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Elana Meyers Taylor won Olympic gold in the inaugural women’s monobob at Cortina 2026, finishing 0.04 seconds ahead of Laura Nolte after Nolte stumbled on the final run; Kaillie Humphries earned bronze and Kaysha Love finished seventh, with Meyers Taylor becoming the oldest U.S. woman to win a Winter Olympic medal.
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won Olympic monobob gold in Milan-Cortina, becoming the oldest Winter Games champion with a four-heat time of 3:57.93 that edged Laura Nolte by 0.04 seconds and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries by 0.12, making her the first mother to win Olympic bobsleigh gold and adding to her record as the most decorated American female in the sport.
Elana Meyers Taylor won the first Olympic gold in monobob at Milano Cortina 2026, finishing in 3:57.93 to become the oldest US female Winter Olympic champion; Laura Nolte took silver and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries bronze as Meyers Taylor tied Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Games medals by a US woman, and both women in their 40s medaled in women’s Olympic bobsled.
Elana Meyers Taylor captured Team USA’s first Olympic gold in women’s monobob at Milan-Cortina 2026, finishing 0.04 seconds ahead of Laura Nolte after a tight final heat. The 41-year-old mom of two added a long-awaited gold to her six-Olympic-medal career, underscoring that motherhood and age don’t limit elite performance, as teammate Kaillie Humphries took bronze.
Canadian Megan Oldham won the women's big air gold at the Winter Olympics 2026, with Eileen Gu taking silver and Flora Tabanelli bronze after Kirsty Muir briefly led the standings before finishing outside the podium; earlier Elana Meyers-Taylor secured the USA’s monobob gold as weather delays disrupted several events.