Name: Sam Wood
Position: Guide
Sport: Nordic Skiing
Event(s): Long-Distance Cross-Country, Sprint Cross-Country
DOB: 4/24/1996
Hometown: Harpswell, Maine
College: Middlebury College ‘19
Paralympic Experience
  • One-time Paralympian (2022), three-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 2 silvers)
  • Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, gold (mixed cross-country relay); silver (sprint cross-country, long-distance cross-country)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent - 2023 – Gold (sprint cross-country, mixed cross-country relay); Silver (long distance cross-country, middle distance cross-country) - as guide
  • Years of participation (as guide): 2023, 2021
  • Medals (as guide): 7 (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Gold – 2023 (sprint cross-country, mixed cross-country relay); 2021 (middle-distance cross-country)
  • Silver – 2023 (long-distance cross-country, middle distance cross-country), 2021 (sprint cross-country)
  • Bronze – 2021 (long-distance cross-country)
Personal: Wood is a friend and guide of Jake Adicoff.