Women’s monobob came down to the bare seconds on Monday. Four hundredths of a second, to be exact. Elana Meyers Taylor claimed her first ever Olympic gold medal in the second ever women’s monobob competition, edging Germany’s Laura Nolte in a thrilling finish. Taylor, who went second to last of 20 racers in the fourth heat, posted a total time of 3:57.93 to take the top spot. Nolte went last and had the chance for the final say, but suffered a slight bump midway. She recovered strongly, but finished just shy of gold at 3:57.97. Reigning champion Kaillie Humphries, who did her run before Taylor, logged a 3:58.05 time that was good for gold at the moment and also guaranteed her a medal. The now-American representee added a bronze to both her and Team USA’s tally. My New Favorite Olympian Jan 16 How Olympian Kaillie Humphries made her dream of becoming a mother come true My New Favorite Olympian Jan 15 My New Favorite Olympian: Kaillie Humphries My New Favorite Olympian Feb 15 Why Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries had to win medals to try for a baby Nolte, 27, had won gold in the two-woman competition in Beijing, while Taylor, 41, now has six total medals from the games. Taylor, an Oceanside, Calif., native, has won four two-woman Olympic medals: bronze in 2010, silver in 2014 and 2018 and bronze again in 2022. She claimed silver in the first monobob event in 2022, and did one better in 2026. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less