Elana Meyers

I'm E Money because I'm money when it counts. Not sure exactly where or when it started, but I was called it in softball, too. ”

If I'm honest, the thing I remember the most was the team mascot, Freddie the Falcon. I really remember there was a McDonald's nearby, and I remember eating a cheeseburger in the playground when the Falcon appeared. I'm not sure my dad appreciates that being my favorite memory of him playing. ”

We're a sport that was in obscurity for so long, we started to get used to that. ”

Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer. ”

Even though concussions affect women more often than men, there's not a lot of concussion research about women specifically. You can slip and fall and hit your head and have a concussion. And unless you know what to do, and unless you're able to take the right steps, you may not be able to recover. ”

A guy like Usain Bolt would be sick behind a bobsled. ”

I'm freakishly good at squatting. ”

Bobsledders are big athletes, and I'm a big athlete. ”

My favorite thing about South Korea is the people - they are so kind and helpful. ”

Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters. ”