Name: Veroniqi Hanssen

Where are you from: I'm from Nijmegen, The Netherlands but currently living in Innsbruck, Austria.

Sport of choice: Snowboarding

Interesting fact about yourself: I'm from a flat country with no mountains and learned how to snowboard in an indoor dome.

What inspired you to partner with Save A Brain? After sustaining multiple concussions this winter I learned how serious, difficult, and isolating head injuries are. I struggled doing basic things like holding a conversation and going to the grocery store. I've had to recover from many kinds of injuries, but this was the first time it directly impacted my personality and the core of who I am.

It made me realize how vulnerable my brain is and that If I'm going to put that at risk, the least I could do is start wearing a helmet.

On the street/park side of snowboarding, wearing a helmet isn't common at all. I really want to be a part of the conversation to try and change that