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Elana Meyers Taylor nominated for Team USA’s Female Olympic Athlete of the Games

PARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 25:  Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 25, 2017 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
PARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 25: Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 25, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Feb 26, 2018

Douglasville native Elana Meyers Taylor was named an Olympic finalist for Team USA’s Female Olympic Athlete of the Games as part of Team USA Awards Best of the Games.

Meyers Taylor, along with bobsled parthern Lauren Gibbs, won silver in the bobsled on Feb. 21.

Meyers Taylor is nominated alongside snowboarder Jamie Anderson, long track speedskater Brittany Bowe, snowboarder Chloe Kim and alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin.

Fans can vote online at TeamUSA.org/Awards through March 11.

Below are all the nominees for this year’s Team USA Awards Best of the Games:

Female Olympic Athlete of the Games

Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding

Brittany Bowe, Long Track Speedskating

Chloe Kim, snowboarding

Elana Meyers Taylor, Bobsled

Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine Skiing

Male Olympic Athlete of the Games

Red Gerard, Snowboarding

John-Henry Krueger, Short Track Speedskating

Chris Mazdzer, Luge

Shaun White, Snowboarding

David Wise, Freestyle Skiing

Olympic Team of the Games

Cross-Country Skiing

Men’s Curling Team

Women’s Ice Hockey Team

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