Kevin Rolland, a French halfpipe star, found out how dangerous and unforgiving a discipline freestyle skiing can be after a serious fall in April 2019.
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Defying predictions, 32-year-old Rolland took part in his third Olympic Games this year, making it to the halfpipe finals on Friday and finishing sixth.Kevin Rolland of Team France reacts after his second run during the Men's freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 19, 2022.
"I was scared," he said in the film."The biggest challenge was to ski again for pleasure and forget the fear."Kevin Rolland of Team France soars above the halfpipe in the men's freeski at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Feb. 19, 2022
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