The bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, a three-time Olympic medalist and one of the most decorated U.S. bobsledders, will get to carry the American flag in an Olympic ceremony after all.
Meyers Taylor was chosen along with the curler John Shuster to carry the flag during the opening ceremony in Beijing. But she revealed in an Instagram post that she had tested positive for the coronavirus shortly after arriving in China.
She was replaced by the speedskater Brittany Bowe, a three-time Olympian chosen as an alternate by a vote among her teammates.
Meyers Taylor delivered the news to Bowe by phone.