Kevin Rolland

14 January 2012

Personal Data…

Birthdate: 10/8/1989

Height: 5’ 10”

Birthplace: La Plagne, France

Home Mountain: La Plagne, France

Passions: Family, sports, jet skiing

Twitter: @kevinrolland

Sponsors…

Coreupt, Orange, Monster Energy, Smith, Level, Pure Essentials, LaPlagne Ski Resort.

Career Highlights…

Gold Medal 2011 Winter X, Games, Gold Medal 2011 Winter X Games Europe, Gold Medal 2010 Winter X Games, Gold Medal 2010 Winter X Games Europe, Gold Medal 2009 FIS Freestyle World Championships, Silver Medal 2011, FIS Freestyle World Championships, 2011 Dew, Tour Overall Champion (won two of three events).

Awards & Nominations…

The only halfpipe athlete in history to win gold medals at both X Games and XGames Europe in the same year, for two consecutive years, accomplishing the feat in 2010 and 2011 |

2011 ESPY nomination for Best Male Action Sports Athlete alongside Kelly Slater, Shaun White and Travis Pastrana.

On Air… Hosts a bi-weekly webisode series with fellow countryman and best friend Xavier Bertoni, followus.tv. Appeared on FuelTV’s The Daily Habit to promote his 2011 ESPY nomination.

Olympic Dreams…

Selected as a Youth Olympic Games ambassador for the first ever Youth Olympic

Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria in 2012 (along with NHL star Sidney Crosby, U.S. Ski Team sensation Lindsey Vonn, Austrian skiing legend Benjamin Raich and Korean figure skater Yuna Kim).

Ski halfpipe will make its Olympic-level debut at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Men’s and women’s ski halfpipe has been added to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and as a member of the French National Team, Kevin is a favorite to medal.

Leading the Charge…

The 22-year-old is regarded as a progressive risk taker and his competition runs include maneuvers that have never been accomplished by any other skier or snowboarder.