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Matt Majendie

Winter Olympics: Max Parrot wins dream Beijing gold three years on from cancer diagnosis

Three years ago, Max Parrot was lying in a hospital bed receiving his latest round of chemotherapy treatment - unclear if he would get healthy again let alone be able to compete.

But on Monday the Canadian freeskier continued his astonishing comeback to win gold in the slopestyle competition at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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