Mac Marcoux

Mac Marcoux

Mac Marcoux in the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships at La Molina in Spain.
Personal information
Born	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 19)
Residence	Havilland Bay, Ontario
Height	173 cm (5.68 ft)
Weight	70.3 kg (155 lb)
Other interests	Fishing, four-wheeling
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Turned pro	2013
Medal record Men's Alpine skiing Winter Paralympics 2014 Sochi Giant Slalom, visually impaired 2014 Sochi Downhill, visually impaired 2014 Sochi Super-G, visually impaired IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015 Panorama Downhill, visually impaired 2013 La Molina Giant slalom, visually impaired 2015 Panorama Super-G, visually impaired
Updated on 7 August 2014.

Mac Marcoux (born 20 June 1997) is a Canadian Paralympic Alpine skier who won three titles at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup at the age of 15. With guide Robin Femy, he won three medals in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, including gold in the men's visually impaired giant slalom. He also has numerous awards including being inducted into the Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame. He has an older brother and a younger sister. He also enjoys riding BMX and mountain bikes.

Mac Marcoux was born on 20 June 1997 in Haviland Bay, Ontario. He resides there with his parents and two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. He started skiing at the age of four. He also rode BMX bikes and raced go-karts. In 2006, he started losing his sight due to Stargardt disease, a degenerative condition, and became legally blind in 2007. He said: "We've always been a racing family from the beginning. It's how I've grown up. Going fast was just a part of it. The faster you go the more fun it is".

After Marcoux had lost his vision, his brother Billy Joe (B.J.) Marcoux decided to put his college education on hold in order to assist him with skiing.Alpine Canada introduced them to a new kind of skiing called Para-Alpine. They were inspired by the McKeever brothers to do visually impaired para-alpine. Other than the Paralympics, his brother B.J. has been his sighted guide using radio communication ever since then; something they had never used before.