Kaillie Humphries, a U.S. Olympic bobsled champion and California resident, expressed opposition to a lawsuit filed by the California State University (CSU) system and San Jose State University (SJSU) against the U.S. Department of Education.[1] Humphries, who pays taxes in California, told Fox News Digital: "I love California. I don't agree with its politics. I don't agree with the lawsuit at all."[1]

The lawsuit, filed on December 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, challenges a Title IX investigation by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights into SJSU's women's volleyball program.[2][3] The probe, launched on April 17, 2024, examines potential violations related to the participation of transgender athlete Blaire Fleming.[4]

Humphries voiced support for Brooke Slusser, a former SJSU volleyball co-captain who played alongside Fleming and shared locker rooms, hotel rooms and an apartment without knowing the athlete's biological male status.[1][5] Slusser filed a lawsuit in November 2024 against the NCAA, Mountain West Conference, CSU and coach Todd Kress, seeking damages for alleged Title IX violations.[5]

"I support her," Humphries said. "I would say she did the right thing, and she has a community of people who believe in what she's fighting for."[1] Humphries called online attacks against Slusser "atrocious" and stressed that sport must remain a safe environment.[1]

Humphries cited concerns for physical safety, mental health and privacy in women's sports, stating: "I don't see a world where there should be any male in a female sport at all."[1] As a mother to a toddler son, she raised worries about future schooling in California.[1]

Humphries switched from Canada to the U.S. team in 2019 after alleging physical and mental abuse by her Canadian coach, Todd Ludwick, and lack of support from Bobsled Canada Skeleton.[6][7] She became a U.S. citizen in December 2021.[8] Humphries holds three Olympic gold medals—in the women's two-man event at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, and monobob at Beijing 2022—along with one silver, making her the most decorated female bobsleigh pilot in Olympic history.[8][9]

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1. Fox News Digital, "Olympic legend Kaillie Humphries slams CSU, SJSU for suing Trump admin over trans scandal: 'I don't agree with the lawsuit at all'", February 19, 2026, https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olympic-bobsled-legend-kaillie-humphries-slams-california-state-university-lawsuit-transgender-volleyball-scandal-sjsu-brooke-slusser
2. Fox News, "California universities sue feds to block Title IX probe into trans athlete volleyball scandal", December 23, 2024, https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-universities-sue-federal-government-block-title-ix-probe-trans-athlete-volleyball-scandal
3. The Washington Times, "California State University system, San Jose State sue Education Department over Title IX investigation", December 23, 2024, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/23/california-state-university-system-san-jose-state-/
4. U.S. Department of Education, "U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Investigation of San José State University for Potential Title IX Violations", April 17, 2024, https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-educations-office-civil-rights-launches-investigation-san-jose-state-university-potential-title-ix-violations
5. Fox News Digital, "Ex-SJSU volleyball player Brooke Slusser sues NCAA, conference, school over trans teammate", November 26, 2024, https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-sjsu-volleyball-player-brooke-slusser-sues-ncaa-conference-school-trans-teammate
6. NPR, "Olympic Champion Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries On Abuse By Coach", January 25, 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/01/25/688375845/olympic-championship-bobsledder-kaillie-humphries-on-abuse-by-coach
7. CBC Sports, "Kaillie Humphries says she was abused by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton head coach", January 24, 2019, https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/kaillie-humphries-coach-abuse-1.4988673
8. Olympics.com, "Kaillie Humphries - Athlete Profile", accessed February 2026, https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kaillie-humphries
9. World Bobsleigh Federation, "Kaillie Humphries", accessed February 2026, https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/110377/kaillie-humphries