Education
He later attended a graduate school in accounting.
He later attended a graduate school in accounting.
Wood was taught by English coach Ronnie Baker at the Detroit Skating Club from the age of seven. The following season, Wood advanced to the senior level and took bronze at the 1965 U.s. Championships in Lake Placid, New New York
Assigned to his first major international events, he placed 5th at the North American Championships and 13th at the World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Fourth at the 1966 United States. Championships, he returned to the top three the following year. He finished 9th at the 1967 World Championships in Vienna, Austria.
The trio were selected to represent the United States. at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. He stood on the podium with Austria"s Wolfgang Schwarz (gold) and France"s Patrick Péra (bronze).
Wood attributed his success to becoming mature enough to conquer his competition nerves, and to training harder.
While also a university student, he spent 7 and a half hours a day training, including at least four hours just on compulsory figures. During Wood"s professional skating career, he performed with the Ice Capades, Ice Follies, and Holiday on Ice. Wood formed a limited liability company, TLW, in 1996, and has expressed interest in opening a sports complex in California.
In May 2015, it was reported that several investors had filed lawsuits against him.