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 Games Paris 2024, 7th (Marathon T54 - Men), 12th (1500m T54 - Men), 13th (5000m 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)

Most recent: 2024 – bronze (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men), 4th (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men), 9th (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
Years of participation: 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men 2022, 2023, 2024; 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men 2024; 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024; 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: 7 (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

Gold – 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 – 2024 (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men); 2019 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)

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