By the time the 2026 Winter Games rolled around, U.S. Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor had won almost everything there was to win in bobsled. Almost everything.
The 41-year-old mother of two boasted a whopping 10 world championship medals (four gold, three silver and three bronze), plus five Olympic medals from four different Games. She not only owned the title of the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history, but also the most decorated Olympian in U.S. bobsled history. She had broken records, shifted paradigms and racked up the hardware, all while advocating against racism and for increased diversity in the sport.
