Photo (+Cover): Max Parrot via Facebook

5 time X-Games gold medalist, Max Parrot announced today that he has Hodgkins’s lymphoma. The 24 year-old, big air/slopestyle master from Quebec found out about his conditions just days prior to Christmas.

Parrot has already undergone a preliminary surgery along with the first of twelve rounds of chemotherapy treatments. According to medical professionals familiar with his case, the outlook is very good.

“This is a new kind of competition I must face, and I intend to do everything I can to win.” – Max Parrot

According to CBC Sports News, Parrot caught the lymphoma during an early stage and his chances for survival remain high. Our thoughts are with Max and his family as they endure these trying times.

Find the entire CBC article here: Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Bummed that I won’t be able to make it to @dewtour this year and defend my title.. 🙁 Got sick and I’ll need to stay home this time around. Wishing good luck to all the riders out there!! 👊🏻 Can’t wait to ride at the next event!!

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Dec 12, 2018 at 12:26pm PST

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Got my @xgames invite for January 2019!!! Can’t wait to shred that jump again!! That is probably my best landing ever on a Fs triple 14!! 🙃

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Oct 9, 2018 at 4:58am PDT