Craig McMorris

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Craig McMorris
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McMorris in 2011
Personal information
Full nameCraig McMorris
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32) [1]
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
EventSlopestyle
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking50th

Craig McMorris (born December 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional snowboarder and analyst from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the older brother of snowboarder Mark McMorris and the son of Saskatchewan provincial politician Don McMorris and his wife, Cindy.

McMorris has worked as an analyst for the CBC since 2014, providing snowboarding commentary at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was a CBC cultural correspondent at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and he worked as a CBC commentator at the 2020 Summer Olympics, covering skateboarding in its Olympic debut. [3] [4] McMorris also participated in the CBC's primetime and opening ceremony coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [5] [6]

McMorris co-hosted the first season of Canada's Ultimate Challenge with Nikki Reyes. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Team Profile: Craig McMorris". Street Jesus. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13.
  2. "Craig McMorris". Canada Snowboard.
  3. "The Experts: Craig McMorris". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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  6. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/opening-ceremony-olympics-how-to-watch-cbc-1.7275202 [ bare URL ]
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-insight-productions-and-the-gurin-company-announce-production-details-f [ bare URL ]
  8. https://www.cbc.ca/television/canadasultimatechallenge/this-is-the-best-country-on-earth-how-canada-became-the-star-of-a-new-reality-series-1.6794915 [ bare URL ]