Gretchen Bleiler

PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER
FOUR-TIME X GAMES GOLD MEDALIST & OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST

PERSONAL DATA

Birthdate 4/10/81
Hometown Toledo, OH
Resides Aspen, CO
Height 5’5”

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2010 CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational, SuperPipe, 5th Place
• 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.

Gretchen’s official website is gretchenbleiler.com

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Gretchen Bleiler named #3 on Discovery.com’s Top 5 Eco Athletes List

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Off-piste with Gretchen Bleiler

5.7.10 | by stantoncompany

Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler talks to CNN's Justin Armsden about taking on the half-pipe at the Olympics and chasing gold medals. To view the video visit CNN.com.

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