- Alexis Roland
Alexis Roland (born 6/13/1999) is a professional
snowboarder fromMinnesota ,U.S. She began snowboarding when she was 5 years old.Career
Alexis "Lexi" Roland first gained media attention when a video was posted of her riding on the internet and
YouTube . The press dubbed her a "snowboarding phenom," for her high level of skill as a six-year-old in the video [cite web
author = Bridgette Bornstein
title = 7-Year-Old Snowboarder Scorches The Slopes
date = January 6, 2007
url = http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_006115531.html
accessdate = 1/6/2007 ] . After this, she had small parts in several snowboard videos, including the bonus section of "Ro Sham Bo" by Misschief Films, and "Frozen Assets," by First Tracks Productions. For the 2007-2008 season, she was onBurton 's "smalls" team, sponsored by their Youth Outerwear division [cite web
url=http://www.broadbandsports.com/node/3644
title=Alexis Roland at age 6 Burton rider] .During the 2006-2007 season, Alexis rode a 100 cm board custom made for her by
Burton . Her stance is regular, 17.5" wide, 21 front, -21 back.External links
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8399476640370930570 Google Video of Alexis Roland]
* [http://www.shredbetties.com/features/profiles/alexis_roland.shtml Photos from a contest at Sunlight Mountain Resort]
* [http://lexiboarding.com Alexis Roland's website]References
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