It’s a story as old as time. Girl grows up with an overbearing father who doesn’t let her live a life outside of snowboarding. She makes the Olympics, gets hurt, breaks free of her dads rule, and with no way to support herself she puts out a rap video, turns to being a call girl, and then eventually putting out a porn called ‘Snow Drop.’

Ok so that’s not a normal story at all, but it is the crazy life of Japanese ex-Olympic pro snowboarder Melo Imai. Wow….

 

Sample:

Soon after her disappointing and short-lived career as an Olympic athlete, Imai’s life began crumbling. Her place as the nation’s sweetheart and Olympic hope was lost, replaced with her name becoming the butt of jokes and constant exposure in gossip magazines. Her personal life was put under a microscope and both fact and lie alike were printed for the amusement of millions. Born in Osaka, Imai had become a snowboarding prodigy at age 12 under the extremely harsh tutelage of her father. She was forbidden to pursue interests beyond snowboarding, even going as far as to be denied ‘girlish affectations’ such as dresses or make-up.

 

 

Click over to LIVING IN ASIA IRONICALLY for the full story on Melo Imai.

 

 

 

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