The compacted Eberspacher World Cup luge tour ended Sunday in tony St. Moritz, Switzerland which means that all eyes are now on the big prize — the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

The final day played out in typical winter weather conditions for the Engadin region — that is to say, sunny, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees. In fact, one of the course’s 19 curves carries the Sunny name. That’s how confident they are in the weather.

USA Luge’s Emily Sweeney, after resting her neck last week in Oberhof, returned to sliding this week and ended her season with a 17th-place effort, topped by a fifth-place result in Altenberg that solidified her spot on the Olympic team. But for the slider born in Maine and living in Lake Placid, the past few years have not been so much about the World Cup. After winning the 2019 World Championship bronze medal, the two-time Olympian said it’s more about the big events, and there’s nothing bigger than what looms ahead.

Ashley Farquharson, of Park City, Utah, has been nominated to her first Olympic team. On Sunday, she negotiated the long, high-speed St. Moritz track in 23rd place, but her best result of the year occurred on opening weekend, when she finished eighth in Beijing. Farquharson tied for 15th place in the 2022 World Cup standings.

Three-time Team USA member Summer Britcher, of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania and Lake Placid, was 24th as she protects a broken finger suffered two weeks ago. This result came without a normal start due to the injury. Like Sweeney, there are bigger fish to fry in the coming weeks.

The Americans concluded the nine-races-in-10-weeks campaign with two World Cup medals in the team relay and Britcher’s sprint silver in Sochi. She was 11th in the overall standings. Teammate Brittney Arndt, another Park City slider, was 28th ranked. She returned home two weeks ago to not only continue her own training but to assist doubles teammates Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander get up to speed prior to the Winter Games.