Canadian · Cowansville, Quebec, Canada · Born 6 June 1994Canadian snowboarder who won Olympic slopestyle gold at Beijing 2022 just three years after beating Hodgkin's lymphoma, in one of the sport's most celebrated comeback stories.
Maxence 'Max' Parrot was born on 6 June 1994 in Cowansville, Quebec, and grew up near the Bromont ski area, the son of alpine skier and Canadian waterski champion Alain Parrot. He began skiing at three and discovered snowboarding at nine, quickly progressing into one of the discipline's most technically innovative riders - in 2013 he landed the first backside triple cork ever seen in an X Games slopestyle event, and in 2015 he performed the first-ever cab quadruple underflip 1620. Parrot won silver in slopestyle at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics behind American teenager Red Gerard. Just ten months later, in December 2018, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and underwent 12 rounds of chemotherapy over six months, describing the experience as leaving him with 'no more muscles, no more energy, no more cardio.' He announced he had beaten the cancer in July 2019 and returned to competition, winning X Games gold that year. At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, competing three years after his diagnosis, Parrot delivered what he called the hardest run of his career - three consecutive triple corks, including two in a row for the first time - to score 90.96 and win Olympic gold, upgrading his Pyeongchang silver and completing one of snowboarding's most emotional comeback stories. His teammate Mark McMorris took bronze in the same event. Parrot documented his cancer battle in the film 'Max - Life as a Gold Medal' and became a spokesperson for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.
Winning Olympic slopestyle gold at Beijing 2022 just three years after beating Hodgkin's lymphoma
How They Played
Explosive, technically pioneering slopestyle and big air rider known for consecutive triple cork combinations and remarkable resilience
Lasting Impact
Remembered for one of the most emotional comeback stories in Winter Olympics history, and as one of the most technically progressive slopestyle and big air riders of his generation
Career Honours
- 2022 Olympic Gold Medalist, Slopestyle
- 2018 Olympic Silver Medalist, Slopestyle
- 6x Winter X Games Gold Medalist
- First to land a backside triple cork in X Games slopestyle competition (2013)
Canadian Athletes