Episode 035: Anne-Flore Marxer - Breaking Down The Walls

Full episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com "Our sports give us magical sensations and feelings. And you don’t need to be a man to experience them". Well, you can’t argue with this, just one of the many nuggets dropped by Swiss snowboarder and Freeride World Tour alumnus Anne-Flore Marxer in the latest episode of the show. AFM, as if you didn’t know, has been one of European snowboarding’s heavy hitters for over a decade now, thanks to a legit riding career that has taken in world titles, a Transworld Rookie of the Year award and film parts with Standard, among others. She’s also know for her passionate and forthright advocacy on a number of issues, whether gender equality in snowboarding, closing the prize money gap or her recent work with Riders for Refugees. Above all, she is unafraid to speak truth to power, and is determined to use her not insignificant platform to speak passionately and convincingly on the issues that concern her. And in this chat, recorded in Munich in January 2018, we cover a lot of ground. Listen in for Anne-Flore on her work with Riders For Refugees, the influence of Estelle Balet, her experiences of sexism while competing, and her continued efforts to ensure women and men share equal prize money. Big thanks for coming on the show AFM! Great to talk to you. As ever thanks to Scott Nixon (www.scottnixon.co.uk) for post-production help and Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.