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Red Gerard
Gerard in 2022
Personal information
Nickname(s)Red, RedBoy
Born (2000-06-29) June 29, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Rocky River, Ohio[1]
Home townSilverthorne, Colorado[1]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Weight135 lb (61 kg)[2]
RelativeTieghan Gerard (sister)
Sport
Country United States
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
ClubBurton Global Team
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 - -
Winter X Games 2 - 1
World Cup (globes) 1 2 -
World Cup (events) 4 6 3
Total 8 8 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Slopestyle
X Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2025 Aspen Slopestyle
Dew Tour
Gold medal – first place 2020 Copper Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copper Slopestyle

Redmond "Red" Gerard (born June 29, 2000) is an American snowboarder and a spokesperson for the Toyota Motor Corporation.[1][3][4]

Career

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Gerard placed first overall for slopestyle in the 2016–17 FIS Snowboard World Cup, with a third place finish at the Kreischberg World Cup,[5] and first place at the Mammoth World Cup.[6] 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.[7]

Red Gerard (center) celebrates his 2018 Winter Olympics gold medal in Pyeongchang, South Korea

2018 Winter Olympics

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Gerard made his Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he competed in the slopestyle 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 Brooklyn Nine-Nine, lost his jacket, was forced to borrow his roommate's jacket, and accidentally used profanity on live TV after his win.[8] He became the first Winter Olympics 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.[9] Sports Illustrated named Gerard as their prediction for the men's snowboarding slopestyle gold medal.[10]

2022 Winter Olympics

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Gerard competed for Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he made the slopestyle final, but narrowly missed out on a medal, placing fourth.[11] He also competed in the big air event, where he came fifth.

Personal life

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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.[12]

Gerard's sister is food blogger Tieghan Gerard of Half Baked Harvest.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Red Gerard". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "2022 Winter Olympics - Athletes". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Redmond Gerard". FIS. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "8 Riders Who Represent the Future: Red Gerard". Transworld Snowboarding. December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's slopestyle: Kreischberg" (PDF). International Ski Federation. January 14, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Men's slopestyle: Mammoth" (PDF). International Ski Federation. February 5, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Red Gerard – X Games". X Games. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  8. ^ Lakshman, Srivats (February 6, 2022). "Redmond Gerard: How binge-watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine almost cost him Olympic gold". Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Buckingham, Lindsay (January 14, 2018). "Near-perfect run secures Olympic spot for Rocky River native Red Gerard". WJW. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ^ Cazeneuve, Brian (February 6, 2018). "2018 Olympic Medal Picks: Predicting the Podium For All 102 Events". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  11. ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (February 6, 2025). "Red Gerard can't pull off golden repeat trick in slopestyle as U.S. fails to medal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  12. ^ Colbert, Austin (January 13, 2018). "Silverthorne teen Red Gerard is Olympic-bound after Snowmass slopestyle win". The Aspen Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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