137: Professional Snowboarder & Equality Advocate Erika Vikander On Creating A Better Future For Young Women In Sports

“I have spent the last 6 years of my life competing on the Freeride World Tour earning 19 medals for the USA and being one of the longest consecutively re-qualifed North American snowboarders the tour has ever had. Only to feel less than. Less than valued, less than appreciated, less than respected, less than heard, less than seen, less than my male counterparts whom I shouldn’t be compared to or competing against. I am constantly reminded that I am a female, a snowboarder, and a North American, which at one point in my life, I viewed as assets instead of faults. To be constantly reminded from a patriarchal system that you are not worthy really wears down the soul and I’ve finally reached my breaking point.” - Erika  Connect with Erika: erikathevikingvikander