Three Team USA Moms Win Bobsleigh Medals at Milano Cortina

Three American bobsledders just made history at Milano Cortina 2026, and they did it while juggling the toughest job on Earth: being moms.

Elana Meyers Taylor won gold in the women's monobob, becoming the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history with her sixth medal. Days later, Kaillie Humphries and Jasmine Jones slid to bronze in the two-woman bobsleigh, marking the first time two mothers ever shared an Olympic bobsleigh podium.

But the medal count only tells part of their story. Meyers Taylor's two young sons are both deaf, and her eldest has Down syndrome. When she won gold, she knelt down to sign to three-year-old Noah: "Mummy won." The moment went viral not just for its sweetness, but for its raw honesty when Noah's shoes fell off during the celebration.

"That is one of the basic struggles of a mum," Meyers Taylor laughed. "You can't keep the shoes on the kid!"

Humphries, 40, already had Olympic gold from Beijing 2022 before giving birth to her son Aulden in 2024. She credits motherhood with giving her an edge on the ice. "The confidence it gives me to know that I'm raising this little human and the love that my son provides, it's just endless," she said.

For 29-year-old Jones, competing was about showing her daughter Jade that women don't have to choose between family and dreams. "I never want her to feel that she has to choose a specific path," Jones explained. "Women can do both."

All three athletes conceived through fertility treatments and brought their children on tour. They faced skepticism about whether mothers could compete at elite levels. Their answer came in the form of Olympic medals.

Why This Inspires

These three athletes are rewriting the rules about what's possible for working mothers. They're not just competing—they're winning at the highest level while raising young children, some with special needs.

Their success sends a powerful message to the next generation. Meyers Taylor was inspired by Vonetta Flowers, the first Black athlete to win Winter Olympic gold. Now she's paying it forward. "If I can inspire them in any way, shape or form, I'm going to do it because I believe in the power of sport," she said.

The three women represent different paths to motherhood and different parenting experiences, but they share one belief: being a mom isn't a disadvantage. "I think being a mum gives us a different superpower," Humphries said. The medals around their necks suggest she might be right.

Their children now have front-row seats to history, learning that obstacles are just problems waiting for solutions.