Canada’s Max Parrot wins bronze in snowboard big air at Beijing Olympics
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It's the second medal for the Quebec native after winning gold in the slopestyle event last week, the only top prize for Canada so far at the 2022 Games.
Canada’s Max Parrot won the bronze medal in the men’s big air snowboard final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, his second medal of the 2022 Games.
Parrot won the gold in the slopestyle event last week. So far, it is Canada’s only gold of these Games.
The 27-year-old Quebec native fell in his first of three runs, but recovered on his second jump with a score of 94 — the second highest for that run.
He then scored a respectable 76.25 in his third and final run, with his top two scores combining to claim second place. He then fell after Norway’s Mons Roisland finished higher to take silver.
China’s Su Yiming took gold.
Fellow Canadians Mark McMorris and Darcy Sharpe finished 10th and 12, respectively.
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