Who is Max Parrot? The Canadian snowboarder going for second Beijing 2022 gold after beating cancer
Max Parrot is chasing a second medal of the Winter Olympics – just three years after he overcame a battle with Hodgkin lymphoma. The Canadian snowboarder made headlines when taking gold in the men’s slopestyle final at Beijing 2022, upgrading from the silver he won at Pyeongchang four years ago. Ad/> He may have won the final in controversial circumstances – with replays showing he missed a grab in his routine – but his feat was dubbed a “shining example of resilience” having fought off cancer after 12 rounds of chemotherapy.


