Winter Olympics: Bobsleigh star trains in tiny isolation room after positive Covid test

Bobsleigh star Elana Meyers Taylor has shown how she is training for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games while in a COVID-19 isolation room.

Meyers Taylor, a gold medal hope for the United States, tested positive for COVID-19 two days after arriving in the Chinese capital.

She travelled to Beijing with her husband Nic Taylor, an alternate bobsledder for Team USA, and their infant son Nico.

After testing positive for COVID-19, Meyers Taylor was separated from her family and put into an isolation room.

She has now shown how she is still training for the Games, which get underway tomorrow.

In a video posted on Twitter, Meyers Taylor is shown pacing her tiny room, before doing side steps up and down the available floor space.

The caption reads: “Training for the Olympics in an isolation facility. Doing everything possible to recover and still be ready to race!”

Meyers Taylor has been praised for her resilience in such difficult circumstances, with one social media user writing: “You are a STAR! Demonstrating resilience, positive attitude, work ethic and passion.”

Training for the Olympics in an isolation facility. Doing everything possible to recover and still be ready to race! pic.twitter.com/z657Gd4iR6

The 37-year-old is a two-time women’s bobsled world champion. She is also ranked number one in the women’s monobob, which is making its Olympic debut at Beijing 2022.

Her events don’t start until February 13th, but Meyers Taylor will need to return two consecutive negative tests beforehand if she is to compete.

The treatment of Winter Olympic athletes after they test positive for COVID-19 has been making headlines, with Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans resorting to an emotional video appeal after she was kept in an