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Elana Meyers Taylor’s Golden Moment: An Olympic Journey Of Resilience
Elana Meyers Taylor earned her sixth Olympic medal and became the oldest woman to win individual Winter Games gold in monobob by 0.04 seconds, Team USA claimed four of six monobob medals.
- On Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, Elana Meyers Taylor won the women's monobob at the Milan Cortina Games, her first Olympic gold after prior podium finishes.
- As a five-time Olympian, Elana Meyers Taylor nearly quit weeks earlier, but her husband Nic Taylor flew to Norway to persuade her to continue, and she returned to training before the Games.
- With a combined time of 3:57.93, Meyers Taylor edged Laura Nolte, Germany, by 0.04 seconds after entering the final run in silver position.
- Her win makes her the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history, and at 41, she tied the U.S. women's Winter Olympic medal record with six medals.
- Ahead of the final, Meyers Taylor travels with her husband Nic and their sons Nico and Noah, teaching them sign language, which Noah later signed `Noah, champion,' she said.
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She made it! At her fifth Olympic Games, the American bobsleigh rider Elana Meyers Taylor has actually raced to the gold medal and then made for one of the most heartbreaking moments of the games. It was the last piece of the puzzle that was still missing in the remarkable career of the 41-year-olds.After two overall World Cup titles in two and four World Cup gold medals, Taylor is finally allowed to call herself Olympic champion.Children always…
With the gold medal that had escaped him so much finally hanging from his neck, Elana Meyers Taylor immediately discarded the idea of being in the middle of a time that would change his life. “In six days, I will have to pick up and leave the children of the school in Texas,” she said, dressed in her parka and snow pants from the American team. “Like none of this, I can’t wear it when I get home.” Much of these Olympic Games have felt like a les…
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Elana Meyers Taylor wins Olympic gold in monobob
At 41, she became the oldest woman to win an individual Winter Games gold.
Georgia’s Elana Meyers Taylor Wins Gold And Ties Olympic Record
Congratulations Elana! Al Bello / Staff/Getty Images/Getty ImagesLate Monday night in Cortina, Italy, a dream was realized for a member of Team USA from Douglasville, Georgia. Elana Meyers Taylor is no stranger to international competition, this is her fifth Olympic Games, after all. She has already earned 5 medals in Vancouver, Sochi, and PyeongChang—2 bronze and 3 silver medals to be exact. She is the most decorated female bobsledder of all t…
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