41-Year-Old Becomes Oldest U.S. Woman Gold Medalist in Winter Olympics
Summary
Elana Meyers Taylor, an American athlete, won a gold medal in the monobob bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics. At 41, she became the oldest American woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Games. Meyers Taylor now has a total of six Olympic medals.Key Facts
- Elana Meyers Taylor won a gold medal in the monobob event at the Winter Olympics.
- She is 41 years old, making her the oldest American woman to win a Winter Olympic gold.
- Meyers Taylor had previously won bronze and silver medals in past Winter Games since 2010.
- In the 2014 Sochi Games, she won silver in the two-woman bobsleigh event.
- She also won silver in 2018 and participated in two events in Beijing, winning bronze and silver.
- Meyers Taylor ties with Bonnie Blair for the second-most Winter Olympic medals by an American with six.
- Only Apolo Ohno has more Winter Olympic medals among Americans, with eight.
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