Canadian snowboarding champion Max Parrot has been diagnosed with cancer.
He became sick in December, then discovered he had Hodgkin's Lymphoma after having a biopsy on a lymph node.
The Olympic silver medalist had his first chemotherapy treatment last week.
His treatment continues every other week for the next six months.
“It's been hard news to take for me, my family and friends. It was very hard to digest,” said the 24-year-old Bromont athlete.
Parrot is a three-time X-Games champion, he has also competed in two Olympic Games, earning Canada a silver medal in 2018.
Parrot told CTV Montreal that he's confident he'll be able to compete in the next winter Olympics in Beijing.
“It’s still far away, in three years, so, for now, I have six-month treatment. My goal is actually to be back on my board competing next year,” he said.
“My first main goal is to beat the cancer then back on my board, in shape next year.”
With files from CTV Montreal.