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 life. he is such a ray of sunshine, he's ball of joy, and i can't imagine life without him. and i can't believe i competed this long without him, because he just brings so much more passion to my sport, believe it or not, because i know that every day i go out there, i want