U.S. wins women's bobsled bronze, giving Elana Meyers Taylor historic 5th Winter Olympics medal

Elana Meyers Taylor became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history when she won a bronze medal in the two-woman bobsled event.

bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman finished at 4:05:48. She hit her fist in the air as she crossed the finish line.

Last week, the speedskater tied the record for most medals with four when she won a silver in the women's monobob event.

The USA's Kaillie Humphries, who won the first-ever gold medal in the women's monobob event, finished seventh. Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi took gold, while Mariama Jamanka andAlexandra Burghardt got silver.

After two clean runs on Friday, the bronze-medal position was put in by the first and second heat of the day. After their third run, the American duo kept going and were in the bronze medal position.

She almost didn't make it to the starting line of the races, but now is a silver and bronze Olympics medal. After arriving in Beijing, she tested positive for COVID-19 and had to be isolated from her son for more than a week. She was cleared to compete after giving two negative tests before training began.

The four-time Olympian came out to win a silver in the first monobob. As she came up to the finish of the final run, she yelled, "We did it", knowing everything it took for her to medal there.

In the two-woman bobsled event, she has won three medals, including two silvers and a bronze, and in the monobob she has won two medals, including a bronze.

At the Beijing Olympics, Taylor, who has raced with 41 different teammates on 14 tracks in 11 countries, indicated that he might retire.

There is a good chance that it is my last one, according to Meyers Taylor.

She will carry the flag at the closing ceremony.

She missed out on a medal in the two-woman bobsled event, considered her marquee event, despite receiving her American passport in December. She and Kaysha Love ran the race. In every Olympics she's competed in, Humphries has won a medal in that event for Team Canada.

Germany, USA and Canada have dominated the two-woman bobsled event at the Winter Olympics, taking the gold between them at every Games.