Mark McMorris

Mark McMorris
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born December 9, 1993 (1993-12-09) (age 18)
Residence Regina, SK[1]
Height 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) (2011)[1]
Weight 140 pounds (64 kg) (2011)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Snowboarding
Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Men's snowboarding
World Cup
Gold 2010 Calgary Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Silver 2011 Aspen Slopestyle

Mark McMorris is a Canadian snowboarder who is the first to complete a backside triple cork 1440.[2]

McMorris competed at his first FIS Snowboard World Cup during the 2009-2010 season placing eighth in the big air event in Quebec City.[3] He followed up with a World Cup victory in slopestyle in Calgary.[4]

At the Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, he won a silver medal in the slopestyle competition finishing behind fellow Canadian Sebastien Toutant.[5] He also won the 2011 Air & Style competition beating out Peetu Piroiinen, Werner Stock, and Nils Arvidsson in the final.[6]

McMorris is the son of politician Don McMorris.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mark McMorris Profile - Bio". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x2ivVRdW. 
  2. ^ a b "Regina snowboarder wows fans with trick". CBC.ca. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x2cQTDST. 
  3. ^ "Korpi caps gold weekend at World Cup". Postmedia News. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x2cqoPRc. 
  4. ^ Meyers, Sean (30 January 2010). "McMorris wins slopestyle gold". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x41zIXiU. 
  5. ^ MacDonald, Nancy (1 November 2011). "Canada’s queen of the slopes". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x2iM8yoC. 
  6. ^ Larsen, Melissa (7 February 2011). "TTR 6 Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck won by second-place Winter X slopestyle winner Mark McMorris". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x412Hr6Y. 

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