Olympic silver medalist Max Parrot says he has beaten cancer

Olympic snowboarding slopestyle silver medalist Max Parrot of Canada has said he has beaten cancer and intends to return to competition at an X Games event in Norway in August.

Parrot, a five-time X Games champion who won silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

"After battling myself to the best I could during these past seven months, I can finally say that I have won against cancer," the 25-year-old said in an Instagram post.

 

 

 

 

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After battling myself to the best I could during these past 7 months, I can finally say that I have won against cancer!! #fuckcancer

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Jul 25, 2019 at 5:26pm PDT

"So hyped to compete at @xgamesnorway in a month. It has felt so weird not to compete last season. Stoked to get back at it. Can`t wait."

 

 

 

 

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So hyped to compete at @xgamesnorway in a month!!  It has felt so weird not to compete last season!! Stoked to get back at it!! Can’t wait!!! @monsterenergy @nobaday_sports @ruroc @swatch @freedom_55_financial @auclairsports

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Jul 29, 2019 at 4:11pm PDT

Hodgkin lymphoma is a relatively rare cancer, according to Lymphoma Canada.

It accounts for around 0.5% of all cancers and 15% of all lymphomas diagnosed. Each year in Canada, approximately 900 people are diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.