Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Top Moment of the Day – 14 February: Kaillie Humphries scorches to historic gold in monobob's Olympic debut

There is action every day at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 but we’ll select for you the best one at the end of the competitions, when Beijing is closing its doors. Today: Team USA clinch gold and silver in the first-ever women’s Olympic monobob competition.

When Kaillie Humphries crossed the finish line for the fourth time at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing to claim the inaugural monobob title on Monday (14 February), the 36-year-old could not hide her delight.

Standing up in the still-moving one-person sled, she stretched her arms out wide as if to take in the magnitude of her achievement, and the obstacles she defied to get there.

In a display of complete dominance Humphries finished her four runs in a combined time of 4:19.27 to win by 1.54 seconds – the widest victory margin in any bobsleigh event in 42 years.

It is the pilot’s third Olympic gold in her career but her first for the United States after made switching from Team Canada in 2019.

There were doubts Humphries would even make it to the Games as she waited for her new passport to arrive. But fortunately, it arrived in the nick of time.

Humphries’ win for her newly adopted country was made that bit sweeter as she was joined on the podium by compatriot Elana Meyers Taylor with Canada’s Christine de Bruin taking bronze.

The pair have long advocated for greater representation for women in Olympic bobsleigh events, culminating in the inclusion of the monobob – an exclusively female-only event – in the Olympic programme.

"I'm elated, I'm happy, I'm relieved, I'm proud," shared Humphries to Olympics.com after claiming a slice of history.

"This gold medal feels more emotional (than my previous two). This one was filled with a lot more uncertainty. We