Kevin Rolland (born August 10, 1989) is a freestyle skier

Freeskiing

Freeskiing or Newschool skiing involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails, boxes, jibs, or other obstacles. This form of skiing resulted from a combination of the growth in popularity of snowboarding as well as the progression of Freestyle skiing...

 from France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. He won the gold medal at the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships

FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009

The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro, Japan.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...

 in the halfpipe. He lost his title in 2011 to the Canadian Mike Riddle

Micheal Riddle

Mike Riddle is a Canadian freestyle skier. He won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.-External Links:*...

 but still finished on the podium at the second place.

Rolland has also won three medals at the Winter X Games and two medals at the Winter X Games Europe

Winter X Games Europe

Winter X Games Europe was held from March 10-12, 2010 in Tignes, France. It was the first Winter X Games competition held outside of the United States. The events were broadcast by ESPN and Canal+. Event consisted of slopestyle and superpipe competitions for both skiers and snowboarders on men's...

, including back-to-back golds in the SuperPipe at both events. Rolland also became the overall Winter Dew Tour Superpipe Champion in 2011.

External links

• FIS-Ski.com - Biography