Three years after his diagnosis and a dozen chemotherapy treatments, the 27-year-old nailed the biggest run of his career on a one-of-a-kind course to top the podium.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Down the line of media the champion went, camera after camera, gaggle after gaggle, a fat grin on his face and a thin maple leaf flag draped over his shoulders. At each stop, with seemingly every answer, Max Parrot punctuated his words by spreading his arms and raising his palms and gesturing around the scene here at Genting Snow Park, as if to tell his audience, Look at all this.