Gretchen Bleiler

Gretchen Elisabeth Bleiler, born on 10 April 1981 in Toledo, Ohio, is an American former professional halfpipe snowboarder. She found snowboarding at age eleven and turned professional in 1996. In 2003 she was a U.S. Grand Prix champion, U.S. Open champion and Triple Crown champion, and she was the first woman to land a Crippler 540 in competition. She won silver in the women's halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and finished eleventh at the 2010 Games after falling on both final runs. A four-time X Games gold medalist, she designed snowboards and outerwear for K2 and Oakley, announced her retirement in January 2014 and is an owner of ALEX Bottle.