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Carolien van Kilsdonk (born 26 July 1963, Amsterdam) is a Dutch snowboarder.
In the 1995/96 season she became World Cup winner in the halfpipe and during the same season she won the world championships on the same discipline. [1]
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Carolien van Kilsdonk (born 26 July 1963, Amsterdam) is a Dutch snowboarder.
In the 1995/96 season she became World Cup winner in the halfpipe and during the same season she won the world championships on the same discipline. [1]
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