Mark MCMORRIS

Historical Results

McLovin, Sparky.

Skateboarding and surfing.

Athlete

Partner, Professional surfer Coco Ho (USA).
Father, Don. Mother, Cindy. Brother, Craig.

English

National: Adam Burwell (CAN)

Older brother Craig McMorris (Snowboarding): Professional snowboarder. The two brothers have filmed together different TV series about the snowboarding world.

2007 FIS event in Big White (Halfpipe - 24th)
2010 World Cup in Quebec City (Big Air - 8th)

March 2017: Fractured jaw, fractured left arm, ruptured spleen, pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed left lung after a backcountry snowboarding accident while filming a snowboard movie in Whistler. Underwent two successful surgeries and 11 months after the accident won slopestyle bronze at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

March 2016: Broke his femur (thigh bone) after landing a frontside triple cork 1440 at the X Games big air in Los Angeles. After a six-month recovery, came back at the 2017 X Games to win two bronze medals.

January 2014: Fractured a rib while competing at the X Games in Aspen, just 11 days before participating at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Managed to compete and eventually win bronze.

Late 2013: Bruised both of his heels when he landed short on a jump in Australia. The injury affected him for six weeks. (Info 2018)

2011

First tried the sport at age five in Lake Louise, AB, Canada. Got his first snowboard two years later. Since the age of 10, he's been determined about what he wants to do and he's been committed to it. (behindeveryathlete.com, 9 Oct 2019)

"My mom wanted us to take ski lessons but early in the summer, we were given skateboards as presents. And when we saw snowboards on the wall, we said we wanted to skateboard in the snow, so we asked her if she could put us in those lessons. I snowboarded once when I was five and then again at six and seven, but by the time I was eight, nine, and 10, I was out every weekend." (impactmagazine.ca, 20 Dec 2020)

"Slopestyle was a side of snowboarding that caught my eye with all of the manoeuvres in the air. Halfpipe is expensive to build whereas most of the resorts have jumps and rails which is slopestyle and big air. That’s why all of the kids are participating and I was the early breed of that movement, and I have been lucky enough to invent some things and have good results."

"A well-respected snowboarder knows all disciplines, strives to be a good all-round snowboarder and then specialises in niche events." (impactmagazine.ca, 20 Dec 2020)

"Core, mobility, strong glutes and quads, and strength to withstand high impact landings are essential for a snowboarder. We prep ourselves for the worst-case scenario." (impactmagazine.ca, 20 Dec 2020)

Snowboarder Terje Haakonsen (NOR), three-time World Championships halfpipe champion (1993, 1995, 1997). Considered one of the most influential snowboarders in the history of the sport. (Info 2018)

"I love the feeling of being at the bottom overcoming that pressure and doing something great. That’s the feeling I really love. So that’s what keeps me coming back and that pressure-felt moment, and when that pressure is on and I have good success it does make it fun. In a roundabout way."

"Competing in snowboarding is really competitive but it’s more just about you and not beating some certain person. I’m in competition against myself. If I can do it to the best of my ability, I’m happy. And sometimes you get second, sometimes you get third, sometimes you win. But if I can ride to the best of my ability, the rest is out of my hands and there’s no sort of one-on-one intense battle or rivalry." (Snowbeat TV magazine, Dec 2019)

Best Male Action Sports Athlete, ESPY Awards (2017)

Male Rookie of the Year, Transworld Riders' Poll Awards (2012)