After breaking the course record with her third heat, GW alumna Elana Meyers overcomes a 0.15 second deficit after three to win the GOLD in the monobob. Her final run was imperfect but Nolte (GER) had a poor start skidding out of some of the first turns to fall to the silver. At age 41, Meyers wins her first gold and caps the greatest bobsleding career in American history, celebrating with her two kids (and team sponsor Flava Flav). She was the oldest competitor in the field, so you kids get off my lawn and turn down that music! 

gwstudent2024 wrote:

Really cool to see. Not every A10 school can have a legendary Olympian (I'm talking to you, George Mason and Ilia Malinin).

She has a chance to get sole possession of the title of most decorated American winter Olympian ever later this week in the 2-woman bobsled. With today's medal she shares the title

Actually would be alone in second (currently level with speed skater Bonnie Blair) but Apolo Ohno won eight medals, and since there is no 4-person event for women she isn´t going to reach that total unless she comes back again in four years time (or unretires from her GW sport and leads USA to softball glory in LA in 2028!)

Really great story and she seems like a terrific person. Proud to tell people she’s a GW alum.

Caught it live and it was incredibly cool.  Both of her fellow medalists (one American, one German) appeared to be genuinely ecstatic for Elana which speaks volumes.