Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries made a surprising gesture at the White House Thursday: she handed President Donald Trump her Order of Ikkos medal.
And she did it with tears in her eyes.
The moment came during a Women’s History Month event on March 12, when Humphries said she wanted to thank Trump for standing up for women’s sports.
“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,” she said.
Humphries explained that every Olympic medalist receives an Order of Ikkos, a medal designed to honor someone who helped them reach the podium.
Athletes usually give it to a coach or mentor.
Humphries chose a president.
“So we only get one,” she told Trump before presenting the medal.
“I’m so honored to present this, my Order of Ikkos medal, to you, Donald Trump.”
Trump lit up at the gesture.
“Wow! I knew I liked her!” he said.
Humphries also pointed to the administration’s support for IVF, saying policies expanding access to fertility treatments could help her grow her family.
“I believe this actually makes you the first president in history to ever be awarded an Order of Ikkos as well,” she added.
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U.S. Olympic Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries speaks at the White House Women's History Month event, gives @POTUS her Olympic Order of Ikkos medal:
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Trump signed an executive order in February titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” aimed at preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports governed by Title IX.
The Order of Ikkos program was created in 2008 by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to recognize people who played a pivotal role in an athlete’s success.
Humphries recently won two bronze medals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, bringing her career total to six medals — three gold and three bronze.
This article originally appeared on Great America News Desk. It is republished with permission.
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