Mark's medical miracle musters medal mettle

Canadian ace undeterred by brush with death as he eyes Beijing gold

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris defied death before winning a bronze medal at this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, so prepping for the 2022 Beijing Games is a relative walk in the park.

In March 2017, just months after shattering his right femur while attempting a frontside triple cork, the 24-year-old was boarding with some friends in the back-country outside Vancouver when he plowed into a tree, sustaining life-threatening injuries.