Elana Meyers Taylor is a 5x Olympian, 6x Olympic Medalist including the 2026 Olympic Gold medalist in monobob, and four-time World Champion. She made history as the first woman to earn a spot on the U.S. National Team competing with the men, as a 4-man bobsled pilot at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. Elana is the most decorated black athlete in Winter Olympic history AND the most decorated U.S. bobsledder of any gender! Her intensity for sports started when she attended George Washington University on a softball scholarship and went on to play professionally before transitioning into the high-speed sport of bobsled. In addition, Elana has an MBA in finance, a master’s in sports management, and was the former president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the largest organization that advocates for women in sports. She is married to fellow Team USA bobsledder and chiropractor Nic Taylor and is the mother of two: Nico, who has Down syndrome, and Noah.
Meet Elana at GLOBAL’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show:
