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American citizen. shf she was one of the women forging the way, allowing for women to have another medal opportunity. gender gap is closing. men have 51 events at these winter games, while the women now have 46, in large part thanks to kaill iie. she was chosen as flag bearer, but had to miss the opening ceremony. elana is one of the few athletes who was allowed to bring her child to these games. 2-year-old son nico, born deaf in both ears, diagnosed with down syndrome. she says raising nico and much better than any medal she could ever win. >> being nico's mom is the biggest achievement of my...

Will try for gold. here is kristen dahlgren. . >> reporter: as a four-time olympic medalist, elana meyers taylor knows tough. >> come on, come on, come on! >> reporter: this is an average workout. but inside that car someone she says is even tougher. >> he was born early at 36 weeks, and he was born with downs syndrome and profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. >> reporter: her son nico, now almost 2, and the reason the bobsledder is going for gold. do you picture that moment where you're up on top of the podium and he's there? >> i picture the moment hanging a medal around his neck al...

Violent phone calls to you? you've got to be about 7 feet tall. talk about kicking my ass. don't be a stranger, angel. take care of yourself. with a smile, bobby g. >> when angel began her accordance with gilbert, she was living in joliet, illinois. her son nico was living with her at the time. >> at first i was very concerned about her emotional safety because i wasn't sure how it would end up. >> but what began as a pen pal relationship quickly became something more serious. >> on a sunday evening at 8:00 at night, my son brought me the phone and he said, there is a collect call on there. i ...