‘He’s The Best’: US Olympian Kaillie Humphries Gives Trump Award For Defending Women’s Sports

Olympic snowboarder Kaillie Humphries gifted President Donald Trump her Order of Ikkos medal during a White House Women’s History Month event March 12.

Humphries cried as she said the reason behind her decision to honor the president in that manner was to recognize his work to protect women’s sports for biological females. Trump issued an executive order Feb. 5 titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” aimed at keeping biological males out of women’s sports in education programs subject to Title IX.

“I want to recognize the support and the impact you’ve had on women’s sports throughout the Olympic movement — specifically standing up to keep biological women in women’s sports, to keep the field of play safe and allow for fair competition,” Humphries said.

At President Trump’s Women’s Month speech on Thursday, Olympian Kaillie Humphries gave Trump an award for his impact on women’s sports, “standing up to keep biological women in women’s sports” and keeping men out of women’s sports.

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Trump beamed with joy as Humphries said, “So we only get one,” noting that she was officially presenting him with her very own medal.

“Every Olympic medalist in the United States gets an Order of Ikkos that they get to hand to somebody in honor and recognition of somebody who’s made a meaningful contribution to their journey to the podium, because Olympic medals are never achieved alone,” Humphries said.

USA’s Kaillie Armbruster Humphries and USA’s Jasmine Jones compete in the bobsleigh women’s 2-woman heat 3 at Cortina Sliding Centre during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 21, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images)

“I’m so honored to present this, my Order of Ikkos medal, to you, Donald Trump,” she revealed.

“Furthermore, because your policies are creating greater access to IVF, so families like mine can continue to grow as I look to become and expand my family again,” she said.

US President Donald Trump reacts after US bobsledder Kaillie Armbruster Humphries (out of frame) awarded him with an Ikkos award during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2026. Medal-winning team USA athletes can award an Ikkos award to recognize people who have been supportive in their journey to the Games. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

“I believe this actually makes you the first president in history to ever be awarded an Order of Ikkos as well.”

“Wow! I knew I liked her!” Trump said, showing the Olympic champion his appreciation for the gesture.

Trump signed executive orders in 2025 to block biological males from competing in women’s sports that fall under Title IX and to protect IVF access.

Bronze medallist USA’s Kaillie Armbruster Humphries holds her son on the podium of the bobsleigh women’s monobob at Cortina Sliding Centre during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 16, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP via Getty Images)

In compliance with Trump’s order, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (OPC) effectively banned transgender women from the competition. (RELATED: Olympic Medalist Alysa Liu Allegedly Chased By Crazed Fan At Airport)

Humphries took home two bronze medals for the U.S. in bobsledding at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, bring her total to three gold and three bronze medals.

The OPC created the Order of Ikkos in 2008 for award-winning athletes to give to a coach, mentor or someone else who played a vital role in their success.