Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard has become a household name to fans like 12-year-old Alan Gonzalez, who lives in Dillon Valley and idolizes the Silverthorne teenager who became the youngest individual American ever to win Olympic gold last week in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Like so many others in Silverthorne and across Summit County, Alan thinks Gerard deserves a parade put on by his hometown, and the boy was happy to learn Thursday the town is working on it.
“He’s awesome,” Alan said of Gerard. “I’m impressed that he got a gold medal at 17 years old. He’s also been in the X Games, and he’s really good.”
Alan had just exited the Burger King in Silverthorne, one of the local businesses that’s adjusted its marquee to honor Gerard’s gold-medal run Saturday in the men’s slopestyle competition.
