IBU mourns death of Sivert Guttorm Bakken

For Aaron Pike, who sustained a spinal injury in a hunting accident at the age of 13, snow was long an obstacle - something that restricted movement rather than enabled it. He built his sporting identity in summer disciplines, reaching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Yet more than a decade later, Pike is among the world’s leading men’s sit-ski biathletes, approaching his fourth Paralympic Winter Games. His path to biathlon began almost by chance - and ultimately changed everything.