Parrot golden in men's snowboard slopestyle, McMorris takes bronze
BEIJING — Canada dominated the men's snowboard slopestyle competition, with Max Parrot winning gold and teammate Mark McMorris claiming bronze.
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Canadian Max Parrot claims Winter Olympics snowboard slopestyle gold after cancer battle
Canada's Max Parrot has won the Winter Olympics gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle, just three years on from being diagnosed with cancer.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Max Parrot claims slopestyle gold in Beijing after cancer battle as Canada dominate podium
Seven-time X Games champion Max Parrot topped the men’s slopestyle podium to win his first Olympic gold medal, after battling cancer since his last appearance at the Games The 27-year-old — who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in December 2018 — scored an epic 90.96 points to bag top spot on the podium and not only win his first gold medal, but also Canada's first of the 2022 Beijing Games. Ad/> He was forced to watch on in anticipation to see whether China’s Yiming Su or compatriot Mark McMorris could better his effort, but neither could match it and finished in the silver and bronze medal positions respectively.
Olympic wake-up call: McMorris, Toutant and Parrot soar into slopestyle final
Mark McMorris says he'll pull out all his toughest tricks in his bid for a second Olympic slopestyle medal.
Snowboarding-Chinese teen sensation Su advances to finals, McMorris follows
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Chinese teen Su Yiming won first place in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, advancing to the finals along with one of his childhood heroes, Canadian veteran Mark McMorris.
Snowboarding-Chinese teen boarder Su shines in Olympic debut
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : With a stable, near-flawless landing and a heart gesture to the camera, home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovation in return.
Olympics-Snowboarding-Chinese teen sensation Su advances to finals, McMorris follows
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese teen Su Yiming won first place in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, advancing to the finals along with one of his childhood heroes, Canadian veteran Mark McMorris.