U.S. bobsledder Kaillie Humphries presented her Order of Ikkos medal to President Donald Trump during a Women's History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2026.[1][2]

Humphries, a Canadian-born athlete who naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2019, won two bronze medals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including in the women's monobob event on February 16, 2026, at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[1][3][4]

Becoming emotional in her speech, Humphries credited Trump's policies with expanding access to IVF treatments, which enabled her to have a son now aged about 1.5 years.[1][2] She described overcoming skepticism about returning to elite competition after motherhood.[1]

Humphries thanked Trump for supporting women's sports by opposing the participation of biological males, stating: "I want to recognize the support and impact you've had on women's sports throughout the Olympic movement, specifically standing up to keep biological women in women's sports."[1]

"Furthermore, your policies are creating greater access to IVF, so families like mine can continue to grow," she added. "I believe this actually makes you the first president in history to be awarded an Order of Ikkos."[1]

Trump replied: "I knew I liked her."[1] He reaffirmed plans to exclude biological males from women's sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and confirmed inclusion of such protections in the Save America Act.[1]

Humphries and her teammate Jasmine Jones, a U.S. Air Force service member and fellow mother, became the first all-mother duo to medal for the U.S. in Olympic bobsled.[1] Jones said it demonstrated that athletes can pursue both family and competition.[1]

Humphries had voiced support for Trump in a Fox News Digital interview on February 27, 2026, days after the Olympics, citing women's sports protections, immigration enforcement as a legal immigrant, and other issues. She reported facing name-calling and backlash since then.[1]

Prior to 2026, Humphries was the most decorated woman in Olympic bobsled history with four gold medals—for Canada in 2010 and 2014 two-woman bobsled and for the U.S. in 2018 two-woman and 2022 monobob.[5][6]

Sources

1. Fox News Digital: "Olympic women's bobsled legend Kaillie Humphries awarded her Order of Ikkos medal to President Donald Trump", March 13, 2026, https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olympic-bobsledder-humphries-presents-order-ikkos-trump-white-house
2. Bloomberg: "Kaillie Armbruster Humphries of the U.S. presents the Order of Ikkos to President Donald Trump", March 12, 2026, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/us-olympian-humphries-gives-trump-order-of-ikkos-at-white-house-event
3. White House: "Remarks at Women's History Month Event", March 12, 2026, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2026/03/12/remarks-womens-history-month-event
4. Olympics.com: "Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Schedule and Results - Bobsleigh", February 2026 (accessed March 2026), https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/milano-cortina-2026/results/bobsleigh
5. International Olympic Committee: "Kaillie Humphries Athlete Profile", accessed March 2026, https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kaillie-humphries