tail of the Dragon in reference to the track’s nickname, the Flying Snow Dragon. Her American teammate, Summer Britcher, crashed in her first run to doom her chances; she’s now 26th.

“I’m a little sad, but I’m OK and I’m also happy because I’m here,” Britcher told the Associated Press. “I’m competing at the Olympics. The one thing, when I decided to commit to another four years, I decided somewhere along the way that whatever the outcome — win, lose, crash, track record, mistakes — I wanted to come away feeling joyful for having competed at this level and joyful for the experience.”

Many other medal hopefuls had a difficult time finishing the Olympic track on Monday, including Germany’s Julia Taubitz and Austria’s Madeleine Egle.

Taubitz and Egle were, by far, the best in the women’s luge world all season. They won almost every race and finished in the top two spots of the World Cup standings.

Egle slipped in the first run and is in seventh place. Taubitz, who led after the first run, crashed in her second run and slipped all the way to 14th place.

The lone American to make it through the treacherous course in both her runs was Ashley Farquharson. The Park City native, who made her Olympic debut on Monday, currently sits in 18th place and is 2.171 seconds behind the leader.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger, of Germany, is the current leader with a time of 1:56.825.

All three Americans will compete today at 6:50 a.m. in the final two runs of the women’s single competition.