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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