Tag: McMorris

27 MAR

For Mark McMorris, risk of backcountry is part of the snowboarder package

It’s a jump Mark McMorris has executed successfully thousands of times. For a world-class snowboarder it’s the equivalent of an Olympic gymnast doing a front somersault. “It was well within our skill set,” McMorris’ brother Craig said in a phone interview Monday. “He was doing a front side 360, one of the easiest tricks in […]

27 MAR

Canadian snowboarder McMorris in hospital after serious accident

Canadian snowboarding star Mark McMorris is in a Vancouver hospital after suffering several injuries in a backcountry snowboarding accident on Saturday. Canada Snowboard says the Regina native is recovering from a broken jaw, broken left arm, ruptured spleen, stable pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed left lung. BREAKING: Olympic medallist Mark McMorris badly injured […]

10 MAR

McMorris, Toutant: Putting the course after the kart

Good Times with Craig McMorris is a weekly Youtube series hosted by pro snowboarder Craig McMorris. Each episode features an Olympic hopeful on their path to PyeongChang 2018. A new episode will be released each Friday for the next eight weeks at Youtube.com/CBCSports. Subscribe now. Come with us from Whistler to L.A. to Calgary as we explore the action […]

12 FEB

Toutant, McMorris go 1-2 at snowboard slopestyle World Cup in Quebec

​Canada’s Sebastien Toutant soared to a World Cup snowboard slopestyle gold medal on Sunday in Stoneham, Quebec. Toutant’s second-run score of 84.81 was enough to hold off teammate Mark McMorris, who took home the silver with a score of 84.60. Hometown favourite @SebToots wins slopestyle gold 🥇in Quebec! @markmcmorris takes home silver, @MarcusKleveland bronze #SnowboardWorldCuppic.twitter.com/HM0YdQxCfO — […]

10 FEB

Mark McMorris: Ask me anything

Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing: Watch LIVE STREAMING of the World Cup big air and slopestyle events from Quebec City, Saturday at 5:00 and 8:00 PM ET and Sunday at 10:00 AM ET and 1:00 PM ET on CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports App. Check the CBC Sports Streaming schedule for details. Let’s block ads! (Why?) […]

09 FEB

Mark McMorris: 'Things have gone better than expected'

Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing: Watch LIVE STREAMING of the World Cup big air and slopestyle events from Quebec City, Saturday at 5:00 and 8:00 PM ET and Sunday at 10:00 AM ET and 1:00 PM ET on CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports App. Check the CBC Sports Streaming schedule for details. Let’s block ads! (Why?) […]