Skiing’s Intersex Champion Erik Schinegger | Trans World Sport

At the age of 19, women’s world skiing champion, Erika Schinegger, was told that - contrary to what she had been led to believe her whole life - she was chromosomally a man. Overnight, she went from national celebrity to social outcast. Ultimately Schinegger decided to live as a man and transitioned. #TransWorldSport Subscribe to Trans World Sport: TWS features sports action from around the globe, including reports from the biggest international competitions, in-depth features on lesser-known sports and profiles of rising stars of the future. Follow us: Like us on Facebook: