Name: Gretchen BleilerSport: Snowboarding
Discipline: Halfpipe
Height: 5’5”
Current Residence: Aspen, Colo.
Olympic Experience:
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 11th place
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games, silver medalist
Career Highlights:
- 11-time World Cup medalist (five gold, three silver, three bronze)
- Five-time X Games medalist (four gold, one silver)
- 2012, TTR rankings, second place
- 2012, Dew Tour at Snowbasin, Utah, silver medalist
- 2011, Dew Tour at Breckenridge, Colo., silver medalist
- 2011, Dew Tour at Killington, Vt., silver medalist
- 2010, Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., gold medalist
- 2009, Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colo., silver medalist
Fun Facts: Hobbies include traveling, yoga, road biking, surfing and hiking ... Was introduced to snowboarding as a part of the physical education program at her school in Aspen, Colo. ... Became the first female rider to perfect an inverted backside 540, known as "The Crippler"
Learn more:
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
