Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris wins gold at X-Games
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Mark McMorris of Regina is golden at the X-Games.
The Olympic slopestyle bronze medallist scored 88.00 combined points to win gold in America’s Navy Snowboard Big Air event on Friday.
McMorris scored 47 points on his top run and 41 on his second best for the combined score. Montreal’s Max Parrot took silver with 82 points and Yuki Kadono of Japan placed third with 66.
McMorris also finished first in the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle elimination, advancing to the finals.
Don McMorris is in Aspen, Colorado to watch his son, Mark compete and listen to his other son, Craig announce for ESPN.
Don says Mark expects the best out of himself every time.
“He expects to do well, he expects to win every event that he goes into and when he doesn’t he’s not that pleasant to be around.”
Don believes Mark is the favourite heading into the final of the Men’s Slopestyle event.
“I think he would be the favourite. His record at the X games has been pretty strong since he started five years ago, he’s either been first or second in every X-Games that he’s entered.”
Don says he’ll be nervously watching Mark compete in the finals on Sunday.
