7Kevin Rolland
Kevin Rolland is a French freestyle skier best known for his wild tricks on the half-pipe. He’s never won a gold medal at the Olympics but he’s had his fair share of gold medals in the international circuit. This risk-taker is a real pioneer of the sport in his native France. He loves freestyle skiing but he also has a passion for free-diving. He can keep his breath underwater for more than 5 minutes!
8Arnaud Clément
This retired tennis pro first started his professional career in 1996 right after he finished his collegial studies. His career highlight came in 2001 when he was in the men’s final at the Australian Open. He has incredible resilience since he was diagnosed with unilateral coloboma at 13 months old (which almost left him blind) but he persisted and didn’t hold himself back to work to becoming a pro tennis player. He wore sunglasses during his matches to protect his eyes. He was represented by Lacoste and he appeared in many of their prints and campaigns. He’s been in a relationship with Nolwenn Leroy, a French singer, since 2008.
9Kevin Mayer
Kevin Mayer is a track and field athlete who specializes in decathlons and heptathlons. This youngster is only 26 years old but he’s already proved that he’s a force to be reckoned with. He won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He had great success in youth championships and the European championships. In 2017, he won the European Athletics Indoor Championship and became the European record holder in the heptathlon.
