Featuring Guest – Elana Meyers Taylor on The Special Needs Voice Podcast
Elana is a six-time Olympic medalist in the sport of bobsled, most recently earning her first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and tying her as the most decorated American female Winter Olympian of all time. Alongside her athletic career, Elana and her husband, Nick, are parents to two sons with hearing loss, one of whom also has Down syndrome.
In this episode, Elana shares how she has balanced pursuing her athletic goals while striving to be the best mom she can be, along with advice for parents navigating a new diagnosis, and shares what she taught her sons the night before her Olympic gold medal race.
