2018 Winter Paralympics Gretsch made her Paralympic debut at the
2018 Winter Paralympics and created history in her first Paralympic appearance after claiming a gold medal in the
women's 6km sitting biathlon event. She eventually became the first American to claim a medal in a biathlon event in either the
Olympics or the
Paralympics. Her medal was also the first gold medal achieved by the
United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in the opening day of the multi-sport event. Gretsch also repeated her gold medal hunt at the
2018 Winter Paralympics after emerging as the winner in the
women's 12km sitting event which is a part of the
cross-country skiing event. This was her second Paralympic gold medal and the first gold medal that she achieved in cross-country skiing. Gretsch was one of two Paralympic gold winners representing the United States, the other being
Daniel Cnossen, the first male biathlete to achieve a medal in either the
Olympics or the
Paralympics.
2020 Summer Paralympics Gretsch made her debut Summer Paralympics appearance representing
United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in
paratriathlon event and it also marked her second Paralympic appearance after featuring in 2018 Winter Paralympics. She went onto clinch her first Summer Paralympic medal in her maiden Summer Paralympic appearance. She became a Paralympic champion in the women's
PTWC paratriathlon event whereas she notably defeated reigning world champion Lauren Parker of Australia to claim gold medal in the relevant competition. She also became the fifth American and third American woman to have clinched gold medals in both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics.
2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships She won the gold medal in the women's 7.5km sitting cross-country skiing event at the
2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. She also won gold medals in the women's 10km sitting biathlon event and in the women's Individual sitting biathlon event. In cross-country skiing, she won the silver medal in the women's long-distance sitting event.
2022 Winter Paralympics She competed in the
Women's 6 kilometres Biathlon seated, winning a bronze medal. == References ==