Why motherhood was key to Elana Meyers Taylor grabbing that elusive gold medal

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The gold medal that long eluded her finally hanging around her neck, Elana Meyers Taylor immediately laughed off any notion that she was in the middle of a life-changing moment. “In six days, I’ve got school pick up and drop offs in the middle of Texas,”