Snowboarder Max Parrot wins Canada’s first gold at Beijing Winter Olympics
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Max Parrot dominated the slope alongside teammate Mark McMorris, who won bronze at the men's snowboard slopestyle competition as part of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Max Parrot captured Canada’s first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in men’s snowboard slopestyle on Monday.
Parrot dominated the slope alongside teammate Mark McMorris, who won bronze. It’s the second straight Olympics that Parrot and McMorris have shared the podium in the event.
A native of Bromont, Que., Parrot’s gold-medal win is an upgrade from his silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.
McMorris, from Regina, has won bronze now for three-straight Olympics.
During the event, Parrot scored 90.96 on a dominant second run, challenging his competitors to catch him. McMorris had the best score of the third run at 88.53 points, but it wasn’t enough to catch his teammate.
China’s Su Yiming, who had the best score in qualifying, took silver with 88.70.
Sebastien Toutant of L’Assomption, Que., was ninth with a score of 54.00. Toutant won gold in the big air event in 2018, and will defend his title starting Feb. 14.
During Sunday’s qualifying round, McMorris had the second-best score that gave him the penultimate spot in Monday’s final.
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