(L-R) Germany's runner-up Laura Nolte, US' winner Elana Meyers Taylor and US' third-placed Kaillie Humphries celebrate their medals at the awards ceremony after the Women's monobob 4th run Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Robert Michael/dpa
Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States finally claimed a long-awaited Olympic bobsleigh gold with a win in the women's monobob at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games on Monday.
The 41-year-old had previously won five Olympic medals - three silvers and two bronzes - and broke into tears, celebrating with her children, after the last competitor, Laura Nolte, couldn't beat her time.
Meyers Taylor won with a combined time of 3 minutes 57.93 seconds from four runs.
Germany's Nolte had topped all the previous three heats, but she made too many mistakes at the top, losing precious time, and watching her 0.15 seconds lead vanish.
The World Cup winner had to settle for silver, 0.04 seconds behind Meyers Taylor, while bronze also went to the US with Kaillie Armsbruster Humphries.
Germany's Laura Nolte celebrates her silver medal at the awards ceremony after the Women's monobob 4th run Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Robert Michael/dpaUS' Kaillie Humphries celebrates her bronze medal at the awards ceremony after the Women's monobob 4th run Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Robert Michael/dpaUS' winner Elana Meyers Taylor sings the national anthem with her gold medal after the Women's monobob 4th run Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Robert Michael/dpaGermany's Laura Nolte reacts at the medal ceremony after the Women's monobob 4th run Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Robert Michael/dpa
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