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.

Beijing 2022'Oh! Straight over the barrier!' — Top snowboarder crashes, celebrates after big air jump16 HOURS AGO “It was never an option for cancer to beat me,” Parrot said, after a score of 90.96 points was enough to claim gold in the slopestyle. “But, for sure, I was scared a lot of the time. You don’t know how the treatment is going to work.

You don’t know what life has got in store for you. “I was healthy. I was 24 years old.

I was an athlete. And I got cancer. It proves it can happen to anybody.

But I never gave cancer a chance. I fought so hard every day to beat cancer. 'We judged what we saw' — Head judge defends Parrot's slopestyle gold score Parrot wins controversial slopestyle gold – What happened exactly? “I am much more mentally stronger, especially after my battle with cancer.

Going through 12 treatments of chemotherapy over six months makes you a lot stronger. “I don’t take anything for granted any more. It made me such a better snowboarder, as well.

“I try to appreciate every day now – the little things in the morning through to my passion of snowboarding. I try to smile all day long now, and the results come with that now as well. It’s amazing.” Parrot was initially diagnosed with