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Just two months after texting her husband that she wanted to quit, 41-year-old Elana Meyers Taylor captured her first Olympic gold medal by 0.04 seconds. The New Braunfels mother of two boys with disabilities became the oldest woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold.
After 16 years of chasing Olympic gold, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor finally stood atop the podium in Italy, just 0.04 seconds ahead of silver. The 41-year-old mother of two now ties the record for most Winter Olympic medals won by an American woman.
Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina just became the first mothers ever ranked simultaneously in tennis's top 10. Their remarkable comebacks show that becoming a parent doesn't mean leaving your dreams behind.