Sweeney Wins Bronze in Oberhof

Emily Sweeney (16, Suffolk, CT) won her first medal at the Junior level in the 5th Junior World Cup of the 2009-10 season in Oberhof, Germany. Emily raced in the more challenging Junior category, even though she is still eligible to slide in the younger "Youth A" level. Other Top 10 finishers this weekend were Jake Hyrns and Summer Britcher, both of whom finished sixth-place in the Youth A Men and Youth A Women races. Currently Jake sits in fourth place in overall World Cup points among Youth A Men, and Summer is in third place among Youth A Women.

With just one more Junior World Cup left this season, there is intense competition in overall standings among the Junior Men. With 370 points, Germany's Julian von Schleinitz already has a lock on the top spot, but Robby Huerbin is one of four athletes who are nearly tied for second position. Robby has 252 points, just eight points behind Robert Fischer of Germany, who is currently in the number two position.