US women Olympians react to historic Supreme Court ruling on the protection of women's sports

The U.S.Supreme Court delivered a historic win to the "Save Women's Sports" movement on Tuesday, ruling 6-3 to uphold state laws that ban biological males from competing with girls and women.The decision was met with celebration by women's sports activists, including several high-profile Olympians.Softball player Leah O'Brien-Amico poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit at the Marriott Marquis in New York, N.Y., on May 15, 2004.

(Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.

TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!"Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a victory for every girl who has ever dreamed of competing at the highest level," O'Brien-Amico told Fox News Digital."As a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, I am deeply grateful that I had the opportunity to compete on a level playing field with other biological females.

The integrity and safety of women’s sports must be protected in every way.We can continue to find ways to honor the dignity of every person while protecting the spaces that generations of women worked so hard to build."Mykayla Skinner and Simone Biles of Team United States pose for a photo during Women's Podium Training ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

(Patrick Smith/Getty Images)"People from the far left...hopefully they wake up and just realize just how many girls are affected by this.

It's a real thing, and I think sometimes it just goes over their head and they don't see what's going on with the girls," Skinner told Fox News Digital.USA's Kaillie Humphries holds an USA flag after competing to win bronze in the bobsleigh women's monobob heat 4 at Cortina Sliding Centre during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb.16, 2026.

(Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)"Women’s sports has changed my life, providing opportunities and a career I couldn’t have got elsewhere.I get to do what I love because people fought to create and pr...

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