Winter Olympics: Douglasville Native Named To US Bobsled Team

Douglasville GA

18 January, 2022

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DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Douglasville's Elana Meyers Taylor secured her spot on Team USA for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announced Monday — marking the bobsledder's fourth time at the Olympics. Meyers Taylor, 37, clinched the overall two-woman points title for the second time at Sunday's final World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, according to ESPN. The Lithia Springs High School graduate crossed the finish line with partner Kaysha Love in two minutes, 16.14 seconds for fifth place. Meyers Taylor will compete as a pilot in the two-woman bobsled at the 2022 Winter Games, which she won silver medals for in the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, according to the Team USA website. She also won the bronze medal for that event in 2010. Related: Who Inspires Douglasville's Olympian Bobsledder? WATCH Douglasville's Meyers Taylor Medals At Olympic Games'Go For Your Dreams,' GA Olympian Tells Welcome Home Crowd According to the Douglas County Sentinel, she will also compete in the inaugural women's monobob, which features one driver in the sled, in the 2022 Winter Games. Meyers Taylor also won the monobob championship at the World Cup on Saturday. This will be Meyers Taylor's first Olympics since giving birth to her son, Nico, in February 2020. Her husband, Nic, was named as an alternate for Team USA's men's bobsled team for the 2022 Olympics. Here's more about Elana Meyers Taylor from the Team USA website: Name: Elana Meyers TaylorSport: BobsledHeight: 5'8"Weight: 175 lbsDOB: Oct. 10, 1984Birthplace: Oceanside, CAHometown: Douglasville, GA Olympic Experience 2018 Winter Olympic Games - Silver in PyeongChang2014 Winter Olympic Games- Silver in Sochi2010 Winter Olympic Games for pilot Erin Pac- Bronze in Vancouver World Championship Experience 2017 Women's Bobsled- Gold in Koenigssee (2/17)2017 Team Event - 6th in Koenigssee (2/17)2016 Women's Bobsled - Bronze in Igls (2/16)2016 Team Event - 7th in Igls (2/16)2015 Women's Bobsled - Gold (2/15)2015 Team Event - 5th (3/15)2013 Women's Bobsled- Silver in St. Moritz (1/13)2013 Team Event- GOLD in St. Moritz (1/13)2012 Women's Bobsled- Bronze in Lake Placid (2/12)2012 Team Event- Gold in Lake Placid (2/12)2011 Women's Bobsled- 9th in Koenigssee (2/11)2009 Women's Bobsled for pilot Shauna Rohbock- Silver in Lake Placid (2/09)2008 Women's Bobsled for pilot Erin Pac- 7th in Altenberg (2/08)