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.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Canada wear Covid masks in ice hockey match after ROC fail to provide negative results
The ice hockey match between Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was delayed for nearly an hour as late Covid tests threw the tie into doubt. Canada — who did not come out onto the ice — refused to play because ROC had not produced definitive Covid results.
Beijing 2022: Arbez suffers giant slalom disappointment
Ireland's Tess Arbez crashed out in her first run in the women's giant slalom event at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Monday morning.
Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey Players Wear Covid Face Masks During Match
Russian and Canadian women ice hockey players wore medical face masks Monday during their Beijing Winter Olympics match, which also started an hour late. The exact reasons for the delay and the masks was not immediately clear, but these Olympics are taking place in a Covid-secure "closed loop" bubble.
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.
Freestyle skiing: Gu advances to Big Air final, Oldham and Ledeux lead qualifier in Beijing Winter Olympics
Beijing: US-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu breathed a sigh of relief as her third run in the qualifier event for Big Air freeski at the Beijing Olympics on Monday (Feb 7) drew loud applause from the audience.
Mikaela Shiffrin's wait for third Olympic gold to continue after crashing out of giant slalom at Beijing Winter Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin, one of America's biggest hopes for Winter Olympic glory in alpine skiing, says she will «never get over» crashing out of the women's giant slalom on Monday.
Winter Olympics: Max Parrot wins snowboard slopestyle gold three years after cancer diagnosis
Canada's Max Parrot won Olympic snowboard slopestyle gold with the «best run of his life» — three years after being diagnosed with cancer.