Alpine snowboarder Walker Overstake on the price of competing on the international stage

Alpine snowboarder Walker Overstake on the price of competing on the international stage

Being an athlete is expensive. Being an athlete whose competitions are held overseas in different countries each weekend is even more expensive. While some winter sport athletes have U.S. Ski & Snowboard backing to offset the cost, Alpine snowboarder Walker Overstake does not. U.S. Ski and Snowboard only provides funding and support to Alpine snowboarding athletes if they finish the year in the top-20 of the International Ski and Snowboard Feder…