He won the silver medal in the inaugural men's halfpipe competition in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Franck was the first snowboarding athlete to win gold at the ESPN X-Games in Snow Summit – California – in 1997, where he also took the Silver medal in the slope style contest.
Franck, has earned 16 world cup wins, 11 Championship medals and more than 40 international podiums in his career.
He is mentioned in the Mack Dawg Productions, Double Decade as one of the most progressive riders of all time.
He can be seen in the following productions: "Upping The Ante", "Melt Down Project", TB2 & TB3 (Standard Films), "Technical Difficulties", "Stomping Grounds" and more.