Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor Makes History As The Most Decorated Black Winter Olympian
Elana Meyers Taylor of Douglasville, Ga. won her fifth Olympic medal Saturday (Feb. 19), making her the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history and the most decorated woman in Olympic bobsledding, CBS News reports.
According to Team USA, on Feb. 14, Meyers Taylor tied speed skater Shani Davis as the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Games history after winning her fourth Olympic medal in the inaugural monobob event. Meyers Taylor, 37, broke the tie after winning bronze in the two-woman boblsled with teammate Sylvia Hoffman.
“That is overwhelming. It’s so crazy to hear that stat and know I’m part of a legacy that’s bigger than me,” Taylor says.
"I've been on Olympic podiums before but I can't think of any that's been harder to get than here. So it's just been incredible and I can't even put into words what this means.”
With the addition of monbob, she’s the first women’s bobsledder to win two medals in a single Olympics and the fifth U.S. bobsledder to win two medals in a single Olympics.
