With his transgender identity public, skier Jay Riccomini finds success on and off the slopes
One of freestyle skier Jay Riccomini's priceless life moments came this year in Switzerland, when he was recognized on the podium for a third-place finish in a major global competition.
It was a breakthrough performance — and the announcer used his correct pronouns.
“I just thought, ‘It took some time to get there. But we did it,'" he said.
On July 20, 2021, Riccomini, then 17, announced on social media that he was a gay transgender man who would from then on use the pronouns he and him. “I want the world to know who I am and who I’m meant to be so I can pursue it openly,” he wrote.
Now 20, he is on top of the world: In January, he placed third at a World Cup
