Gretchen Bleiler is recognized as one of the dominant extreme sports athletes today. From winter X-games, to U.S. open and a variety of snowboard tournament across the globe, she later become evidently popularized in the snowboarding world, garnering dozens of achievements to line up at the trophy room inside her house.
Her overflowing enthusiasm to compete in glacial loop and off it has pave its way to her glory in the multimedia publications such as FHM, Sports Illustrated, Discovery Girls and the likes. She then ultimately became exposed in the media world, Access Hollywood, Tonight Show with David Leno and Cold Pizza were the few to mention of national TV programs that lined up to interview her, up to close and personal.
Bleiler was also endorsed different sportswear advertisements for Oakley and K2. In 2004, ESPN featured her for special TV ads to the forthcoming annual winter X-games; she was later on featured in different Olympic ads to sponsor the 2006 Olympic Games.
With a few photo shoot and national TV interviews here and there, Bleiler’s recognition sky-rockets not only at the halfpipe, but also her wallet. In 2008, Forbes Magazine made a review and composed a list of highest-paid extreme sport athletes and Gretchen was hailed as one of the list as the top highest-paid female snowboarders, netting $750,000 yearly.
By the time she was 24, Bleiler’s contribution in the media flourished, presenting her with different awards. She was one of the nominees for the 2004 Laureus “Female Action Sports Athlete” award and the winner of the Transworld 2004 Reader’s Choice award.
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