Kevin Rolland
French freestyle skier (born 1989)
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Kévin Rolland (born 10 August 1989) is a French freestyle skier. He won the gold medal at the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in the halfpipe.[2] He lost his title in 2011 to the Canadian Mike Riddle but still finished on the podium at the second place.
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1989 Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. La Plagne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rolland has also won seven medals at the Winter X Games and two medals at the Winter X Games Europe, including back-to-back golds in the SuperPipe at both events.[3][4] Rolland also became the overall Winter Dew Tour Superpipe Champion in 2011.[5]
During the development of the open world extreme sports video game Steep, several professional skiers, including Kevin Rolland and extreme sports athletes and experts were consulted by the developing team.[6]
Although hospitalised by a fall in 2019 which left him with head trauma, multiple contusions to his liver, kidneys, and lungs, and fractured his ribs and pelvis, Rolland made a comeback at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[7]
Personal life
Kevin Rolland is the cousin of French freestyle skier Tess Ledeux (2001 - ).
