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A scrappy special teams player from a 700-person Nebraska town became a two-time Olympic medalist and bobsledding legend. Now he's helping other football players discover their hidden Olympic potential.
Six-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor brought her gold, silver, and bronze medals to a Henry County pre-K classroom, letting excited students hold them while sharing her bobsledding journey. The Douglasville native told Mt. Carmel Elementary students that inspiring young people is her favorite part of winning.
Six-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor finally won her first gold medal and returned to a hero's welcome in New Braunfels, Texas. The champion bobsledder chose this tight-knit community because it offers the perfect support system for her two special-needs sons.
Elana Meyers Taylor nearly quit bobsledding two months before the Olympics, overwhelmed by training while caring for her two deaf sons. Instead, she became the oldest woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold, proving to her boys that anything is possible.
Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics are using custom 3D-printed footwear and AI analysis to shave crucial milliseconds off bobsled runs. Innovation is making one of the fastest sports on ice even more thrilling.
New Braunfels welcomed home Elana Meyers Taylor with a downtown parade after she won her first Olympic gold medal in bobsledding. The six-time medalist is now the most decorated Black winter Olympian in history.
Six-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor brought home gold from Italy in February 2026, winning the monobob by just four-hundredths of a second. Thousands of New Braunfels residents lined the streets to celebrate their hometown hero who now ties the record for most Winter Olympic medals by any U.S. woman.
The rapper jogged through a small Italian town carrying the Olympic flame, dancing with locals and delighting crowds ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. Videos of his joyful relay run spread across social media within hours.
American figure skater Alysa Liu just made Olympic history, becoming the first U.S. woman to win gold in figure skating singles in nearly a quarter century. The 20-year-old's victory at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games marks a triumphant comeback for American women in the sport.
Johannes Lochner just ended his 12-year bobsled career in the best possible way: winning Olympic gold in both the 2-man and 4-man events at Milano Cortina 2026. The German athlete's final races brought his legendary rivalry with teammate Francesco Friedrich to a perfect close.
American women dominated at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home 17 of Team USA's 33 total medals. Golf legend Michelle Wie West watched it all unfold in Milan and couldn't hold back the tears.