
Mom Wins Olympic Gold, Kids Just Want Snuggles
Elana Meyers Taylor won her first Olympic gold medal after four tries, tying the record for most decorated female US Winter Olympian. Her two young sons? They just wanted hugs instead of celebrating history.
Elana Meyers Taylor just made Olympic history, and her boys wanted absolutely nothing to do with it.
The bobsledder finally claimed the gold medal that eluded her for four Olympics, crossing the finish line just .04 seconds ahead of Germany's Laura Nolte in the women's monobob in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The win tied her with speed skating legend Bonnie Blair as the most decorated female American Winter Olympian ever, with six medals across five Games.
When her sons Noah and Nico found her after the race, she was wrapped in an American flag and overcome with emotion. The boys had one priority: snuggles, not podium photos.
"In six days, I've got school pick up and drop offs in the middle of Texas," Meyers Taylor laughed while still wearing her Team USA parka. Reality checks don't wait for Olympic glory to fade.

She wasn't the only mom making history that day. Her teammate Kaillie Humphries took bronze, earning her fifth consecutive Olympic medal. Her 15-month-old son Aulden apparently slept through the whole thing.
"I grabbed him and his eyes were like this," Humphries said, closing her own eyes half-mast. "And I was like, 'Sorry, kid but I'm getting this moment with you.' But he honestly couldn't care less."
Why This Inspires
These athletes show that Olympic dreams don't have to end when motherhood begins. Meyers Taylor and Humphries proved you can chase history while chasing toddlers. They're rewriting what's possible for female athletes who become mothers.
The path wasn't easy. Meyers Taylor collected three silvers and two bronzes before this gold. She kept showing up, kept training, kept believing while juggling the chaos of raising two young boys.
Now she stands among the greatest Winter Olympians in American history. Her sons will understand the magnitude someday. For now, they just know mom gives the best hugs, gold medal or not.
The most decorated female Winter Olympians in US history are both mothers who refused to choose between their dreams and their families.
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