Marion Rolland

Marion Rolland (born 17 October 1982) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from France.

Marion Rolland
Rolland in January 2009
Born (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982
Saint-Martin-d'Hères,
Isère, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G, Combined
ClubDouanes - Les 2 Alpes
World Cup debut30 January 2004 (age 21)
Websitemarionrolland.com
Olympics
Teams1 - (2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 - (2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 - (2004–2013, 2015)
Wins0
Podiums2 - (1 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 - (23rd in 2012)
Discipline titles0 - (6th in DH, 2012)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 SchladmingDownhill

Racing career

Born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, she made her World Cup debut in January 2004 and attained her first top-10 in February 2009 in Bansko. She has two World Cup podium finishes, both at the finals at Schladming in March 2012.[1][2]

After making her first Olympic team in 2010, Rolland took a tumble in the downhill only four seconds from the starting gate at Whistler.[3][4] She has competed for France in three World Championships, in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Without a podium in the 2013 season, Rolland won the downhill world title at Schladming for her first career win.[5][6]

Rolland injured her knee ligaments whilst in pre-season training in Chile before the 2013-14 season, which prevented her from competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and from defending her World Championship title at the 2015 Worlds in Beaver Creek. She subsequently announced her retirement from competition in February 2015.[7]

World Cup top ten finishes
  • 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200927 Feb 2009Bansko, BulgariaDownhill7th
28 Feb 2009Downhill6th
20105 Dec 2009Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill9th
8 Jan 2010Haus im Ennstal, AustriaDownhill5th
9 Jan 2010Downhill4th
30 Jan 2010St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill7th
20113 Dec 2010Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill7th
26 Feb 2011Åre, SwedenDownhill7th
201228 Jan 2012St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill9th
18 Feb 2012Sochi, RussiaDownhill5th
14 Mar 2012Schladming, AustriaDownhill2nd
15 Mar 2012Super G3rd
201312 Jan 2013St. Anton, AustriaDownhill8th
19 Jan 2013Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill4th

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
20052285–––37–
200623
200724125–––50–
20082584–––3638
20092649––321846
20102730––329–
20112832––2416–
20122923––176–
20133027––2311–

References
  1. "Lindsey Vonn dominates World Cup Finals downhill in Schladming". Ski Racing.com. 14 March 2012.
  2. "Vonn blows big lead but hangs on for super G title; Rebensburg wins, Mancuso second". Ski Racing.com. 15 March 2012.
  3. "Rolland rolls out in embarrassing crash". Reuters. 18 February 2010.
  4. YouTube.com - video - CTV - 2010-02-17 - accessed 2012-03-14
  5. Mintz, Geoff (10 February 2013). "France's Rolland picks up first career win at World Champs DH, while Americans fall short". Ski Racing.com.
  6. "Marion Rolland races to sensational Downhill Gold!". FIS Alpine.com. 10 February 2013.
  7. "Skiing world champion Rolland announces retirement". sports.yahoo.com. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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