Max Parrot Wins Gold In Men’s Snowboarding Slopestyle
Feb 6, 2022, 10:51 PM | Updated: Feb 7, 2022, 10:48 am
SALT LAKE CITY – Canadian Max Parrot had to sweat it out, but he ends up winning his first gold medal in the men’s snowboarding slopestyle final.
Parrot spent most of the final runs sitting in first place, just ahead of China’s Su Yiming. After another Canadian, Mark McMorris secured the bronze medal in the second to last ride. A single stumble from Yiming on his final run gave Parrot that gold, his second Olympic medal.
The men’s snowboarding slopestyle final was held on Sunday, February 6.
Max Parrot throws it down and gets a 90.96 to take the lead!
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American Red Gerard was hoping he had secured the bronze medal until McMorris scored an 88.53 on his final run, besting Gerard’s 83.25
University of Utah student Sean FitzSimons struggled in each of his three runs, finishing with a 29.61 in his second run as his best.
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