One proud dad
By Rich Elder, Zach's dad
At the 2018 X Games in Aspen, CO the team of Gretchen Bleiler and Zachary Elder competed in the Special Olympics Unified Slalom event at the X games in Aspen. They competed fearlessly and unfortunately missed the podium by 1/10th of a second and first place by only 5/10ths of a second. It was truly an exciting race with comradery and fierce competitiveness. Gretchen was marvelous and what I found out in speaking with her several times and watching her with my son and the other competitors is that she is truly a wonderful person with a big heart.
She is also very, very, very fast. This was Zach's third time at the X Games ...