Gretchen Bleiler

Gretchen Bleiler
Gretchen Elisabeth Bleileris an American professional halfpipe snowboarder...
ProfessionSnowboarder
Date of Birth10 April 1981
CityToledo, OH
changed raise side
She has changed so much about the women's side of the sport. Hannah is always going all out, and she's made everyone raise their games.
biggest event games
The X Games is the biggest event in snowboarding for sure.
amazing biggest games helped olympics
The X Games is an amazing competition. It helped snowboarding get where it is. The Olympics is the biggest event, period. The X Games is the biggest in snowboarding.
amazing biggest competition helped olympics
The X-Games is an amazing competition and has helped snowboarding enormously. The Olympics is the biggest event, period.
almost blocked busted fell found fresh great mountain nose onto sorry
We went out to get some fresh powder. We sneaked onto a part of the mountain that was blocked off by the military. So we went on to the ropes - sorry - and man, we found some great powder. And I fell and almost busted my nose too.
good
USA. Representing. We're doing a good job. That's about all I can say.
ate dinner dog hot last strict
I don't have too strict a diet. I ate a hot dog for dinner last night.
good supportive
We're all good friends. It's a very supportive atmosphere.
came found gold won
That's snowboarding. We found some powder, we came down the mountain, she won gold, I won silver.
business good opportunity
It was a good business opportunity for us.
perspective
It makes snowboarding look easy. I've got a whole new perspective about racing.
hard means today worked
It means everything to me. I've worked so hard to get here. Today was really hard for me because I've worked for this for so long.
absolutely dream hard mine olympics since worked
It was an absolutely unbelievable day today. The Olympics and medaling at the Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl, and I worked so hard to get where I am and it's an unbelievable feeling.
We're going to have to bushwhack our way through this whole thing.