COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Normally, nerves are something heavily associated with the first competition of the season, especially when Olympic qualifying points are on the line. For Copper rider Clair ...
BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado ” Kelly Clark fell just short of a repeat victory at the Breckenridge Snowboard Grand Prix on Saturday, but the veteran rider seemed completely OK with being the runner-up. “I ...
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – American snowboarders continued their international dominance Saturday as Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler from Aspen and 2002 Olympian Tommy Czeschin of Mammoth Lakes, ...
BRECKENRIDGE – Hannah Teter made good on her word. And in doing so, she inched ever closer to the Olympics, one of the only contests she has yet to win in her brief, but already brilliant snowboarding ...
Gretchen Bleiler used Aspen as a launching pad, eventually taking her snowboard career to the Olympics and to superstardom. A 1999 Aspen High School graduate, the multi-time X Games champion in the ...
VAIL, Colorado – If you thought the tricks were big on Thursday, wait until you see the show these professional snowboarders put on today. The men and women will compete in the finals today for the ...
Most startup magazines don’t make it past their first issue, so we’re stoked to see the second issue of Snowboard Colorado in shops this week, and with Gretchen Bleiler boosting big on the cover to ...
COPPER MOUNTAIN – Snowboarders have never been timid about the business side of the sport.In fact, at Saturday’s women’s snowboard halfpipe final, winner Gretchen Bleiler’s mom wore a T-Mobile hat and ...
From pipes to poster girl, 24-year old Gretchen Bleiler has seen a fair share of the world. And now, she can add Olympic podium to her list, after earning the silver medal in halfpipe on Monday.With ...
When the hype gets to be too much, Gretchen Bleiler goes to the gym. It’s the one place she is able to block out all the distractions, she says. The media outlets needling for interviews. The mandated ...
ASPEN ” When asked about her outfit Friday night, Gretchen Bleiler replied, “I just didn’t want anyone to miss me.” Not a chance. Wearing a megawatt-yellow jacket and pants ensemble that she called ...