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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 her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, a milestone that also makes her the most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian by tying Bonnie Blair after recording three silvers and two bronzes in her four previous Games; she credits motherhood as a key factor in achieving the elusive title. The broader Olympic gallery coverage highlights other top moments, such as Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara winning gold in pair skating—their country’s first Olympic medal in that event.
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.
Elana Meyers Taylor wins her first Olympic gold in women’s monobob at age 41, tying the U.S. Winter Olympic medal record and becoming the oldest U.S. Winter Olympic gold medalist; USA’s women’s hockey team defeats Sweden 5-0 behind a stout defense and goalie Aerin Frankel to reach the gold-medal game; Canadian star Marie-Philip Poulin becomes the all-time leading Olympic goal-scorer in women’s hockey with her 20th, setting up a rematch with the U.S.; Italy hands the U.S. a 7-2 upset in women’s curling, ending a three-match win streak as the U.S. navigates remaining round-robin play and playoff qualification.
Live updates from Day 9 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics highlight U.S. medal hopes in women’s curling (3-1 so far) as they face China, strong U.S. monobob showing with Elana Meyers Taylor near the lead, Mikaela Shiffrin contending in the women’s giant slalom, three Americans qualifying for the men’s snowboard slopestyle final, and Mikael Kingsbury earning Canada’s first gold in moguls. The report also mentions Jamaica’s bobsled training realities and a Dutch short-track medal surge with Jens van ’t Wout winning the 1500m and Velzeboer claiming an early golds in the events.