Mark McMorris
Canadian Snowboarder, X Games Champion
Born
December 9th, 1993
31 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
Canada
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A professional snowboarder from Canada, has excelled in slopestyle and big air events. Achieved significant success at the X Games, winning multiple gold medals. Competed in the Winter Olympics, winning bronze medals in 2014 and 2018. Overcame a serious injury in 2017, returning to competitive snowboarding shortly after. Regarded as one of the top snowboarders in the world.
Won multiple X Games gold medals
Achieved bronze at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics
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