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Is curve #13 cursed on the Olympic luge course?

Athletes sliding down the Olympic luge course seem to have trouble navigating the track's 13th curve.

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BEIJING, China — Athletes sliding down the Olympic luge track in Beijing seem to be having trouble getting around the course's 13th curve.

The tricky spot has tripped up multiple sledders competing at the Yanqing venue, prompting some to wonder whether the curve is too difficult to navigate.

Team USA luge racer Emily Sweeney lost control and flipped at the 13th curve during a run on Monday.

“It’s a tough spot,” Sweeney said in a statement released by Team USA. “You have to come outright. If you’re not correct coming out, the track dips away and then you’re weightless a little bit and so if you’re crooked a little bit in your sled, or if you’re not in a great spot, it’ll get you.”

Luge racers from Austria and Germany also struggled to get around the curve.

The slopey part of the track that's been so strenuous for sledders has earned the name "Dragon's Tail" by Olympics followers online.

If you're tuning in for this final #luge run, here's the track map. The women are starting just next next to Curve 2 on that second start ramp

Most of the trouble have been out of Curve 13. "14 & 15" are kind of a bendaway straight, but with some banking#olympics #beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/5nWg0reU5W
— Ken Childs (@TheKenChilds) February 8, 2022

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The Dragon's Tail is really causing problems for the women luge athletes

Half of them are crossing the line off their sleds after overturning
— Michael (@ebelog) February 8, 2022

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Curve 13 is ending folks in the Luge. #WinterOlympics
— xirclebox (@xirclebox) February 8, 2022

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