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Team USA Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor revealed last week that she was involved in two arbitration cases ahead of the Milan Cortina Games over the choice of her brakeman for her sled.
Meyers Taylor is among the three women to compete in the monobob with Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Loe. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be her fifth after winning silver medals in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and bronze medals in 2010 and 2022. She won a silver medal in monobob in 2022.
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Elana Meyers Taylor speaks on stage at Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at the Javits Center on June 22, 2025 in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images for Fanatics)
She lamented the “terrible” process with the start of the Games just days away.
“Over the past two weeks, I have been involved in two separate arbitration cases disputing the selection of the brakeman of choice for my sled for these Olympic Games,” Meyers Taylor wrote in a post on Instagram. “While I respect the process and the competing athletes’ right to be heard, this process has been terrifying.
“I have hired a lawyer, had every push and pull of a difficult season scrutinized, had my driving ability and medal potential questioned, and several times had to report one of the most horrific crashes of my career – all while trying to prepare for two of the biggest races of my career. Therefore, I will no longer comment or take any questions regarding the choice of my brakeman.”
Elana Meyers Taylor (USA) takes the field on January 3, 2026. (Robert Michael/image alliance via Getty Images)
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Meyers Taylor added that she will refer any questions to the Team USA Bobsled and Skeleton team.
Jadin O’Brien was to be paired with Meyers Taylor in the competition. O’Brien posted a message on his Instagram two days before Meyers Taylor disclosed the issue.
“Can’t wait to get to work and bring home a medal with @elanameyerstaylor,” O’Brien wrote on Instagram. “Very few people know how difficult the last few months have been, but I am extremely grateful to my family, my faith and my boyfriend for getting me to this point.”
Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States poses during the medal ceremony after the Women’s Monobob Race Heat 4 on day four of the 2025 IBSF World Championships at Mt. Van Hoevenberg on March 9, 2025 in Lake Placid, New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Bobsled events begin on February 15th.
