Max Parrot
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1994[1] Cowansville, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maxence "Max" Parrot (born June 6, 1994) is a Canadian snowboarder who is a three-time X Games champion. He represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Early life
Parrot was born and raised near the Bromont ski area in Québec. He began skiing at age 2 and discovered snowboarding at age 9. His father, Alain Parrot, was an alpine ski racer national hopeful and Canadian waterski champion.[3][4]
Career
Parrot has made snowboarding history four times. In 2013 he laid down the first Backside Triple Cork ever seen in an X Games Sloplestyle event. In 2014, Parrot was the first to land consecutive Triple jumps in a Slopestyle run at the X Games.[5] In April 2015, Parrot performed the very first Cab Quadruple Underflip 1620. In January 2016, he brought the Cab 1800 Triple Cork into competition at X Games in Aspen, earning him his second Big Air gold medal. [6]
He competes in slopestyle and represented Canada in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Parrot has won a gold and silver medal each in both slopestyle and the big air events at the Winter X Games.[7]
References
- ^ "Maxence Parrot". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Profile". Snowboarding Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ Cantin, Philippe (February 7, 2014). "Une médaille pour les Parrot". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Our Ambassadors: Max Parrot". 2017 World Gymnastics Championships. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ O'Neil, Devon (January 25, 2014). "With two X Games golds, Max Parrot remains an underdog". ESPN. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Max Parrot Talks About The First Quad Flip, Haters, And What's Next". TransWorld SNOWboarding. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Mark McMorris breaks rib in X Games slopestyle final". CBC Sports. January 25, 2014.
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