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Elana Meyers Taylor Wins First Olympic Gold in Monobob at 41, Ties U.S. Women’s Medals Mark

Her 0.04-second monobob win at 41 ties Bonnie Blair’s U.S. women’s medals record, setting up a final start in the two-woman before retirement.

Overview

  • She edged Germany’s Laura Nolte by 0.04 seconds in Cortina d’Ampezzo to take the women’s monobob title.
  • The victory gives her a sixth Olympic medal, cementing her status as the most decorated Black Winter Olympian.
  • At 41, she is the oldest American woman to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.
  • She celebrated at the finish with her two deaf sons and signed to them, “Mommy won!”
  • Her husband and coach, Nic Taylor, has been central to her training and the family travels together using sign language and cochlear implants.