# Mons Røisland

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 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, 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

| Event | Slopestyle | Big Air |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 12th | — |
| 2022 Beijing | 7th | Silver |

### World Championships

| Event | Slopestyle | Big Air |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | — | 20th |
| 2019 Park City | 7th | — |
| 2023 Bakuriani | 4th | Silver |

### World Cup

| Season | Freestyle overall | Freestyle overall | Slopestyle | Slopestyle | Big Air | Big Air |
| Season | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
| 2015–16 | 400 | 58th | — | — | 400 | 13th |
| 2016–17 | 1268.5 | 32nd | 1200 | 8th | 68.6 | 74th |
| 2017–18 | 1458.2 | 14th | 180 | 35th | 1278.2 | 5th |
| 2018–19 | 1730 | 15th | 1130 | 12th | 600 | 15th |
| 2019–20 | 303.3 | 84th | 260 | 38th | 43.3 | 65th |
| 2020–21 | 105 | 10th | 45 | 19th | 60 | 3rd |
| 2021–22 | 253 | 1st | 173 | 3rd | 80 | 5th |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 111th | 10 | 48th | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 55 | 50th | 26 | 32nd | 29 | 28th |

### World cup podiums

| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2016–17 | 14 January 2017 | Kreischberg, Austria | Slopestyle | 1st |
| 2017–18 | 10 December 2017 | Copper Mountain, United States | Big Air | 1st |
| 2018–19 | 8 September 2019 | Cardrona, New Zealand | Big Air | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | 12 January 2019 | Kreischberg, Austria | Slopestyle | 1st |
| 2020–21 | 9 January 2021 | Kreischberg, Austria | Big Air | 3rd |
| 2021–22 | 4 December 2021 | Steamboat, United States | Big Air | 3rd |
| 2021–22 | 1 January 2022 | Calgary, Canada | Slopestyle | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | 27 March 2022 | Silvaplana, Switzerland | Slopestyle | 2nd |
| 2024–25 | 2 September 2024 | Cardrona, New Zealand | Slopestyle | 2nd |