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Elana Meyers Taylor Wins Olympic Gold
2/16/2026 4:40:00 PM | General, Softball
Taking home the gold on Monday in Cortina, the former George Washington softball player tied Bonnie Blair's U.S. Winter Olympics medal record by an American woman with her sixth, adding to her collection that already included three silvers and two in bronze.
The most decorated athlete in U.S. bobsleigh history and the most decorated Black Winter Olympian in history, Meyers Taylor added to a resume of dominance as the premier U.S. slider in history.
Her performance also tied her for second in Winter Olympic medals by a U.S. athlete in history, trailing only speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno's eight.
GW's first-ever softball recruit and only player in program history with her number retired, Meyers Taylor launched her Olympic journey with a bronze in Vancouver in two-woman bobsled in 2010 and has medaled in every Games since.
She helped push for Olympic status in monobob until its debut in 2022, so it was fitting that her megastardom on the track reached gold form in that event.
Elected by fellow U.S. teammates to be the country's opening ceremony flag bearer in 2022, but having missed the ceremony due to Covid, Meyers Taylor carried the flag in Beijing at the closing ceremonies.
At 41, Meyers Taylor has two sons with her husband, fellow bobsledder Nic. Her oldest son Nico was born with Down syndrome and both Nico and Noah were born deaf, but the Taylors could feel the cheers ringing all the way from D.C. to Georgia to Italy on Monday, as the family defines living with purpose and bringing exposure to the competitive spirit that excels in the face of all challenges.
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The most decorated athlete in U.S. bobsleigh history and the most decorated Black Winter Olympian in history, Meyers Taylor added to a resume of dominance as the premier U.S. slider in history.
Her performance also tied her for second in Winter Olympic medals by a U.S. athlete in history, trailing only speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno's eight.
GW's first-ever softball recruit and only player in program history with her number retired, Meyers Taylor launched her Olympic journey with a bronze in Vancouver in two-woman bobsled in 2010 and has medaled in every Games since.
She helped push for Olympic status in monobob until its debut in 2022, so it was fitting that her megastardom on the track reached gold form in that event.
Elected by fellow U.S. teammates to be the country's opening ceremony flag bearer in 2022, but having missed the ceremony due to Covid, Meyers Taylor carried the flag in Beijing at the closing ceremonies.
At 41, Meyers Taylor has two sons with her husband, fellow bobsledder Nic. Her oldest son Nico was born with Down syndrome and both Nico and Noah were born deaf, but the Taylors could feel the cheers ringing all the way from D.C. to Georgia to Italy on Monday, as the family defines living with purpose and bringing exposure to the competitive spirit that excels in the face of all challenges.
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