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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.
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.
New Braunfels is rolling out the red carpet for hometown hero Elana Meyers Taylor, who just captured her sixth Olympic medal and made Winter Games history. The Texas city will celebrate the bobsled champion with a downtown parade on March 14.
Elana Meyers Taylor just became the oldest woman ever to win individual Winter Olympic gold, and her Texas hometown is throwing her a parade. After a season plagued by injuries, the New Braunfels athlete's dramatic comeback made history.
New Braunfels is throwing a parade for hometown hero Elana Meyers Taylor, who just became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history. The March 14th celebration shows what happens when a community gets to cheer for one of its own.
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.
Students in New Braunfels, Texas, can now apply for some of the largest scholarships in local history, with individual awards reaching $25,000. Nearly $220,000 in total funding will help students pursue everything from engineering to trade schools.