Mons Røisland

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Mons Røisland
Personal information
Born (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)
Høvik, Norway [1]
Sport
Club Bærums SK
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Big air
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Big air
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 AspenBig air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aspen Slopestyle

Mons Røisland (born 28 January 1997) is a Norwegian snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. [2] [3] [4]

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He finished 20th in the big air event at the 2017 World Championships, 12th in the slopestyle event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and 7th in the slopestyle event at the 2019 World Championships. [5] He competed in 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the Big Air event. [6] He placed 4th in slopestyle and 2nd in big air at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. [7]

Career

Røisland began snowboarding at eight years old on a trip around the world involving a three-month stop in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and was immediately hooked. [8] [9]

One of his sponsors, Rockstar Energy Drink, lists the following career honors, awards, and highlights on their website: [8]

More recent activity as per Superheroes Management includes: [3]

He has cited his favorite Team Norway rider as being Aleksander Østreng, stating that Østreng "is the sickest rider to watch in contests, cruising park, powder or street."

When asked what his plans are after he finishes riding his snowboard for good, Røisland said he plans "to ride some more." [9]

Major results

Olympic Games

EventSlopestyleBig Air
2018 Pyeongchang 12th —
2022 Beijing 7th Silver

World Championships

EventSlopestyleBig Air
2017 Sierra Nevada — 20th
2019 Park City 7th —
2023 Bakuriani 4th Silver

World Cup

SeasonFreestyle overallSlopestyleBig Air
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2015–16 40058th——40013th
2016–17 1268.532nd12008th68.674th
2017–18 1458.214th18035th1278.25th
2018–19 173015th113012th60015th
2019–20 303.384th26038th43.365th
2020–21 10510th4519th603rd
2021–22 2531st1733rd805th
2022–23 10111th1048th——
2023–24 5550th2632nd2928th

World cup podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2016–17 14 January 2017 Kreischberg, AustriaSlopestyle1st
2017–18 10 December 2017 Copper Mountain, United StatesBig Air1st
2018–19 8 September 2019 Cardrona, New ZealandBig Air3rd
12 January 2019 Kreischberg, AustriaSlopestyle1st
2020–21 9 January 2021 Kreischberg, AustriaBig Air3rd
2021–22 4 December 2021 Steamboat, United StatesBig Air3rd
1 January 2022 Calgary, CanadaSlopestyle2nd
27 March 2022 Silvaplana, SwitzerlandSlopestyle2nd
2024–25 2 September 2024 Cardrona, New ZealandSlopestyle2nd

References

  1. ↑ X Games Profile
  2. ↑ "Aspen 2016 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle". ESPN . Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Mons Røisland". Superheroes Management. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mons Røisland wins Men's Snowboard Slopestyle bronze". ESPN.
  5. ↑ Mons Røisland at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  6. ↑ "Canada's Max Parrot wins bronze in men's Big Air snowboarding - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "ROISLAND Mons - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Mons Røisland - Snowboard". rockstarenergy.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Milk Teeth: Mons Røisland | Pyramid Mag". 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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