Meet Red Gerard: Colorado's Olympic Gold Medalist

Bonus: His sister is our favorite Colorado food blogger!

We're extra proud to be Coloradans this week, in celebration of 17-year-old snowboarder Red Gerard's huge accomplishment—the first United States gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics!

Heading into the third and final run of the men's snowboard slopestyle, Gerard was in last place. That final run, however, was a gamechanger. Learn a little about the man of the hour in the video below.

Bonus: His sister is our Tieghan Gerard, our favorite Colorado food blogger! There must be something in the water at the Gerard home in Silverthorne. 

Congrats to the whole Gerard family!