Aaron Pike

Personal

• After sustaining a T-11 spinal cord injury due to a hunting accident at age 13, Pike quickly began to learn about the world of adaptive sports
• His Paralympic career did not begin in Nordic skiing, but in wheelchair track & field at the University of Illinois-Champaign
• Pike raced with the Fighting Illini alongside legendary Paralympian Tatyana McFadden
• Made the switch to winter sports after the Olympic Games London 2012, when he was invited to a training camp by one of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Team coaches
• Nominated to the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Team in May 2013, and in his debut season he earned three top-15 finishes in world cup competition
• Pike followed his opening season by landing a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team in Sochi and competing at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 on the track
• Son of Chris and Tiffany Pike
• Has one younger brother, Corey
• Enjoys camping, fishing and spending time with his family, whom he cites as his biggest source of strength
• Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the 2023 New York City Marathon

Paralympic Experience

• 7-time Paralympian
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (Marathon T54 - Men), 11th (5000m T54 - Men), 12th (1500m T54 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 8th (6km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 9th (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men), 12th (10km - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 15th (10km Middle - Sitting - Men)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (Marathon T54 - Men), 9th (800m T54 - Men), 11th (5000m T54 - Men), 12th (1500m T54 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 6th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men), 7th (12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 12th (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 10th (Marathon T54 - Men), 21th (1500m T54 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 12th (15km - Sitting - Men), 14th (10km - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 19th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Men), 13th (1500m T54 - Men), 16th (Marathon T54 - Men), 23th (5000m T54 - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2025 – gold (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men), bronze (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men), 4th (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men)
• Years of participation: 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men 2024, 2025; 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025; 10km Middle - Sitting - Men 2022, 2023; 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Open - Open 2022; 6km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2022; 10km - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men 2019; 1500m T54 - Men 2011, 2015, 2019; 15km Individual - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 5000m T54 - Men 2015, 2019; 800m T54 - Men 2011, 2019; Marathon T54 - Men 2011, 2019; 15km - Sitting - Men 2015; 4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Men 2011
• Medals: 9 (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
• Gold – 2025 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men); 2023 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed)
• Silver – 2023 (10km Middle - Sitting - Men, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men); 2022 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men)
• Bronze – 2025 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men); 2024 (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men); 2019 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)