her brother, matt, is one of john s teammates. kind of felt very fitting that john was up there and the four of his teammates behind linked arm and arm just had his back. reporter: bob sledder elana meyers taylor, originally elected to walk, was sidelined by a positive covid test. she watched in an isolation hotel but hopes are high that she will compete. you know, i have my ups and downs, just like everybody. staying positive as much as i can, but extremely grateful that my family is okay. reporter: for many it s proved an olympic effort just to get here and into the beijing bubble safely. i think i had to do five tests before i could even get on the plane. it was also a real tense moment. you never knew what the outcome was going to be but now that we re here, it s amazing. reporter: if you make it into the closed loop aka, the bubble plan on secure buses to and from venues and hotels, plexiglass between work spaces and dining tables while robots clean the floors and se
by rocks and landslide threats. next tonight, no gold medals yet for team usa on the first full day of the beijing winter games, but there is some good news, u.s. women s bobsledder elana meyers taylor is ready to compete after testing negative twice for covid, allowing her to leave isolation. this as u.s. snowboarding legend shaun white announces these winter games will be his last. when we come back, why spotify podcaster joe rogan is apologizing. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me. and that means long-lasting clearer skin. and fast itch relief for adults. with dupixent, you can show more skin with less eczema. hide my skin? not me.
bobsledding stars are going home with gold and city. c kaillie humphries taking the gold. her third career medal, fourth overall. she competed in two-women bobsled when she competed for canada. and how about her fellow american, what a great accomplishment for elana meyers taylor. taylor enjoying a very challenging start to the winter games after she was supposed to help carry the u.s. flag at the opening ceremony but would test positive for covid-19. this just two days after arriving in china. other developments we re following, eileen gu, the american-born chinese competitor through to the finals of the freeski slopestyle event, this after a third place finish in qualifying. the teenager already winning gold in the big air event. and that also tell you, if i may, the french ice dancing pair could redeem themselves after a costume malfunction that cost them gold four years ago.
you definitely don t want to fall. reporter: all the athletes are following strict covid protocols. a daily pcr test raises the fear they could be pulled from the games at any moment already an austrian ski jumper is out, and there have been outbreaks with norwegian cross-country skiers, russian bobsledders, and danish hockey players. one posting this emotional video about the psychological toll of isolation this is very hard for me reporter: hours ago she was released but elana meyers taylor is still in isolation. today it was announced she was supposed to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony, instead speed skater brittany bowe will take her place i can t think of a more incredible person to walk in my place. reporter: she will be joined by curler john shuster i have a ton of gratitude, i m just honored. reporter: stephanie gosk, nbc news, beijing. up next, the 8-year-old boy whose
john shuster was a flag bearer. elana meyers taylor had been chosen by her teammates for the honor but was in a chinese isolation hotel instead, having tested positive for covid. we spoke to her before the ceremony. we have been on the road since november 10, and never came back to the u.s. for fear of catching covid, so to get it here, it was pretty devastating. reporter: covid hangs heavily over these olympics, with athletes fearing they are just one positive covid test away from being barred from the games. good choice here. reporter: but competition is under way, and already, there is heartbreak. u.s.a. women s hockey, heavily favored to win a medal, defeated finland in the preliminary round, only to lose top forward brianna decker to injury. in figure stating nathan chen led the americans in first place, two points ahead of the team from russia after the first