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why we love her...

she's an unbelievable athlete, but at the same time she's a girlie girl! she's our pick for "Most Adorable 2010 Olympian" for sure.

why she's a princess...

she's dedicated and motivated

we admire anyone who finds their passion in life and goes after it full on. she also stays determined even in the face of setbacks. in 2002, she barely missed qualifying for the Winter Olympics in a tiebreaker. she didn't let it deter her, and came back to qualify for the 2006 Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the women's halfpipe, and she has qualified again for the 2010 Olympic Team.

she's brave and girlie

we're also totally in love with how she's this rough and tough snowboarder who risks neck breakage daily, but then she can rock a pastel dress on a red carpet.

we live vicariously through her

we love to snowboard, but we snowboard like "go to the mountain with our friends, get excited if we make it over a tiny mogul, and wear our Roxy snowboarding outfit" kind of snowboarding. only in our dreams could we ride a halfpipe or land a backside 180, and make it out alive. Gretchen lands tricks daily, and even pushes the envelope.

she was the first female rider to land a move called a 'Crippler 540' in competition. yeah - pretty sure the name explains the danger factor well enough. she also took the win in more halfpipe competitions in 2003, 2005 and 2006 than any other female snowboarder.

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she dominates...

she has a pretty solid list of titles to prove her awesomeness...her wikipedia is pretty much an "awesomeness resume". her stats include everything from '2010 X Games Superpipe Gold Medalist', '2008 X Games Halfpipe Gold Medalist', '2005 X Games and Gravity Games Gold Medalist', and a ton more!

she's a fashionista and an entrepreneur...

she's putting her own touch on a line of snowboarding clothing and gear with Oakley called the 'GB Collection'. the collection has everything from snowboarding jackets, to goggles and sunglasses.

she also helped design gloves with 'Level', she has a lip balmer with 'Mission Products', and she has a snowboard with K2!

snow angels...

in 2008 she was part of starting up an all-female invitational superpipe competition called the 'Snow Angels Invitational'. the competition partners with 'Covergirl Cosmetics' to inspire girls to take part in snowboarding and be just as successful and worthy in their own right as boys are.

we think Gretchen is such an amazing female role model, a brilliant athlete, we think she's beautiful, and wonderful, and we'll be cheering her on in the Olympics... Good Luck Gretchen!!! :D