Gretchen Bleiler

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

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 and set a Guinness World Record at the 2010 Winter X Games for “Most Winter X Game Gold in Women’s Superpipe Finals” (4).

• 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.

• 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 athletededicated 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.

• In 2008 Gretchen starred in the snowboard film, “Stance,” as well as “Uniquely” by Oakley, a 25-minute travel inspired women’s action sports film.

• Gretchen is an active spokesperson in the fight against global warming, working closely with The Climate Project, stopglobalwarming.org, The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Aspen/Snowmass Save Our Snow campaign to build awareness around the important cause. Combine that with the 100% recycled outwear suit she has designed with Oakley and the first ever Eco-Pop snowboard she created for powerhouse company K2.

• 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 2009, Gretchen married her longtime boyfriend, Chris Hotell in Costa Rica.

• In early 2010, Gretchen returned to compete in her 2nd Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, holding one of the four female spots on the US Olympic Snowboard Team.

• 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 also enjoys surfing, mountain biking, interior design and fashion.

• Gretchen’s official website is gretchenbleiler.com.

CORPORATE SPONSORS
Oakley, K2, Nike, Coca-Cola, AT&T, 24 Hour Fitness, Mission Skincare, Giro, Mattel, Aspen/Snowmass, Playmaker Mobile, MakeItPro.com

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2010 Guinness World Record, Most Winter X Game Gold in Women’s Superpipe Finals, (4)
• 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 MEDIA
• Featured in the Team USA Ad for the USOC in honor of Olympic Day
• Chosen for “It Takes More Than” Olympic commercial campaign
• Featured in Winter X Games 13 Ad Campaign
• Prominently featured in all advertising and promotion for Oakley including current TV campaign; promoted in K2
• Marketing/advertising: Featured in her own individual AT&T Olympic Commercial for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, 2010 USSA TV commercial; featured in PSA for stopglobalwarming.org; featured in commercials and advertising for Blackberry: TV, print, online; featured in TV commercial for Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee; featured in Olympic commercials promoting appearance on NBC’s hit show “Las Vegas”; starred in ESPN commercial promoting 2004 Winter X Games; featured in multiple 24 Hour Fitness national print and TV ad campaigns; currently featured in TV spot for US Snowboarding. Profiled in sports and lifestyle publications including Glamour, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, New York Times, Fitness, SELF, Shape, Women's Health, Women's Fitness, Elle, BRIDES, Muscle; Fitness, National Geographic, ESPN The Magazine, Aspen Peak, Aspen St. Regis Magazine, Parenting Handbook, Cooler Magazine, Snowboard Magazine, Aspen Sojourner, Women Entrepreneur, My Midwest Magazine, FOAM, DYLA Magazine, Outside, Sports Illustrated, Golf for Women, People, Men’s Fitness, Jane, Transworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder, Snowboard, Frequency, Future, The Drift, Salt Magazine, Her Sports, Discovery Girls, Lucky, Women’s Health, V Magazine, Aspen, Fitness, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure Blog, Elle Girl Japan and more.
• Featured on the covers of sports and lifestyle magazines including: ESPN the Magazine, Aspen Magazine, Risen Magazine, and a top Japanese fashion magazine
• Appeared in national and local newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and Aspen Times.
• Appeared on national TV programs including the NBC News, Today Show, Good Morning America, Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Cold Pizza, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, ESPN Hotlist, The Jay Leno Show, ESPN SportsCenter, E! Daily 10 and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Profiled on ABC Sports, CNN, MTV2, Fox News, ESPN, NBC Sports, NBC Nightly News and Fuel TV
• Participated in Method HD snowboarding show sponsored by Oakley
• Served as guest host on FUEL TV’s “54321” and also hosted numerous times for X Games coverage on EXPN
• Hosted Starz Shredfest with Hannah Teter
• Penned her own column in Transworld Snowboarding in 2004 and has made editorial contributions in The Denver Post 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”

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• 2010 AASHE Conference “Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education”, Keynote Speaker
• 2010 CU Boulder “Gretchen Bleiler Talks Climate Change”, Keynote Speaker
• 2010 espnW Retreat, Opening panal discussion: “The Many Dimensions of a World-Class Athlete”
• 2010 Colorado Ski Country Awards, Presenter
• 2006 Adweek “What Teens Want” Conference Special Guest
• 2005 World Congress of Sports panel
• Invited as honorary speaker for 2005 Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club Annual Banquet, Aspen High School Honors Graduation Banquet
• Speaks to local middle and high school students about the importance of mountain safety

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 Insert/Picture/From File 2.42"W x 3.43"H
• 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 homeopener, 2006
• NASCAR honorary starter, 2006