Canada captured its first gold medal on the opening day of competition at the 2018 Paralympic Games on Saturday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Mac Marcoux of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., won his first Paralympic visually impaired downhill race in a blistering one minute, 23.93 seconds. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. native took gold in the men’s […]
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Canadian Paralympian Mac Marcoux hopes to build on Sochi success
Mac Marcoux has always had a need for speed. While growing up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Marcoux and his family raced around on go-carts, dirt bikes and snowmobiles. If it went fast, Marcoux wanted to be a part of it. But that rush of zipping around hit a speed bump when he was eight […]
Mac Marcoux snags 3rd gold medal at para-alpine worlds
The 19-year-old Marcoux, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., teamed with Calgary guid for his first technical gold medal of the championships. He won gold in the downhill and super-G events and silver in the super combined earlier in Tarvisio. CBC | Sports News
Mac Marcoux wins gold at para-alpine skiing worlds
Canadian takes gold in men’s downhill visually impaired category. CBC | Sports News