American bobsledder Elana Myers Taylor, 41, who finally became the Olympic champion in Milan 2026 at her fifth Games, entered the history of the Winter Olympics as the second oldest gold medalist (Swedish curler Anetta Norberg became the champion of the 2010 Games at 43 years and 106 days).
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The famous athlete from the USA has consistently competed at the Olympic Games since 2010, but could not become a champion, being content with three silver and two bronze medals in two disciplines – monobob and bobsleigh. And when the 4-time world champion realized that she had won Olympic “gold”, she gave vent to her emotions. At the same time, Elana celebrated her championship with the younger of her two deaf sons – 4-year-old Noah (the athlete's eldest child – 6-year-old Nico – in addition to deafness, also has Down syndrome).
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By the way, with six Olympic medals, Elana Myers Taylor tied with speed skater Bonnie Blair for the most medals among American women at the Winter Olympics.
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We should add that Taylor once stated that after her death she would donate her brain to research into various injuries to help improve the treatment of female athletes.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that the Olympic champion agreed to get married immediately after falling on the track.
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