Ski ace ends his chairlift career “shortly and painlessly” and indulges in Obama jokes. As of: April 1, 2024, 7:47 a.m By: Alexander Kaindl CommentsPressSplit He never celebrated any great successes, but for many years he was one of the world's elite downhill skiers.

Now Gilles Roulin has ended his career in a creative way. The 29-year-old now says goodbye: casually swinging in the chair lift with a reference to Barack Obama.