CHELSEA WOLFE

She/Her

“Chelsea Wolfe is one of the highest-ranked BMX freestylers in the United States. She competed with male athletes for many years before coming out in 2014. After placing fifth at the World Championships in 2021, she earned a spot as an alternate for the women’s competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.” She was blocked from competing in the 2023 SuperWorlds when Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport’s international governing body, instituted a ban on trans athletes with only three days notice. “While Wolfe is working towards a legal resolution to the UCI’s ban—essentially, working on suing the UCI for the right to race—she recognizes that at 30 years old, even if she wins the case, it will likely be too late. The odds of a resolution before the 2024 Olympics are slim, and the average age of Freestyle BMX racers is getting younger and younger. It’s unlikely that if she does win, a return to racing at the level she’s at now will be possible. ‘They are stealing these years from me,’ she says. ‘Regardless of whether or not we win in the long run, they are harming us now, and that harm can never be undone….Trans women are not just numbers on a spreadsheet or a mythological boogeyman,’ she says. ‘We actually exist. We are human and we are vulnerable and we exist.’” [Source, Source]

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