Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games.

Elana Meyers Taylor made history on Monday. The American bobsledder took home her sixth Olympic medal after taking home gold in the monobob, meaning she's now tied for the most career Winter Olympic medals by an American woman.

Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women’s monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games

The 41-year-old Meyers Taylor finally has Olympic gold — her first, and one that made her the oldest American woman to ever hear “The Star-Spangled Banner” blare in her honor at the Winter Games. Rallying in the fourth and final heat,

Team USA's Elana Meyers Taylor is the most decorated female bobsledder in history. Ahead of her fifth Winter Games, she spoke to CBS News about balancing her busy life as an Olympic athlete and mother of two.

Elana Meyers Taylor has won World Cups, won world championships, already was the oldest woman to win an Olympic bobsled medal, recruited dozens of people to the sport and twice pulled off comebacks after becoming a mother.

Elana Meyers Taylor, the 41-year-old United States bobsledder whose career was jeopardized by concussions, is finally an Olympic champion. She prevailed in women's monobob with a four-run time of three minutes 57.

Before her Olympic gold, Elana Meyers Taylor opened up about motherhood, motivation, and chasing history in one of Team USA’s most inspiring journeys.