"Keri Herman is one of the best female freestyle skiers in the world. She is ranked No. 1 in slopestyle and fifth over all in the Association of Freeskiing Professionals. At 32, she believes that she is still in the prime of her career.
Despite her strong results, she has found it difficult to retain her corporate sponsors, which she says are more interested in courting “cute little 15-year-olds” than in funding the top-ranked skiers. Faced with not knowing how she would pay her rent, let alone compete around the world, she started a crowdfunding campaign to try to keep her skiing career alive."
New York Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/sports/facing-uphill-struggle-for-sponsors-us-skiers-lead-a-crowdfunding-trend.html
Keri Hermans campaign page
https://ussa.rallyme.com/rallies/1006
What are your thoughts on this NS? Personally I don't have much sympathy for Keri. Ski careers are normally short lived and she's had a long one. It's my opinion that she should of found a real job by now, as many pros do, often in the ski industry, toward the end of their careers.
So NS, are you going to support Keri Herman this competition season? Or should she move on like her sponsors have?
