Mons Røisland (born 28 January 1997) is a Norwegian snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at
Winter X Games XX.
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.
He competed in
2022 Winter Olympics
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and won the silver in the
Big Air event. He placed 4th in slopestyle and 2nd in big air at the
2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia.
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.
One of his sponsors,
Rockstar Energy Drink
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, lists the following career honors, awards, and highlights on their website:
* 2016 X Games Aspen 3rd Place Slopestyle
* 2015 WSF World Rookie Champion
* Pamparovo Freestyle Open Slopestyle 2nd Place
* 2015 Red Bull Nanshan Open 1st Place
* 2014 Burton European Open 3rd Place
More recent activity as per Superheroes Management includes:
* 2020 X Games Snowboard Slopestyle, Aspen, CO, 2nd Place
* 2019 X Games, Aspen, CO, 3rd Place
* 2019 World Cup, Kreischberg, AUT, 1st Place
* 2018 Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 3rd Place Slopestyle
* 2018 Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 1st Place Team Challenge: DC
* 2018 Winter Games NZ, Cardrona, NZ, 3rd Place
* 2018 Olympics, Pyeongchang, Finalist Snowboard Slopestyle
* 2018 Norwegian National Team Member, Pyeongchang
* 2017 Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 3rd Place
* 2017 Big Air World Cup, Copper Mountain, CO, 1st Place
* 2017 MarMor, Stubai
* 2017 MarMor, Saas Fee
* 2017 Up in the Valley 5, Perisher Parks
* 2017 DC Hit & Run, Meribel, France, 1st Place
* 2017 DC Hit & Run, Meribel, France, Best Trick
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."
Major results
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
World cup podiums
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bærum
X Games competitors
Norwegian male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for Norway
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in snowboarding
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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