USA Cycling responds after transgender Olympic alternate celebrates Charlie Kirk's assassination

Wolfe's social media statements, made via Instagram story, included a reshare of news of Kirk's assassination with an animated caption that read "We did it!" and a selfie with a caption that suggested Kirk was a "Nazi." 

"Being a Nazi is completely optional btw. He didn't have to do all that, but he did and now he's dead. Don't live your life in a way that the world is better following your death," Wolfe wrote. 

Wolfe has since been the subject of backlash on social media. Women's tennis legend and known liberal Martina Navratilova and conservative influencer Riley Gaines have been among those to criticize Wolfe publicly. 

Wolfe appeared to acknowledge the backlash in a post on Thursday night, sharing a meme with the caption that read, "Your boos mean nothing. I've seen what makes you cheer." 

"My goal is to win the Olympics so I can burn a U.S. flag on the podium. This is what they focus on during a pandemic. Hurting trans children," Wolfe wrote on Facebook on March 25, 2020. 

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) previously employed a gender eligibility policy that allowed biological males to compete in the women's category at the time of Wolfe's status as an Olympic alternate in 2021. 

The USOPC changed its athlete safety policy in July to suggest it will comply with President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order. 

The rifle that federal investigators believe was used in the shooting contained ammunition inscribed with anti-fascist messaging, shedding light on the suspect's motive. One used casing and three unused casings contained the writings, Cox said.

Cox on Friday called the shooting a "political assassination."