“I couldn’t have dreamt of a better situation,” Rolland said. “We (Bertoni) were one and three in Aspen, and now for the first edition at home we are one and two.”
The difficulty of Rolland’s run, with his two double flips and double cork 1260 mute grab on his last hit of his third run, was unmatched. Rolland was the first skier ever to throw the complex double cork 1260 mute grab in competition at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, and he is still the only skier who has landed it in a competition.
While neither Holland nor Bertoni have ever had family come to Winter X in the United States, both athletes had more than 130 friends and family cheering them on in Tignes, one of them being Rolland’s grandfather who had never seen Rolland compete.
Canada’s Justin Dorey took home the bronze with back-to-back doubles – a combo he has been working on for more than a year.
“Because I am from North America, the X Games in Aspen means more to me, but for Kevin and Xavier to win here in their own country of France, it must mean the same,” Dorey said.
Official Results
Winter X Games Europe
Tignes, France - Mar. 10, 2010
Men's Skiing Superpipe Final
1. Kevin Rolland - La Plagne, France 95.66
2. Xavier Bertoni - Tignes, France 92.00
3. Justin Dorey - Vernon, BC, Canada 86.66
4. Mike Riddle 8 Sherwood Park, AB, Canada 85.00
5. Byron Wells - Wanaka, New Zealand 84.33
6. Jossi Wells - Wanaka, New Zealand 82.66
7. Tucker Perkins - North Hampton, NH, USA 80.33
8. AJ Kemppainen - Kuusamo, Finland 75.33
