Bleacher Report · Feb 10, 2018
Max Parrot Tops Snowboarding Slopestyle Qualifying at Olympics 2018
Snowboarding took center stage at the 2018 Olympics on Friday with Norway's Marcus Kleveland and Canada's Max Parrot taking the top spot in their respective heats.
Parrot had the best score in the 35-man field with an 87.36 on his second run. Kleveland came out on top among the snowboarders in the first heat, finishing with an 83.71.
Carlos Garcia Knight was the big story on Friday, coming in a strong second placein the first heat with an 80.10. New Zealand, Knight's home country, has only won one medal in its history at the Winter Olympics. Annelise Coberger took home silver in the slalom at the 1992 Games in France.