The French delegation marched behind the two flag bearers on Friday during the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.
They proudly waved the French flag in the Beijing National Stadium. At the head of the French delegation, placed in the V position, Tessa Worley and Kevin Rolland marched in good humor, ready to represent France in the most beautiful way. Alpine skiing champion Tessa Worley and freestyle skiing legend Kevin Rolland were chosen at the end of January to represent the French colors. “Immense pride in becoming one of the flag bearers,” reacted Tessa Worley on Instagram, promising to go to China “determination, pleasure and the desire to share and transmit the beautiful emotions that the Games have in store for us”.
Kevin Rolland wrote: “What an honor to become the first freestyler in history and what a long way to go for this sport which was not recognized for its fair value until recently”. This distinction is all the more beautiful for the skier as he very nearly did not participate in the Olympic Games, victim in 2019 of a terrible fall which could have cost him his life. He also recounts this particularly difficult period of his life in a documentary “Resilience”, available since January 25 on Eurosport. “I had an accident, I was in a coma, I told myself that I would surely not ski anymore, to come back as a standard bearer at these Olympic Games is a great revenge in life to be taken”, a he reacted to the channel.
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