In the first-ever women's monobob competition at the Winter Olympics, Team USA's Kaillie Humphries took home the gold medal on Monday (Sunday ET) with a combined time of 4:19.27 in four runs.
NBC OlympicsGOLD for <a href="https://twitter.com/BobsledKaillie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BobsledKaillie</a>! ud83eudd47<br><br>She takes home the first-EVER Olympic GOLD medal in women's monobob. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinterOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/2EWNmea5fU">pic.twitter.com/2EWNmea5fU</a>
Team USAIT'S A GOLD ud83eudd47<a href="https://twitter.com/BobsledKaillie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BobsledKaillie</a> wins the Olympic debut of women's monobob! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinterOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/xDiIG5nutP">pic.twitter.com/xDiIG5nutP</a>
Team USA's Elana Meyers Taylor won the silver medal with a time of 4:20.81. Meyers Taylor had a strong finish in her final run to separate herself from Canada's Christine de Bruin, who earned the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.