The veteran bobsledder and most decorated female bobsledder of all time, Elana Meyers Taylor finally became an Olympic gold medalist on Monday. But to Meyers Taylor, the most special prize is sharing the moment with her kids.
Ahead of the final heat, Taylor was 0.15 seconds away from gold, having finished the third heat right behind German competitor Laura Nolte. Yet when the competition was over, Taylor brought home the gold, sliding into first place by just .04 seconds.
Meyers Taylor is no stranger to the Olympic stage.
During her Olympic debut at the 2010 Vancouver Games, Meyers Taylor won bronze in the two-woman bobsled. She followed that with two silver medals, one in Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang in 2018. In 2022, she won bronze again and silver in the monobob, as the sport made its Olympic debut for the Beijing Games.
Yet the bobsledding great had not gotten her hands on a gold medal — until now.
The now six-time Olympic medalist said that this medal definitely ranks first, but not just because it’s her first gold.