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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the most decorated bobsledders in history, Kaillie Humphries has it all: six Olympic medals, a loving marriage, and the most adorable son. And after teaming up with </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqv0I_QyJw"><span style="font-weight: 400;">XX-XY Athletics</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in 2026, she’s inspiring women everywhere to go after their dreams. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Humphries knows a little something about beating the odds. She gave birth to her son </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ5kXoSRRQJ/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aulden</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in </span><a href="https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/three-times-bobsleigh-olympic-champion-kaillie-humphries-welcomes-baby-aulden"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2024</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and just 18 months later, she won </span><a href="https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/kaillie-humphries"><span style="font-weight: 400;">two medals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It is possible to achieve everything you want to achieve,” she tells The Daily Wire. “But it is gonna take work and sacrifice, and there will be some hardships along the way. I&#8217;m not gonna say that doesn&#8217;t exist because that wouldn&#8217;t be truthful.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unafraid to stand her ground, Humphries makes a natural fit for XX-XY. Since its founding by </span><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/07/jennifer-sey-levis-exec-anti-trans-clothing-brand/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">former Levi Strauss exec</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Jennifer Sey in 2024, the activewear brand has been dedicated to normalizing women’s sports for biological girls and women. The mission? For athletes to “</span><a href="https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/pages/our-founder"><span style="font-weight: 400;">simply be afforded the chance to compete on an even playing field</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the battle over </span><a href="https://adflegal.org/campaign/winning-the-battle-against-gender-ideology/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Title IX</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which was once designed to provide women </span><a href="https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2014/1/27/title-ix-frequently-asked-questions.aspx#title"><span style="font-weight: 400;">equal opportunity in sports</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, XX-XY offered sanctuary from </span><a href="https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=411780"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biden-era policies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that allowed an </span><a href="https://katv.com/news/nation-world/lia-thomas-exposed-male-genitalia-in-womens-locker-room-at-swim-meet-ex-swimmer-says"><span style="font-weight: 400;">intact man</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> claiming to be a “woman” to strip down in front of female swimmers and, in another case, spike a volleyball so hard it led to another athlete’s </span><a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/cmte_testimony/2025/wam/1E52PALNHjL37zcTICExf7g4TqIaF3cuW.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">concussion</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> during a high school game. Adding insult to injury, biological male athletes regularly broke women’s records, stole nearly </span><a href="https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/un-study-reveals-transgender-athletes-have-won-nearly-900-medals-in-womens-competitions-united-nations-sports-lgbt-gender-identity-title-ix-athletics"><span style="font-weight: 400;">900 women’s medals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and hijacked hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money and </span><a href="https://www.akleg.gov/basis/get_documents.asp?session=32&amp;docid=80468"><span style="font-weight: 400;">scholarships</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The devastating fallout was no surprise. </span><a href="https://womeninsport.org/transgender-inclusion-womens-sport/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Men are stronger</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, faster, taller, leaner, and more muscular and have larger lung capacity than women. Period. Extremely </span><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10795902/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">limited research</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> showed that “physical performance of nonathletic trans people who have undergone [gender-affirming hormone therapy] for at least two years approaches that of cisgender controls.” It wasn’t close to being fair.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">President Donald Trump </span><a href="https://youtu.be/2-QfaFvxxQA?t=48"><span style="font-weight: 400;">signed an executive order</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> declaring an end to the war on women’s sports </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">in 2025</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. But for Humphries, who spent her entire career advocating for equality in bobsledding, some battle scars last a lifetime.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She’s currently the women’s athlete rep for the </span><a href="https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/ibsf-athletes-elected-their-representatives-for-the-athletes-committee"><span style="font-weight: 400;">International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, competing for the U.S. on the world stage, but back when she was a citizen of her native Canada, Humphries was forced to advocate for a fair shake. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I first started in the sport, women didn&#8217;t compete on all the same bobsled tracks,” she says. “We weren&#8217;t good enough, is what we were told, so we were given the easy tracks, the soft tracks. I had to go compete against the men with an all-women&#8217;s crew at the World Cup because that was the only way they were going to allow us to showcase that we are skilled enough, fast enough, strong enough. I was told no one wants to see women crash. Women can&#8217;t do this. You can&#8217;t move the weight. It&#8217;s too dangerous.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If this sounds like some kind of vintage vision of sports, Humphries says the balance was still off as recently as 2018. “[Women] didn&#8217;t have equal medal opportunity for four of the six Olympics I&#8217;ve been to,” she explains. “The men were getting a lot more prize money than the women were getting for the exact same stuff. There were some races when you were given, like, a cheese plate, and the guys were getting prize money.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Humphries was also advised that she’d lose her competitive edge if she </span><a href="https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/blogs/newsroom/kaillie-humphries-the-ultimate-athlete-mom?srsltid=AfmBOorPqjXwPrSwA44AlHTc0ZJbGCxRRpZWjmqM2J8Ew6YN8Hv4jCJc"><span style="font-weight: 400;">got pregnant</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. But instead of abiding by other people’s limits, she followed her gut. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The number of women who let go of career or family goals because they believe both can’t exist is uncountable. Humphries wants to change that. She established her </span><a href="https://trailblazeher.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TrailblazeHER</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> foundation to support elite female athletes with financial assistance and wellness resources as they go for Olympic and Paralympic gold. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So how can every woman go all in off the bobsled track? Whether it’s bench pressing a few pounds or learning to play the piano, start by believing in yourself. “Find your people, chase your dreams … don&#8217;t listen to the limitations that people put on you,” Humphries says. “It&#8217;s the greatest satisfaction when we can be the best versions of ourselves by showing up for our goals and dreams.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Along with her dedicated mental game, she attributes her success to her stellar support system and suggests surrounding yourself with your biggest fans. “It might be the friend down the street, it might be a grandparent, whoever it is, a coach, a therapist, stick close to those people.” It’s not uncommon for Humphries to train alongside her </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlYrNrgYGT/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">husband, her son</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUU75YWinaV/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">her team</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> among the many people equally dedicated to her goals. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2021, Humphries became an American citizen so she could compete for the U.S. at the </span><a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/bobsled/story/_/id/32773308/ex-canadian-bobsled-star-kaillie-humphries-sworn-american-citizen-clearing-compete-us-beijing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beijing Olympics</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Five years later, in May 2026, she accepted her third invitation to the White House to be honored at a Mother’s Day event in the Rose Garden. Her chic </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIWeoPyHAq/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">cherry blossom pink suit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> put a demure spin on her signature tattoos. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I ask her what her next bit of ink might be, she confirms “something for Cortina,” but also shares some news. “Hopefully we can get pregnant again, and then that will change what tattoo I want to get.” After we joke that the only open real estate left may be her face and neck, she laughs, “My face? Never. My dad would shoot me.” What she doesn’t completely rule out is a </span><a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/team-usa-bobsleigh-legend-kaillie-humphries-and-the-mother-of-all-missions-inspired-by-serena-williams"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">seventh</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> run at the Olympics</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So will training like Kaillie Humphries in head-to-toe </span><a href="https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/collections/kaillie-humphries-favorites"><span style="font-weight: 400;">XX-XY</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> help you nab the gold? Along with a supportive team and a positive mindset, a fresh fit certainly lends the confidence boost for that next challenge — even if it’s groceries. But the real magic happens when you take the first step.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Tiny steps are still steps,” Humphries says. “Nobody&#8217;s an expert overnight. What looks like big jumps are really little steps in process and work. Focus on the little wins, and work on those steps to get to the goal.” </span></p>

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