Two U.S. moms in their 40s rocketed to gold and bronze in Olympic bobsled showdown

American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals.

By Brian Mann

USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor storms monobob to win first Olympic gold at age 41

It took her five Olympics but she finally got there: USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor won gold in the monobob on Monday, capping a long and brilliant career. Nolte won silver and 40-year-old Kaillie Humphries Armbruster of the US, who was also competing in her fifth Olympics, claimed bronze. Meyers Taylor was the most decorated Black athlete ever at a Winter Olympics even before this win, and is also a four-time world champion.

USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor storms monobob to win first Olympic gold at age of 41

American was competing in her fifth Olympics Ties Bonnie Blair for US women’s medal record Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results It took her five Olympics but she finally got there: USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor won gold in the monobob on Monday, capping a long and brilliant career. The 41-year-old’s first Olympics came in Vancouver in 2010, and since then she has won three silver medals and two bronze across two events, the monobob and the two-woman bobsleigh. Her victory on Monday came down to the final run of the competition with Laura Nolte competing to best Meyers Taylor’s time of three minutes and 57.93 seconds. But the German could not respond and Meyers Taylor became America’s oldest-ever female Winter Olympic champion. Continue reading...

By Guardian sport and agencies

American Elana Meyers Taylor finally captures gold medal at Winter Olympics, makes Team USA history

American Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor raced as quick as she could down the bobsled track and glided to the first gold medal of her Olympic career.