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Team USA Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor revealed last week that she was involved in two arbitration cases before the Cortina Games in Milan over the selection of her brakeman for her sled.
Meyers Taylor is among three women who will compete in the monobob with Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Loe. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be her fifth after racking up 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 the Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 stage at the Javits Center on June 22, 2025 in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images for fans)
He lamented the “disheartening” process when there are only a few days left before the start of the Games.
“Over the past two weeks I have been involved in two separate arbitration cases challenging the selection of the brakeman chosen for my sled for these Olympic Games,” Meyers Taylor wrote in a post on Instagram. “While I respect the process and the rights of participating athletes to be heard, this process has been discouraging.
“I hired a lawyer, examined every push and drive of a difficult season, questioned my driving ability and medal potential, and had to recount one of the most horrific accidents of my career multiple times, all while trying to prepare for two of the biggest races of my career. Therefore, I will no longer be commenting or answering questions regarding my brakeman selection.”
Elana Meyers Taylor (USA) descends from the runway on January 3, 2026. (Robert Michael/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
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Meyers Taylor added that he will refer any questions to the Team USA Bobsled and Skeleton team.
Jadin O’Brien was going to be paired with Meyers Taylor in the competition. O’Brien made an announcement on his Instagram two days before Meyers Taylor revealed 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 these past few months have been, but I am beyond grateful for my family, my faith, and my boyfriend for helping me get to this point.”
Elana Meyers Taylor of Team USA 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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Bobsleigh events will begin on February 15.
