Olympic legend Kaillie Humphries opens up on impact of women's sports advocacy on Team USA relationships

Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries says her advocacy against transgender athletes competing in womens sports has created "awkward, tense moments" with some Team USA teammates and strained existing friendships.

Humphries, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and XX-XY Athletics ambassador, told OutKick she recently received the brands "Courage Wins Award" and plans to direct the funding toward her foundation supporting female athletes careers and family-building needs.

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As a California resident, she plans to vote Republican in the coming gubernatorial election. She is currently pregnant with her second child, and if she has a girl, and if the state's current policy that allows males to compete in girls' sports continues, it could contribute to her leaving the state.

She says lending her voice to the "Save Women's Sports" movement has brought some disagreements with teammates and friends in the Olympic community.

"I have teammates within bobsled, I have teammates within Team USA who believe in a different side, for sure," Humphries said.

"For sure, it's created awkward, tense moments. I think it's created tense moments even within friendships that were there."

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She said disagreements have the potential to become heated, but emphasized that many fellow athletes have maintained respect for her despite their opposing views.

"And I think that while it creates a bit of tension, no one's willing to cross the line. It doesn't make you a bad person because you believe something different than somebody else," she said.

Humphries said her goal is to preserve the opportunities she enjoyed throughout her career for other female athletes.

"I've had these opportunities because it has remained for biological females. And that's something that I believe in and that I'm going to push," she said.

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She also argued that transgender athletes should have opportunities to compete in categories based on their biological sex.

"Sport is meant to be an open place for everybody. I do believe that," she said.

The International Olympic Committee adopted a policy in March restricting eligibility for the womens category at IOC events, beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, through one-time SRY gene screening, with specified rare exceptions. The policy does not apply to grassroots or recreational sports.

Humphries said she is willing to discuss the issue with people who are respectful and open to hearing different perspectives, but does not approach those conversations with the intention of changing their minds.

When relationships involve broader disagreements or a risk of personal attacks, she sai