SAT . GOLD FOR THE AGES: ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY IN MILAN-CORTINA 🥇🇺🇸
MILAN–CORTINA — From Douglas County to the very top of the Olympic podium, Elana Meyers Taylor has done it.
At 41 years old, Meyers Taylor captured gold in women’s monobob at the Winter Olympics, earning the first Olympic gold medal of her legendary career — and the sixth Olympic medal overall. A moment years in the making. A victory that means far more than sport.
Let that sink in.
This gold cements her status as the most decorated Black Winter Olympian in history, achieved across five Olympic Games, through perseverance, reinvention, and relentless belief.
But medals alone don’t tell Elana’s story.
Off the ice, she is known just as much for her kindness and humility as for her power and precision on the track. Fierce in competition, gracious in life — the same woman who rockets down an icy course at breathtaking speed is the one who pauses to listen, encourage, and lift others up.
A first-generation American, proudly Jamaican, Panamanian, and Italian, Elana is the daughter of an immigrant and a mother of two incredible boys, both deaf — one with Down syndrome. Motherhood, she says, fuels her. Faith grounds her. Purpose drives her.
In her own words, she has spent a lifetime training not just to win, but to identify weaknesses and improve by one percent every day. She competes not only for herself, but for the future she’s building for her children — and for everyone watching who needs proof that resilience pays off.
Her journey wasn’t linear. After falling short of the Olympic dream in softball, she pivoted to bobsled — and now, years later, stands with gold around her neck, rewriting history.
This medal is about grit.
About faith.
About motherhood.
About choosing growth over defeat.
From Douglas County to the world stage, Elana Meyers Taylor didn’t just win gold — she set the standard.
Elana, we are proud of you. Not just for the medal, but for the example you set every single day. 💛🥇
