Gretchen Bleiler
PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER
FOUR-TIME X GAMES GOLD MEDALIST & OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST
AWARDS
• For the third consecutive year, Gretchen was nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award: Best Female Action Sports Athlete (August 2009)
• Nominee for 2008 Teen Choice Award: Best Female Action Sports Athlete (August 2008)
• Won the 2008 “Best Action Sports Female” ESPY
• Won 2008 Colorado Sportswoman of the Year Award
• Nominated for 2007 Teen Choice Award, Best Female Action Sports Athlete
• Voted 2006 Female Snowboarder of the Year at Fuel’s inaugural Action Sports Awards
• Nominated for 2006 ESPY Award
• Won 2004 Colorado “Female Athlete of the Year” Award
• Earned Transworld Snowboarding’s 2004 Reader’s Choice Award
• Nominated for 2004 Laureus “Female Action Sports Athlete” Award
• Named Snowboarder and Transworld Snowboarding 2003 “Female Rider of the Year”
OTHER
• Chosen as one of six athletes for Coca-Cola’s “Six Pack” of athletes for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
• Gretchen was chosen as one of five athletes featured in the 2010 Wii video game, “Triple Crown Championship Snowboarding”
• Member of Athlete Advisory Council for the Women’s Sports Foundation
• SuperGirl Jam, an all-girls action sports event in Southern California
• Blogged on go211.com and wcsn.com
• Teacher and mentor at her signature session at High Cascade Snowboarding Camp, Summer ’06, 08’ and 2010”
• Contributor to “Balance and Grace,” a graphic novel
• Featured in Neil Beidleman’s book about local Aspen personalities
• Featured as an Aspen local in a documentary entitled, “Mountain Town,” co-produced by AspenSkiCo
• Threw first pitch at Colorado Rockies home-opener, 2006
• NASCAR honorary starter, 2006
PERSONAL DATA
Birthdate 4/10/81
Hometown Toledo, OH
Resides Aspen, CO
Height 5’5”
http://www.gretchenbleiler.com
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2010 Winter X Games, Women’s SuperPipe, Gold Medalist
• 2010 Sprint USSA Grand Prix, Halfpipe, Mammoth Mountain, CA, 1st Place
• 2009 Sprint USSA Grand Prix, Halfpipe, Copper, CO, 2nd Place
• 2009 New Zealand Open, Halfpipe, 2nd Place
• 2009 CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational, SuperPipe, 2nd Place
• 2008 Dew Tour 1st Place, Breckenridge
• 2008 CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational, SuperPipe, 1st Place
• 2008 US Open, 2nd Place
• 2008 Nippon Open, 2nd Place
• 2008 Winter X Games, Women’s SuperPipe, Gold Medalist
• 2007 Breckenridge Grand Prix, 1st Place
• 2007 Abominable Snow Jam, 1st Place
• 2007 US Open Halfpipe 2nd Place
• 2007 Grand Prix 1st Place, Tamarack
• 2007 Grand Prix 2nd Place, Mt. Bachelor
• 2007 Mount Baker Banked Slalom, 3rd Place
• 2007 Winter X Games, Women’s SuperPipe, Silver Medalist
• 2006 FIS World Cup 1st Place, Saas Fe, Switzerland
• 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist, Torino, Italy
• 2006 Overall Grand Prix Champion; Won four of the five Grand Prix events determining Olympic Team
• 2005 Winter X Games & Gravity Games, Women’s Halfpipe, Gold Medalist
• 2005 US Open Halfpipe Champion
• FIS World Cup 1st Place, Bardonecchia, Italy
• Eight straight wins in 2003
• 2003 Winter X Games, Women’s SuperPipe, Gold Medalist
• 2003 US Open Champion
• Won 2003 Overall Grand Prix Title
• 2003 World Superpipe Champion
BACKGROUND
Gretchen Bleiler is one of the most accomplished female snowboarders in the world. As a top to her incredible list of medals and contest wins, Gretchen won the silver medal in Women’s HalfPipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
Gretchen aspired to compete in the Olympic Games from a very young age and found her passion in snowboarding at age 11. She has been riding ever since and is now recognized as a role model and pioneer in the sport.
Currently, Gretchen is focused on the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, as she holds one of four female spots on the US Olympic Snowboard Team.
During the 2007/2008 season, Gretchen competed in contests with the US Snowboarding Team, winning the Abominable Snow Jam, The Breckenridge Grand Prix and the 2008 Winter X Games. She also worked on developing her all-around riding and spent more time filming for snowboard videos and shooting photos for snowboard editorial.
In January 2008, Oakley launched the Gretchen Bleiler Collection, their first ever athlete-dedicated signature line of outerwear, clothing, goggles and accessories.
In the summer of 2008, Gretchen acted as the on-air host for Yahoo! Sports during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, featuring daily 3-minute updates and athlete interviews. In addition to the Olympic Games themselves, Gretchen covered the Olympic Trials for Gymnastics, Swimming, Track & Field.
Gretchen’s new snowboard film, “Stance,” recently launched at stancemovie.com
Gretchen is an active spokesperson in the fight against global warming, working closely with stopglobalwarming.org to build awareness around this important cause.
Gretchen also enjoys surfing, mountain biking, interior design and fashion.
In April 2008, Gretchen founded the first-ever, all-girls annual snowboard HalfPipe competition, the COVERGIRL Snow Angels Invitational. The event includes top female snowboarders from all over the world.
On June 19th Gretchen married her long-time boyfriend, Chris Hotell in Costa Rica.
Soon after, Gretchen was chosen by Barbie as one of "10 Women to Watch in 2010" as part of the Barbie "I can be..." campaign. Barbie’s “10 Women to Watch in 2010” salutes women who continue to innovate and forge paths to be followed by others. Each of the women chosen is a trailblazer in her respective field, has a legacy-making year ahead of her in 2010 and continues to dream big, both for herself and for a future generation of girls. As part of her role, Gretchen committed to mentoring a girl, through Barbie, in celebration of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day.
The mid-part of the year has proven particularly special in a new way, as August 2010 marked a new phase in her entrepreneurial exploration. Together with her husband Chris, Gretchen debuted her reusable/sustainable water bottle company, ALEX, found at www.alexbottle.com.
Gretchen’s official website is gretchenbleiler.com
2.2.12 | by stantoncompany
Muscle Milk Takes On Bleiler And Ladley
By Kelli Hargrove
Wed, Feb 1 2012 2:52 pm | 0 Comments
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Muscle Milk, a product of Cytosport, announced today its partnerships with professional snowboarders Gretchen Bleiler and Matt Ladley. Bleiler and (read more)
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1.30.12 | by stantoncompany
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Muscle Milk® Partners with Professional Snowboarders Gretchen Bleiler and Matt Ladley
Benicia, CA (Jan. 27, 2012) – CytoSport™, the industry leader in sports and active lifestyle nutrition products and makers of Muscle Milk®, announced today its partnerships with professional snowboarders Gretchen Bleiler and Matt Ladley. Bleiler and Ladley are set to compete in (read more)
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1.30.12 | by marlodenege
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1.25.12 | by stantoncompany
Here are 20 top tips from Billy Blanks, Jr., Kathryn Budig, Holly Perkins, Billy Miller and more. Even better, Promax is inviting fans to Like them on Facebook for a chance to win a Trainer for a Year.
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1.16.12 | by stantoncompany
Our action sports world is again in shock. One of freestyle skiing's top women, Sarah Burke, remains in critical condition after a fall while training in Park City a few days ago. As pro snowboarders, skiers, etc., we all know that what we do is risky. But when accidents produce results like this we're left praying (read more)
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