{"id":25570,"date":"2014-01-29T13:14:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T18:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=25570"},"modified":"2015-03-09T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:51:45","slug":"x-games-star-gretchen-bleiler-on-retiring-from-snowboarding-injuries-and-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/x-games-star-gretchen-bleiler-on-retiring-from-snowboarding-injuries-and-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"X Games Star Gretchen Bleiler on Retiring from Snowboarding, Injuries and the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4vAXvNeCok?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Gretchen Bleiler (<a title=\"Oakley \u2013 For a Gorgeous and Endless Workout Wardrobe \u2013 Check Out This Big Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/oakley-for-a-gorgeous-and-endless-fitness-wardrobe\/\" target=\"_blank\">a fellow Oakley ambassador<\/a>) is one of the most accomplished female snowboarders in the world. She moved to Colorado at the age of 10 and learned how to snowboard during gym class \u2013 and was immediately hooked! Since then Bleiler has become one of snowboarding\u2019s most successful women, from earning a 2006 Olympic silver medal in Torino to making the 2010 U.S. Olympic team to grabbing her fourth X Games gold medal. In this interview with Fitz, Gretchen discusses her brutal facial injury from a fall and her tough recovery. She also discusses what she has planned for the future, since this is last season of competition.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><b>Sport<\/b>: Snowboarding (half-pipe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><b>Hometown<\/b>: Aspen, Colo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Currently Resides<\/b>: Carlsbad, Calif. \/Aspen, Colo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Birthdate<\/b>: April 10, 1981<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Social Media<\/b>:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretchenBleiler\" target=\"_blank\">@GretchenBleiler<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GretchenBleiler\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/GretchenBleiler<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Olympic Status<\/b>: 2006 Olympic silver medalist<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Recent Competition Success<\/b>: Finished sixth at the Burton US Open and fifth at the X Games Tignes<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Career Highlights: <\/b>Finished first at the 2010 X Games super-pipe and 2008 X Games half-pipe<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"><b>Favorite Kellogg\u2019s Brands<\/b>: <i>Nutri-Grain, Special K, Smart Start, Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Cracklin&#8217; Oat Bra<\/i>n<\/p>\n<p><b>Did You Know\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She considers her mom to be her hero, but goes to her dad for advice on snowboarding because he watches and reads everything about snowboarding.<\/li>\n<li>She hit a moment of internal questioning after the Olympics because she had attained all she wanted to do in the sport.<\/li>\n<li>She starts every day with 30 minutes of meditation.<\/li>\n<li>She rescued her dog from a shelter and is a big proponent of animal adoption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o8ztnlRQtlQ?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25571\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/x-games-star-gretchen-bleiler-on-retiring-from-snowboarding-injuries-and-the-future\/screenshot-2014-01-29-13-09-39\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25571\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25571\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screenshot-2014-01-29-13.09.39-400x255.png\" alt=\"Gretchen Bleiler on Fitzness.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screenshot-2014-01-29-13.09.39-400x255.png 400w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screenshot-2014-01-29-13.09.39-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screenshot-2014-01-29-13.09.39.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gretchen Bleiler on Fitzness.com<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gretchen Bleiler (a fellow Oakley ambassador) is one of the most accomplished female snowboarders in the world. 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