Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor finally carried out the flag-bearing honor Sunday that was denied her when she contracted COVID-19 before the Beijing Winter Olympics .

Meyers Taylor waved the flag for the U.S. team in the closing ceremony as the most-decorated Black athlete ever in the Winter Games.

Humbled and honored to close out these Games as @teamusa Closing Ceremony flag bearer! she wrote on Instagram late Sunday in Beijing. Memories to last a lifetime! Thank you to everyone who made this possible.