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" Mission makes athlete-specific products. I always use their sunscreen - it's an anti-sting formula, which is huge for me because it doesn't burn my eyes when I'm snowboarding in warmer temperatures. "

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" If you don't snowboard a lot, then it's a good idea to go to the gym before you get up on those mountains to make for a better experience. Lots of core exercises and squats and lunges would help work the muscles you'll be using. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Experience

Work

Good

" I'm a two-time Olympian, but ever since I was a little girl, the Olympic dream has influenced me. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Little

Olympic

" If you wake up in the morning, and you're feeling tired, I feel like if you get on your yoga mat and even practice for, like, 10 or 15 minutes, it's really great for just grounding you, centering you, and getting the energy moving. "

" I love how snowboarding is like no other sport out there - I mean, some of my best friends are my biggest competitors. And we just cheer each other on. It's a very supportive sport. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Friends

Best

" Growing up with brothers, I've always been a very competitive person and also very involved in sports. So when I was younger, whatever sport I was involved in, I wanted to go to the Olympics for that! "

" Core training is so important. "

" Sometimes in life, when we really want something, we can approach it in a way that might actually be closing us off from achieving it. "

" I've gotten to work with some amazing brands that, in many cases, market to female consumers. "

" Being at the top means never being satisfied with what you're comfortable with - comfortable means you've stopped pushing, and you're either going to get passed, or you already have been. But if you're constantly pushing yourself, then you're exposing yourself to falls and injuries. "

" I partnered with Mission: it's a really cool company based on giving athletes what they need. I have my own signature lip balm because when I'm up on the hill, protecting your lips is so important. "

" When I first started snowboarding, it was something that was only really done in the winter. Mount Hood in Oregon was the magical exception. "

" When I first started snowboarding, there weren't a lot of girl riders on the hill. "

" Meditation isn't necessarily this magical experience where we don't ever have thoughts. "

" From any traumatic injury, you're going to experience a lack of confidence. There's a whole process you have to go through to break free of that. "

" Walk, skateboard, bike, car pool, or use mass transit more, and drive less. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Walk

Pool

" I don't have too strict a diet. "

" As a professional snowboarder, my livelihood obviously depends on snow. And for me, traveling around the world, chasing the snow, I see the effects of climate change first hand. You can tell the difference. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Professional

World

" I typically have breakfast, have a snack, have lunch, have a snack, and have dinner. "

" I think snowboarders have a unique experience when it comes to the Olympics because we have a pretty frequent competition circuit in addition to the games. So it's not a sport where your big moment is just once every four years. "

" When you choose to take the road less traveled, it can sometimes be a bumpy ride along the way, but if you're doing it for the right reasons, then the reward is so great. "

" We need more balance in the world - more balance of the feminine and the masculine. "

" From day one, snowboarding led me down a totally different path, and it's that path that's kept me laughing and continually intrigued. I love the satisfaction at the end of the day of overcoming my fears, of spending all day outside working hard, and there's nothing better than the feeling of landing a new trick for the first time. "

" Climate change poses a far greater threat to the outdoor industry than even the privatization of the public lands. "

" If you're stressed at work, or before a competition, or if you need to be energized, or relaxed, there's so many scents that kind of take you there. "

" What most people don't realize is that in snowboarding, there are two different aspects: the filming side and the competition side. The filming side is when snowboarders spend the entire winter season trying to document the best, most progressive and innovative riding of the year. "

" I have at least one goal that I work toward each day. It's all about taking hold of the day rather than letting the day run you. "

" Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more. "

Gretchen Bleiler

Myself

Boundaries

" Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs. "

" If you take minutes a day to take care of your mouth, the odds are you'll take the next steps needed to take care of your whole body, like exercising and eating healthy. It's a building block for other healthy habits. "

" Change can be uncomfortable and scary. But I believe change exists to teach us to appreciate and enjoy the right now. "