History For Humphries, Who Wins Olympic Monobob Gold For US
Feb 13, 2022, 11:37 PM
YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Silver medallist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States and Gold medallist Kaillie Humphries of Team United States celebrate during the Women’s Monobob medal ceremony on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China.
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BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries has captured a third Olympic gold medal in bobsledding and her first for the United States.
The former Canadian bobsledder was an easy winner of the inaugural women’s monobob event.
It was the first gold by any country other than Germany in seven events so far at the Beijing Games.
XXIV #Olympics #Beijing2022#Gold: Kaillie Humphries🇺🇸 first #WomensMonobob Olympic Champion in sports history!
· Elana Meyers Taylor🇺🇸 wins #Silver ahead of Christine de Bruin🇨🇦 #Bronzehttps://t.co/F5CWUhnjmL#Bobsleigh
📷 IBSF|Viesturs Lācis pic.twitter.com/VHea0m3GCp— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) February 14, 2022
Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. was second for her fourth Olympic medal. That’s the most in USA Bobsled Olympic history.
Christine de Bruin of Canada was third.
Humphries has four medals now as well. She won the first three of those for Canada.
She began sliding for the U.S. in 2019 and got her citizenship in December. That allowed her to represent the U.S. in Beijing.
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