Ricki Nicoli - Faces of Iditarod

Ricki Nicoli was a 2023 Iditarider on Pete Kaiser’s sled. Here’s a copy of her interview:


HUMAN

NAME: RICKI NICOLI

AGE: 10

RESIDENCE: PALMER AND RED DEVIL

OCCUPATION: I’M A STUDENT AT SHERROD ELEMENTARY.

YEARS INVOLVED WITH IDITAROD: ALL MY LIFE

IDITAROD ROLE: IDITARIDER

CURRENT LOCATION: LAKEFRONT HOTEL

DATE OF PHOTO: MARCH 2, 2023

TEMPERATURE: 23 DEGREES

WHAT, WHO OR HOW AND WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED WITH THE IDITAROD?

I FIRST BECAME INVOLVED WITH IDITAROD WHEN MY PAPA WOULD TELL ME STORIES ABOUT WHEN HE WON THE FIRST RACE IN 1973.

WHAT IS YOUR WHY? WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY AND INVOLVED WITH THE IDITAROD?

I AM HERE TODAY AND INVOLVED WITH IDITAROD BECAUSE MY PAPA IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR BEING THE WINNER OF THE VERY FIRST RACE.

TELL ME ABOUT JUST ONE OF YOUR MOST MEMORABLE IDITAROD EXPERIENCES:

ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES OF THE IDITAROD WAS HEARING MY PAPA’S STORIES.

WHAT IN LIFE DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE?

WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE IN LIFE IS THAT RED DEVIL IS MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD.

To hear her interview: https://faces.iditarod.com/ricki-nicoli/