5 things Canadian Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris can't live without
Mark McMorris, a Canadian professional snowboarder and three-time Olympic bronze medalist, is trying to stay young in the "best ways" he can.
Those "best ways" include near-daily saunas, icing, physiotherapy and a "strict" list of supplements that have passed the scrutiny and scientific merit of Team Canada, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In case you were wondering, vitamin D, zinc and Ricolas all pass the test.
"I'm doing all the things, trust me," McMorris tells Yahoo Canada. "I feel like to be where I'm at, at the age of 31 in competitive snowboarding, I need to be doing everything I can to get the upper hand. It's a young man's game, to say the least. I'm trying to be young in the best ways I can."
Have you ever wondered what the world's most interesting, successful and talented people are adding to their shopping carts? Yahoo Canada's new series, , is exploring just that. From the supplement regime of professional athletes to supermodel-approved skincare, this is what celebrities actually spend their money on. First up: Canadian Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris.
McMorris has been called Canada's snowboarding champion. He is among the most decorated and successful athletes in the history of the sport, with three Olympic medals and a whopping 24 X-Games medals under his belt. McMorris specializes in slopestyle and big air events. His sport requires insane technical ability, athleticism and a considerable degree of fearlessness — he is, after all, launching himself metres in the air to perform tricks.
Professional snowboarding, unsurprisingly, comes with its own set of workplace hazards. McMorris suffered a near-fatal crash in 2017 while snowboarding backcountry near Whistler, BC. The accident involved a mid-air collision with a tree, resulting in a broken jaw, broken left arm, ruptured spleen, stable pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed left lung. He was placed in a medically induced coma.
"It was a super freak accident," his brother, fellow professional snowboarder Craig McMorris, told CBC Sports. "Mark never makes mistakes, but [in this case] he made just a tiny mistake and went too far to the left … it was awful."
Six months later, the Regina native was back on his snowboard and five months after that, McMorris claimed a bronze medal at the 2018 X-Games.
Post-accident, the 31-year-old focuses "a ton on mobility" and does "a lot of physiotherapy."
"It takes a lot to keep this rig running and running right," he says. "I wake up a little stiffer than I used to, for sure, so prioritizing that is more important than ever. I feel like I need to be on all the time to feel good."
We asked McMorris to share his favourite things that help keep his "rig running right." From his favourite pair of Nike sneakers to high-tech compression pants, here are five things Olympian Mark McMorris is Adding to Cart.
"I put so much into my physical performance and my recovery, but figuring out now that in that recovery column comes skincare, so the Dove Men+Care Body Wash is huge because it's extremely hydrating," McMorris tells Yahoo Canada. "I'm definitely hitting that a few times a day."
Yahoo Canada: "A few times a day? How often do you shower?"
"Two to three at least. It's in everyone's best interest for me to shower 2-3 times a day. I'm a sweaty guy."
"I think as I get a little older, I take better care [of myself] now," he says. "I'm in some pretty harsh climates most of the year [...] so I definitely need to be on it. A lot of wind, a lot of sun. Going through the steps of taking care of my skin has been important."
"I'm a Nike guy," McMorris says. "My favourite Nike shoe...it's ever so changing. I love skating in the Dunk, and then the Metcon in the gym is kind of my go-to. Then I have some hiking shoes and the ACG boots for like, parking lot, you know, when it's slushy or whatever it may be."
What does active recovery look like in the McMorris household? "Massage guns are lying around, foam rollers and lying around, and then Normatec pants for sure," the 31-year-old tells Yahoo Canada. "It's a good way to relax: flush the legs, compression, all that, and then ice, too, to bring down inflammation," he says.
"I'm a big backer of the compression legs. I definitely travel everywhere with my Normatec."
As for supplements, "I pretty much [take] all Thorne products," McMorris tells Yahoo Canada. "[Vitamin] D, zinc, I take a lot of their Catalyte, which is like an electrolyte."
"When it comes to supplements and protein and all that, we use those kinds of companies because they need to be approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency, so you gotta be careful if you're eating some random bar or where you're getting your protein from. It's a pretty strict list, honestly. The IOC does not mess around."
"I use the Apple AirPod Pros. I usually snowboard with one in as well and I kind of go back between competing with music or without music," McMorris says. "Usually when I'm warming up or practicing, I have one in for sure."
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