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US women Olympians respond to Supreme Court women’s sports ruling

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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.

Leah O’Brien-Amico, three-time gold medalist in softball for the U.S.

Softball player Leah O'Brien-Amico posing for a portrait indoors.

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)

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“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.

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“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, U.S. silver medalist gymnast at Tokyo 2020

Mykayla Skinner and Simone Biles back to back

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.

Kaillie Armbruster Humphries

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 protect a space for biological women. The female category was established so biological women can compete on a level playing field,” Humphries told Fox News Digital.

“Today is a win for the generations of girls that will step on to a field, court, track, or rink. We can now all Dream Big knowing we are safe and have a fair environment to compete in any sport at all levels. It’s a big win for women’s sports in this country.”

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Nancy Hogshead, three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer for the U.S.

Dara Torres in 1988

Jenna Johnson, Nancy Hogshead, Carrie Steinseifer and Dara Torres of United States celebrate winning the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games at Olympic Swim Stadium. (Porter Binks-USA TODAY NETWORK)

“Today’s decision is a step in the right direction for female fairness & safety in sport! Still, it doesn’t go as far as the UK Supreme Court — it doesn’t define the meaning of ‘sex’ in law. Allowing 27 states to establish boundaries around female sport categories should give sports governance a sigh of relief; they don’t need to worry about very expensive litigation sucking their resources,” Hogshead told Fox News Digital.

“But Sport cannot have a state-by-state web of laws. Even age group and Little League athletes travel across state lines. Further, will sport governing bodies award national competitions to states like California, who do not protect females? In short, Democrats aren’t done with this issue impacting elections, power and everything else on their agenda.”

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Donna de Varona, three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer for the U.S.

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President Ronald Reagan with Donna De Varona (blue dress) as they address the Women’s Sports Foundation. (Getty Images)

“Today the Supreme Court decision upholds the significant role biology plays in the lives of all women.  Safeguarding girls and women’s spaces is just, fair and humane,” de Varona told Fox News Digital.

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Martina Navratilova, women’s tennis legend and U.S. Olympian at Athens 2004

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Martina Navratilova, a Czech-American former professional tennis player, during a join press conference with Chris Evert of the USA, on Day 5 of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun 2023 part of the Hologic WTA Tour, on November 2, 2023, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“The Supreme Court made the proper decision today, allowing 27 states to continue formally protecting girls’ and women’s sports. Democratic politicians and blue states need to wake up to the biological reality of a female’s sex,” Navratilova said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital by Hogshead.

Katie Uhlaender, U.S. skeleton athlete, five-time Olympian

Katie Uhlaender

Katie Uhlaender of Team United States poses for a portrait during the Team USA Beijing 2022 Olympic shoot on September 12, 2021 in Irvine, California. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA)

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“Today’s Supreme Court ruling is inspiring because it recognizes that protecting women as a biological class is not discrimination. It affirms that fairness matters, that reality matters, and that women shouldn’t have to apologize for asking for fair and safe competition. Without Fairness, there is no sport,” Uhlaender told Fox News Digital.

“Recently, a respected academic and clinician, told me that acknowledging biological sex is discriminatory. They directed me to respected institutions like the American Psychological Association, and I was shocked to find misleading information on it. The APA suggested that the role of testosterone isn’t proven to enhance athletic performance. The causal effects of testosterone on human physiology have been understood for decades. Suggesting otherwise gives the public an inaccurate picture of the science. Things like that have made it incredibly difficult for women to advocate for fairness.”

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Sami Zayn says Johnny Gargano needs the right spark to return on SmackDown

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WWE star Sami Zayn has used Johnny Gargano as a sounding board for his complaints over the last few weeks on “Friday Night SmackDown.”

Gargano, known as “Johnny Wrestling,” has been lying face down during most of his segments for months. He hasn’t spoken to anyone nor has he been in a wrestling ring since Stand & Deliver all the way back in April. The only signal to know that Gargano is actually alive is when Zayn has spoken to him.

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Myles Borne in action against Johnny Gargano during NXT event in St. Louis, Missouri

Myles Borne competes against Johnny Gargano during NXT: Stand and Deliver at The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 2026. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE Via Getty Images)

Zayn talked about Gargano and what it would take to get him moving again in an interview with Fox News Digital before he won the Undisputed WWE Championship at Night of Champions.

“I think he’s an immensely talented person. Anyone who’s followed his career, actually watched his work especially in NXT, knows what he’s capable of,” Zayn said. “Some people when they come to the main roster never really got to showcase what they’re made of and I definitely think he falls into that category. …

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Sami Zayn enters the ring during a WWE live event at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain, on June 4, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)

“He’s almost in this sort of vegetative state or whatever and he just needs like the Prince Charming or whatever is to come around and swoop him and get him out of it. … I think something just needs the right spark to get him to remember who he is and I do think if, and when, that happens we’re gonna get to see a side of him that’s very exciting, that hasn’t been seen in a very long time.”

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Gargano is one of the best pure wrestlers on the roster.

He put on some of the best matches in NXT history. He’s won the NXT Championship, NXT North American Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championship, which made him the first NXT Triple Crown champion.

On the main roster, he’s been a WWE tag team champion twice.

Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano looking on during SmackDown at KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano look on during SmackDown at KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 27, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)

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But every fan is hoping that he gets another shot at wrestling again and snaps out of this slumber and gets back to what he does best.

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ONE Championship: “I overcame it”

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Brazilian megastar Allycia Hellen Rodrigues survived the toughest test of her championship reign at The Inner Circle 19. In fact, the atomweight Muay Thai queen had to dig into reserves she had never been forced to touch before to keep her gold intact.

The defending ONE women’s atomweight Muay Thai world champion edged Thai warrior ‘The Queen’ Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom via split decision in their five-round world title showdown in Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium on June 19.

She got her hand raised after a solid showing in the championship rounds — but it was the middle rounds that truly tested the Brazilian queen’s championship pedigree.

Allycia Hellen Rodrigues had started strong, only for Phetjeeja to flip the script in the third frame with a relentless body assault and a perfectly timed elbow that cut the champion. The road back required everything she had.

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Speaking to ONE Championship after retaining her crown, the Phuket Fight Club athlete reflected on the moment she clawed her way back into the contest.

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“For sure, she’s one of the strongest opponents of my life, but I felt good in the fight. In the beginning, I felt really great, and things were going really well. In Round 3, the fight became harder, but we came back and took the win,” Allycia Hellen Rodrigues said.

The 28-year-old continued, “The fight became harder at some point, but then I overcame it and kept clinching. Phetjeeja started running away, and that’s when the fight started going [my way.]”


Allycia Hellen Rodrigues continues to prove why she truly is the atomweight Muay Thai queen

Phetjeeja threw everything but the kitchen sink throughout their action-packed 15-minute fight in Bangkok, but Allycia Hellen Rodrigues did enough to get her hand raised.

The Brazilian’s defense may have been exposed during certain stretches of the contest, but it also allowed her to tap into her reserves to find a more creative way past Phetjeeja’s world-class defense in the championship rounds.

It was far from a clean win for the Phuket Fight Club athlete, but true world champions do anything – fight beautifully, make it a dirty fight, and tap into their vast IQ – to ensure victory favors them.

That is exactly what Rodrigues did to extend her reign as the ONE women’s atomweight Muay Thai world champion at The Inner Circle 19.

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Phetjeeja will definitely work her way back into a rematch, but Rodrigues should use this fight as a blueprint to ensure she completely overwhelms the Thai if and when they do cross paths on the global stage again.