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Meyers Taylor, who turned 38 on Monday, produced one of the most
impressive feats of the 2022 Games with her fourth and fifth
medals - silver in monobob and bronze in two-woman - after
overcoming COVID-19, which she tested positive for on arrival.
It was the latest challenge she had to overcome in a 15-year
career, including a crash at the 2019 world championships. But
the lion-hearted Meyers Taylor, who is taking time off as she is
pregnant with her second child, is ready for more next year.
"I will go back to competing afterwards," Meyers Taylor told
Reuters. "I still love competing. I still love bobsledding. And
I still want to do it until my legs fall off but, end of the
day, I've got to consider what's best for my children ...
whether or not that is still travelling around Europe."
A fierce advocate of racial justice, disability inclusion and
women in sport, Meyers Taylor is collecting the Women's Sports
Foundation's Wilma Rudolph Courage Award this week at the
nonprofit organisation's annual gala, months after she carried
the Stars and Stripes at the Beijing closing ceremony.
"I don't even know if I've even begun to reflect on my athletic
career and my advocacy," she said. "I just try to do whatever I
can to make the world a better place."
Meyers Taylor was elected to the United States Olympic &
Paralympic Committee (USOPC) board of directors in August, where
she hopes to advocate not only for gender equality in sport but
also getting Paralympians equal representation.
Asked if she would take on a role in the United States' bid to
bring the Winter Games to Salt Lake City in 2030, Meyers Taylor
chuckled and said: "The problem is in 2030, I think I could
still probably be competitive."
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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