Redmond "Red" Gerard (born June 29, 2000) is an American snowboarder and a spokesperson for the

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Career

Gerard placed first overall for slopestyle in the 2016–17 FIS Snowboard World Cup, with a third place finish at the Kreischberg World Cup, and first place at the Mammoth World Cup. The following season, Gerard came second in big air event at the Milan World Cup, and won first place in slopestyle at the Snowmass World Cup. He has a further two slopestyle World Cup event wins at the 2019 and 2022 Mammoth World Cup. In 2019, Gerard won Burton US Open in slopestyle, and placed second in the big air World Cup event at Cardrona. In 2020, Gerard placed second at the Laax Open and first in the Dew Tour, both in slopestyle. He defended his Dew Tour title the following year. In 2022, Gerard came second in the Aspen World Cup for slopestyle. Gerard achieved two third place World Cup event finishes at the Edmonton and Copper Big Air events. In 2025, Gerard achieved two slopestyle second place finishes at the Laax Open and Calgary World Cup. Gerard has won three X Games medals for slopestyle: a bronze he won in 2020, and two golds which he won back-to-back in 2024 and 2025. Red_Gerard_PyeongChang_2018

2018 Winter Olympics

Gerard made his Olympic debut at the

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, where he competed in the

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and big air events for the United States. In slopestyle, Gerard won the gold medal. This performance itself was rather famous for the events surrounding Gerard; he had overslept in his hotel room after partying late and binge-watching ''

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,'' lost his jacket, was forced to borrow his roommate's jacket, and accidentally used profanity on live TV after his win. He became the first

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medalist born in the 2000s. Gerard was also the first American gold medalist in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the youngest American to medal in a snowboarding event at the Olympics. ''

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'' named Gerard as their prediction for the men's snowboarding slopestyle gold medal.

2022 Winter Olympics

Gerard competed for Team USA at the

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, where he made the slopestyle final, but narrowly missed out on a medal, placing fourth. He also competed in the big air event, where he came fifth.

Personal life

Gerard was born and raised in Ohio, but lives in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he has his own miniature snowboarding park in his backyard with a rope tow. Gerard's sister is food blogger Tieghan Gerard of Half Baked Harvest.

References

External links

2018 Olympic Medal Picks: Predicting the Podium For All 102 Events
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