A San Antonio-area athlete has introduced residence Olympic gold — and a brand new document. Along with her monobob win in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, New Braunfels’ Elana Meyers Taylor grew to become the oldest lady to win a person gold medal in Winter Video games historical past.
The 41-year-old mom of two is not any stranger to creating historical past. She already has probably the most medals by a Black lady within the Winter Olympics. Along with her sixth profession Olympic medal, she can be now tied with velocity skater Bonnie Blair for probably the most medals by a U.S. lady within the quadrennial video games.
In response to an Related Press interview, Meyers Taylor was removed from satisfied that she would medal in any respect within the weeks main as much as her victory. Worn down and frightened about her deaf kids, she got here in tenth within the World Cup monobob standings.
However her husband, former bobsledder Nic Taylor, supplied a much-needed pep speak. The San Antonio Spurs’ efficiency coach was quickly on a flight to Norway, with an help from an unnamed participant.“
Oh, I don’t suppose I’m going to course of this for some time,” Meyers Taylor informed the AP after her Olympic win. “There have been so many moments throughout this complete season, throughout this previous 4 years, that we simply thought it was not possible, or I believed it wasn’t doable. My staff round me believed in me your complete time.”
Though she now has a medal round her neck, Meyers Taylor isn’t achieved along with her Olympic journey. She is going to subsequent compete on Saturday, February 21, as a Crew U.S.A. pilot within the two-woman bobsleigh race.
