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Canadian Olympic snowboarder Max Parrot announced on Thursday he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Parrot, a 24-year-old from Bromont, Que., captured slopestyle silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He was diagnosed with the cancer on Dec. 21, 10 days after undergoing a biopsy. The five-time X Games champion also announced he […]
Even on Alex Massie’s hulking hand, his shimmering ring sticks out. “It’s my family crest. The motto at the bottom is fac et spera, and it means do and hope,” he explains. It’s how Massie approaches life. “My dad once told me when I was a little kid, it’s easier to beg for forgiveness than […]
Jasey-Jay Anderson won the snowboard parallel giant slalom race in Bansko, Bulgaria on Friday for his first World Cup gold medal in eight years. The victory comes one day after the 42-year-old was named to Canada’s Olympic team for the sixth time. The 42-year-old from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec won his first FIS Snowboard World Cup Parallel […]
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris won his first ESPY Award on Wednesday night. The Regina native and reigning Olympic bronze medallist in slopestyle won the award as the best male action sports athlete. It was the fourth time he had been nominated for an ESPY. McMorris won three X Games medals this season along with two […]
Snowboarding is a dangerous sport, especially for those who are new to it. However, some elements can be rather fun, such as the ski lift. One man took this to the next level after attempting to jump on board at the bottom of the hill. Yet his skiing companion suffered the consequences. The video shows […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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