JACOB ADICOFF, born today, is an American visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. He competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026.

Jake Adicoff claimed his first Paralympic medal after clinching a silver medal in the men’s 10km visually impaired cross-country skiing event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Notably, he dedicated the silver medal to Mugsy, his dog. And really, for this writer, that is all I need to hear.

He won the gold medal in the men’s 12.5 km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the bronze medal in the men’s long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event.

In 2026 he won the 1.5km sprint at the Para Cross Country Skiing Sprint Vision Impaired Final of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, becoming the first openly gay male athlete to win a gold medal as an individual at any Winter Paralympics.

Adicoff is out gay and has been involved with the LGBTQ athlete advocacy organization Out Athlete Fund.