Mom Bobsledders Win Olympic Bronze, Make History Together

When Kaillie Armbruster Humphries and Jasmine Jones crossed the finish line in third place at the Cortina Sliding Center, they didn't just win bronze—they made history as the first mother duo to share an Olympic bobsled podium.

Armbruster Humphries, piloting the sled with Jones as her push athlete, earned her sixth Olympic medal on February 21 in the two-woman bobsled event. The win ties her with Elana Meyers Taylor and speed skating legend Bonnie Blair as the most decorated American women in Winter Olympic history.

For Armbruster Humphries, who welcomed son Aulden in June 2024, this was her second bronze of the 2026 Games. Jones, mother to daughter Jade born in February 2021, celebrated her first Olympic medal.

"This is the first mom duo that gets to be on an Olympic podium," Armbruster Humphries said. "It really took everything we had from all of our families to support us, not just as athletes, but within our mom journeys as well."

The teammates finished with a time of 1:54.16, just 0.23 seconds behind Germany's gold medalists Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi. Their journey to bronze required balancing motherhood with elite athletic training, a challenge both women embraced with the support of their families.

Jones's path to the podium started in 2018 when Meyers Taylor discovered her sprinting for Eastern Michigan. Five years later, Jones made her World Championship debut. Three years after that, she stood on an Olympic podium.

Why This Inspires

Their achievement challenges outdated assumptions about motherhood and athletic performance. These women proved that becoming a parent doesn't end elite careers—it can fuel them with new purpose and determination.

Their story resonates beyond sports, showing working mothers everywhere that major achievements remain possible after having children. The support systems they built, from coaches to family members, demonstrate how communities can lift up ambitious moms.

Armbruster Humphries and Jones showed the world that mothers belong at the highest levels of competition, rewriting what's possible for athlete parents everywhere.