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Elana Meyers Taylor out due to concussion effects from last year

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic bobsled medalist and World champion driver Elana Meyers Taylor is off the World Cup tour for at least one race while seeking treatment for the long-term effects of a concussion.

Meyers Taylor has been dealing with the injury for about a year. She was in Atlanta on Thursday to meet with doctors and resume treatment.

“It would almost be easier if I had a broken leg because then it’s something you can see and push through,” Meyers Taylor said, adding that she’s been racing at 70 percent while taking second at a World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, on Saturday, according to U.