Meyers Taylor Wins Monobob Gold, Humphries Earns Bronze
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won the women's monobob at the Milan Cortina Games with a four-run total of 3:57.93, earning her sixth Olympic medal and tying a U.S. Winter Games record.
Overview
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won the women's monobob at the Milan Cortina Games with a four-run total of 3 minutes, 57.93 seconds to claim Olympic gold.
The result followed the 2022 Beijing Games where Kaillie Humphries won monobob gold and Meyers Taylor took silver, and it completed Meyers Taylor’s five-Olympic quest for a first gold.
Meyers Taylor dropped to her knees and wrapped herself in an American flag after the result, U.S. coach Brian Shimer celebrated, and Kaillie Humphries, 40, secured bronze.
The gold is Meyers Taylor’s sixth Olympic medal, tying Bonnie Blair for the most by a U.S. woman in Winter Games history, while Humphries now has five Olympic medals, including three golds and two bronzes.
Both athletes return to Cortina for two-woman training runs on Feb. 17, with the first two of four two-woman heats set for Feb. 20 and the final medal heat on Feb. 21.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a celebratory human-interest piece emphasizing motherhood, age, and perseverance, using energetic verbs ("rocketed," "nail-biting"), selective emphasis on family and health struggles (IVF, endometriosis), and highlighting policy impact (monobob inclusion). Direct athlete quotes remain source content, while presentation choices craft an uplifting, American-centric narrative.
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FAQ
Her medals are: 2010 bronze (two-woman bobsled), 2014 silver (two-woman bobsled), 2018 silver (two-woman bobsled), 2022 silver (monobob) and bronze (two-woman bobsled), 2026 gold (monobob).[1]
Germany's Laura Nolte won the silver medal, finishing behind Elana Meyers Taylor after four runs.[2]
She tied Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Olympic medals by a U.S. woman, with six medals total.[1]
They return for two-woman bobsled: training on Feb. 17, first two heats on Feb. 20, final heats on Feb. 21.[2]
She is a mother of two advocating for children with disabilities, first woman to medal in a men's event, pushed for women's monobob as Olympic event, and four-time World Champion with 10 world medals.[1]
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