{"id":27882,"date":"2022-02-08T23:50:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=368691"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:13:43","slug":"snowboarder-wins-gold-medal-at-winter-olympics-after-beating-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/snowboarder-wins-gold-medal-at-winter-olympics-after-beating-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowboarder Wins Gold Medal At Winter Olympics After Beating Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Max Parrot, a 27-year-old Canadian snowboarder, has clinched the top prize during the men\u2019s slopestyle event at the Beijing Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">He scored an impressive 90.96, beating out China\u2019s 17-year-old Su Yiming taking silver and Canadian Mark McMorris securing the bronze. When he heard his final score, he tossed his snowboard in delight.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368756\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM-1200x653.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" class=\"size-large wp-image-368756\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM-1200x653.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM-600x326.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.30.58-PM.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3S-U5es575I\">YouTube\/CBC News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">His first-place Olympics win was all thanks to his hard work and dedication, but what makes his victory even more special is that it came three years after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">During Parrot\u2019s battle with cancer, he completed 12 rounds of chemotherapy over a period of six months, before he was finally declared cancer-free in July of 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368757\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM-1200x653.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" class=\"size-large wp-image-368757\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM-1200x653.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM-600x326.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.09-PM.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3S-U5es575I\">YouTube\/CBC News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cSo much went by in those last four years,\u201d Parrot told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/winter-olympics\/60285168\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sport<\/a>. \u201cThe last time I was at the Olympics, in PyeongChang, I got a silver medal, and then I had to go through cancer. It was a nightmare \u2013 it\u2019s so hard to describe what I\u2019ve been through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">He was eager to get back to snowboarding, and earned Winter X Games gold medals in big air and slopestyle in 2019 and 2020. While he was excited about those wins, being able to compete in the Olympics again is a dream come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368758\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM-1200x650.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-large wp-image-368758\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM-1200x650.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM-600x325.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.31.24-PM.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3S-U5es575I\">YouTube\/CBC News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cYou have no cardio, you have no energy, you have no muscles,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/winter-olympics\/60285168\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">explained<\/a>. \u201cTo be back out here, at the Olympics, on a podium again but with a gold medal, it feels amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Parrot will also compete in the big air on February 14 and 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Hear more of his inspirational story in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"content-body\"><noscript><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snowboarder Max Parrot captures Canada's 1st gold medal in Beijing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3S-U5es575I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/span> <\/p>\n<div id=\"ctg-cta\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/wp-content\/themes\/causeblog-v3\/assets\/img\/icon-bcs-support.png\" alt><\/p>\n<h5>Provide Mammograms<\/h5>\n<p>Support those fighting Breast Cancer at <span>The Breast Cancer Site<\/span> for free! 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He scored an impressive 90.96, beating out China\u2019s 17-year-old Su Yiming taking silver and Canadian Mark McMorris securing the bronze. When he heard his final score, he tossed his snowboard in delight. 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